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[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well say thanks to the government in 2020 that printed half of all dollars in existence today. Small government my ass

[–] franklin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean they've been printing bailout checks for big oil for a long, long time.

there was a depression and the 1% used it to further centralize profits. That is by far the biggest contributor to this situation

[–] hark@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where did the money go? I doubt it went into the hands of the average person who then decided to overpay for everything.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Trillions went into the hands of corporations.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that was one of their more boneheaded moves. 🤦