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Farmer-Rick

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1. Hope this makes the US oligarchy look up

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 10:31 AM

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The filthy-rich are so busy looting our treasury right now that they don't give a crap about workers. They aren't even job creators anymore. They are job destroyers. Just check out what how private equity destroys jobs.

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