Lede: Many Americans assume that if they can afford paid help in older age, they won’t need to rely on kin. They’re wrong.
A critical aspect of #NeoliberalParadise
The Elder-Care Delusion
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/06/elder-care-kin-delusion/687666/
#NeoliberalParadise strikes back
Australia undergoing historic decline in support for multiculturalism amid rising fear and pessimism, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/22/australia-multiculturalism-decline-poll-ntwnfb
RE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/edmonton-05m5ijd8z/-/a-7ljvoynBQQagYRfcnjOdGg%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0
OMG! 😂
If there was a better statement of where things are at in #NeoLiberalParadise right now, I don’t know what that might be.
Ah, the wonderful ambition of #NeoliberalParadise
Some Canadians are crowdfunding their way through the cost of living crisis https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/cost-of-living-canadian-crownfunding-bills-expensive-9.7235630
"It’s impossible to view the Carney government as anything other than an old school pro-corporate Neoliberal shill for the monied class."
🤩 Absolutely top-notch powers of reality perception! #NeoliberalParadise
How, exactly, is the Carney government any different than a Poilievre government would have been? - Halifax Examiner
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/how-exactly-is-the-carney-government-any-different-than-a-poilievre-government-would-have-been/
Carney certainly has more charm and natural appeal than Poilievre, who just comes across as an asshole. When it comes to policy differences, however, I don't see a whit of difference in terms of corporate deregulation and the wholesale gutting of government.
“Everything sounds great, but at the end of the day if they’re going to open up distribution centres, who’s going to pay for that?”
Says the small independent grocer. Good ol' #NeoliberalParadise
Canada food prices: Shoppers welcome plan to boost competition
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/we-need-more-competition-shoppers-small-grocers-react-to-federal-food-strategy/
The federal government unveiled a new food security strategy this week aimed at increasing competition in Canada’s grocery sector, with a focus on helping small and medium-sized grocers better compete with larger chains.
Look, if you want things to be affordable, you just have to become rich. It’s that simple. 🤷♂️
What, is this some sort of stealthy minimum wage reduction attack? I mean, it's nice that that one CEO started pushing trolleys but that's very much not the norm in the financialized world of #NeoliberalParadise
UK’s biggest retailers urge government to act on youth unemployment https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/uk-top-retailers-government-jobless-young-people
Ah, #freedumb in #neoliberalparadise. Verrrry familiar
Australians less satisfied with life than during pandemic as financial pressures mount https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/happiness-index-shows-we-were-more-satisfied-in-covid-pandemic/106764966
Australians felt a greater sense of satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic than they do today, according to government data, when households are grappling with the impact of inflation, rising interest rates and a reduction in real wages.
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