we did it guys, we created a new gilded age

"By 2021, the top 1% income share has reached an all-time high of 27.4% much higher than the previous record of 23.9% in 1928"

https://eml.berkeley.edu/~saez/saez-UStopincomes-2021.pdf

@maxkennerly wasn’t that when wheels came off and the U.S. plunged into #TheGreatDepression ?

@skunkly @maxkennerly the wheels of the bus go round and round…

It’s what they meant in part by “maga”

@skunkly @maxkennerly Yep, and who suffered the most then? The rest of us who fell for the lies and promises.

We need to grow up as a species.

I hope some more of the new generations refuse to believe them this next time round!