From 1947 to 1979, wages and productivity rose in tandem, driving broad-based prosperity. After 1980, productivity kept climbing while wages and compensation stalled. This disconnect defines the Great Regression, a period in which workers produce more but receive far less in… pic.twitter.com/yprypS0Rgm
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) December 27, 2025
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Thank your boy Jimmy Carter and his Congress for section 401 of the tax code.boognish_bear said:From 1947 to 1979, wages and productivity rose in tandem, driving broad-based prosperity. After 1980, productivity kept climbing while wages and compensation stalled. This disconnect defines the Great Regression, a period in which workers produce more but receive far less in… pic.twitter.com/yprypS0Rgm
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) December 27, 2025
Mr. Treehorn treats objects like women, man.
boognish_bear said:From 1947 to 1979, wages and productivity rose in tandem, driving broad-based prosperity. After 1980, productivity kept climbing while wages and compensation stalled. This disconnect defines the Great Regression, a period in which workers produce more but receive far less in… pic.twitter.com/yprypS0Rgm
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) December 27, 2025
How do Executive pay and Bonuses track? Did they go up?? Reward structure for leadership is F-ed up.
McDonald’s says customers are “pulling back.”
— middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) December 28, 2025
Same with Wendy’s.
Same with Burger King.
When fast food loses traffic, it’s a stress signal.
People are tapped out.
The average 🇺🇸 American household now owes $10,000 in credit card debt, $58,957 in student loan debt, $241,840 in mortgage debt and $22,612 in auto loans according to a survey by PolicyGenius.
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) December 28, 2025
boognish_bear said:The average 🇺🇸 American household now owes $10,000 in credit card debt, $58,957 in student loan debt, $241,840 in mortgage debt and $22,612 in auto loans according to a survey by PolicyGenius.
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) December 28, 2025
So the average household in the U.S. is $333,000+ in debt? I think it is substantial but am very skeptical about this number. I don't think it is near that high.
Call it a tax, the people are outraged! Call it a tariff, the people get out their checkbooks and wave their American flags!!!
boognish_bear said:McDonald’s says customers are “pulling back.”
— middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) December 28, 2025
Same with Wendy’s.
Same with Burger King.
When fast food loses traffic, it’s a stress signal.
People are tapped out.
When it costs about the same as a nicer place, why eat fast food?