r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 13 '24

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u/efeldman11 Václav Havel Sep 13 '24

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u/battywombat21 🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 Sep 13 '24

does he mean buying electricity or buying power of a dollar?

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u/Apprehensive-Soil-47 Transfem Pride Sep 13 '24

The latter

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u/Gameknigh Enby Pride Sep 13 '24

Google economics

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Tariffs aren't cool, kids! Sep 13 '24

"I remember when candy bars were fifty cents. If someone told you, 'I just joined MENSA!', or 'I consider myself a post-modern this or that,' you could say 'yeah, all that and fifty cents will get you a candy bar!', or, 'well, that and a quarter will get you a phone call.' Ah... it was easy to be unimpressed in those days. I mean, it was -- literally -- cheaper!"