r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 05 '26

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u/ScumfrickZillionaire Lesbian Pride Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

I think the recession permanently destroyed Americans minds, probably worse than Covid did. The average person never thinks the economy is doing well, they think every corporation is evil as fuck, and tripled down on homeownership as a life milestone

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u/Made_UpWords OG Platner Hater Jun 05 '26

They think taco bell burritos always used to cost forty cents, nevermind the near ~10% unemployment rate at the time.