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Was recently discussing this. In our world, Comcast upsell calls feel absurd (wtf would I want a TV pkg when I have 125M down?) but...
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Recently found myself in urban barbershop (nvm). Witnessed enthusiastic bragging of biggest TVs and most sports channels etc.
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Pretty much the exact discussion one might have heard in a boardroom with good-old-boy execs ~15 yrs ago. (And equally absurd.)
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In fact, what ISN'T that way? Trickle-down econ is misleading — it trickles down to the poor alright, but the REAL poor, in China etc …
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@iddqkfa Meaning it works — it creates jobs, keeps monetary velocity high, etc — but those jobs are wherever the $ goes furthest, yes
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@iddqkfa which is, of course, a Very Good Thing; just amusing to hear it described as if magic will restrict the effect to US citizens
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@iddqkfa this is for the best, though, because disturbingly large #'s of ppl would actually OBJECT to this & demand magic money fences
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@iddqkfa Effectively they believe a US "poor person" — homeless ppl have ipods here — needs the $ more than actual malnourished people
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@iddqkfa I'm pretty find-able. Anyone wants my home address can ask, but I'll mock their weaksauce google-fu
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@iddqkfa I'd think this particular rant would offend "Murca!" Reaganites and anti-immigration ppl before the modern "progressive", but
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