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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol no problem, I know what you're saying. It's like the entire world revolves around nickel and diming people to death. I'm thankful it's not as bad in my area as it is in some places but nowhere is safe. I think something has to break sooner or later, and it's not going to be pretty when it does.

[–] RangerAndTheCat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks so much my friend! I don’t know why but I just really needed to get that out in writing for some reason, ya know? Exactly it’s gotten so extreme that in my experience even the people who vote against their own interest and feel they have more in common with billionaires than the homeless on the street are starting to feel the pinch and waking up and wondering what’s going on. Glad to hear your area isn’t as bad and I completely agree that there is no escaping this situation anywhere it’s just “a little less shitty, and a tad bit less exploitative than other places”. I totally agree that it’s going to be real bad if there isn’t change I just hope if it does come down to that we’ll see a drastic shift in the way America operates or it will all be for nothing and just a short reprieve before the machine starts to grind away at the general public once again.