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[โ€“] tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.

[โ€“] maplesaga@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The poor were already on the menu when the money supply grows at 7-8% a year and they're lucky to get a 2% raise. Oil prices rising will just rise interest rates, which will actually help them, as they likely didnt have enough equity to even qualify for a mortgage.