grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.cagrte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agoBut profits are up so who cares right? Fuck I hate capitalism.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoPrior to the Reagan/Thatcher trickle-down shitshow that fucked us, capitalism was different. Rich people paid 75% tax, Wall St wasn’t given free reign over everything and gov’ts seemed to (mostly) care.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoYep. Profits, dividends, executive salaries, even the companies themselves are acquiring a nice stock portfolio of themselves: https://www.canadaland.com/loblaw-metro-empire-stock-buybacks/
But profits are up so who cares right?
Fuck I hate capitalism.
Prior to the Reagan/Thatcher trickle-down shitshow that fucked us, capitalism was different. Rich people paid 75% tax, Wall St wasn’t given free reign over everything and gov’ts seemed to (mostly) care.
Yep. Profits, dividends, executive salaries, even the companies themselves are acquiring a nice stock portfolio of themselves: https://www.canadaland.com/loblaw-metro-empire-stock-buybacks/