Workers Are Burning Buildings And Cheering Murderers — Here's What Comes Next

Tom Bilyeu · · 37 min

Tom Bilyeu argues the U.S. is nearing a breaking point from wealth inequality and an affordability crisis, and explains what history and economics say about what comes next.

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The gist

  1. Worker productivity rose 81% since 1979 but wages only 29%, and the bottom 80% have lost ground to inflation on necessities for six straight years.
  2. Bilyeu says the real problem is a $2 trillion annual federal deficit, not billionaires, because deficit spending erodes purchasing power for anyone without assets.

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