The Great Reset VII: Capitalism for the Rich and Socialism for the Poor

Tags: Political Theory, Cronyism and Corporatism, Global Economy

04/27/2022 Michael Rectenwald

Michael Rectenwald takes on the progressive canard of “socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor,” in which the government protects the wealthy but throws everyone else to the tender mercies of rapacious capitalism.

Original Article: “The Great Reset VII: Capitalism for the Rich and Socialism for the Poor“

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