@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 years agoAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.camessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkAs cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food bankswww.cbc.ca@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 years agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-square@PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink16•2 years agoBut profits are up so who cares right? Fuck I hate capitalism.
minus-square@girlfreddy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 years 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-square@Jason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilink3•2 years 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/