There was a time when capitalism worked quite well for the middle class in the U.S. But that was prior to the mid '80s and the adoption of "trickle-down" economic policies. It was a time when we had strong unions, regulations and tax policy, none of which we have today.

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https://medium.com/politically-speaking/the-wealthy-elite-rape-the-riches-of-our-economy-39875f0fd0cc