• Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    They’d care because if the masses are too poor to afford their products, that’s actually a threat to their power.

    • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      They would, then, but that is not now. Right now they are concerned with us not having enough children, because capitalism requires population growth, and, as places become richer, they have fewer children. The most industrialized places are in decline, outside of immigration. So this is where you see the consternation of the rich and powerful.