cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/30028880
See the stickied comment below for an explanation and statement of our purpose, based on simple back-of-the-napkin math
E: if someone could please link this community to r/aspen and r/roaringforkvalley I would greatly appreciate it. I’ve been IP banned by the all powerful AI mod monster, like many folks on Lemmy
You can see right where the energy crisis hit in 73. Then a bit of rebound under Carter, then a drop and flat line when Reaganomics kicked in.
For anyone who would like more background on how this chart came to look this way, “Requiem for the American Dream” is free on YT: https://youtu.be/WEnv5I8Aq4I
Spoiler alert: this disparity is the result of a coordinated effort in response to an “overabundance of democracy.” Another good great read on how we got here is “Evil Geniuses” by Kurt Anderson.
Come join us if you’re interested!
