NPR interviewed a Federal Reserve economist and an economics professor from the University of Massachusetts who explain research that indicates profits are likely driving the majority of inflation, rather than workers demanding higher wages: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/11/1175487806/corporate-profit-price-spiral-wage-debate

Greedflation article from April: https://fortune.com/2023/04/05/end-of-capitalism-inflation-greedflation-societe-generale-corporate-profits/

Latest debt ceiling status: Meetings on Friday between leaders postponed in favor of staff members’ meeting

Politico reports that the White House wants a 2-year deal, but McCarthy wants a 10-year deal
Politico article here: https://apple.news/AfUp5eakPT8eoaw91eEwstg

Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News says Republicans need one item from each of the Limit, Save, and Grow categories: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7txhZ2QBY2EGfvckkx1Y2M?si=VK3SdmReS8u0_v8XMyXoCg

There is no wage-price spiral but rather a Profit-Price Spiral or Price-Price Spiral

Economist Isabella Weber of the University of Massachusetts says inflation = costs + profits, the profit part is what is moving inflation up, argues for price controls or windfall profit tax

I think windfall profits tax could help the government fiscal issues presented now more than spending cuts could

Work requirements and cuts to government spending, causing fear of layoffs, is to put downward pressure on wages and reduce demand overall (but that’s not necessary because that’s not the majority of the cause of inflation)

Central banks are shifting their policies too, UK Central Bank was asking workers to stop asking for raises, now is asking companies to stop raising prices
Fed economist Andrew Glover – Profits have always contributed to inflation after a recession, which we had in 2020
Profit growth accounts for more than half of 2021 inflation
Growth in markup not tied to demand
Companies anticipated inflation – expectation created reality
GOP policies are more about prejudice than economics – see the immigration bill, which restricts immigration, while immigration could fix a labor shortage.
McCarthy is not as economically ideological but could use economic tools as part of the party’s primary priority of oppressing outgroups
This is no longer about fiscal responsibility when it comes to the Republicans. Anti-woke banking laws related to not doing business with banks who restrict fossil fuel and firearms business could cost $300-500 million in interest to Texas taxpayers: https://apple.news/AmT33tQ1ZSVyEjZQKhu4KBw
So economic reality may matter less now than then, which may bode poorly for Dems seeking to avoid Medicaid work requirements, which is the item that is least likely for them to agree to and would have the direst consequences on vulnerable citizens

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May 5, 2023May 6, 2023

Tips To Make Dealing With The Healthcare System A Bit Less Painful

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On this Advocacy Notes episode, I explain some of the most helpful lessons I’ve learned about dealing with the medical system in America while seeing multiple family members go through health issues over the past few months. Hopefully these tips will help you avoid unnecessary frustration and delays.

Send copies of all records that are needed and check ahead of time they are received
Many offices won’t take documents over email, so you may need to fax things. FaxZero.com is good for one time short faxes, but you may want something like eFax if you are going to be sending documents frequently to medical offices.
Keep printed orders for radiology and lab on hand if possible when you go for a test
Bring paper copies of records if you are not sure they have them
Check your lab or radiology orders and prescriptions before leaving the doctor’s office. They can make mistakes and it is easier to fix them on the spot.
Mind your timing generally
Everything takes longer than it should, from getting the authorization, to the appointment to the wait in the office, especially anything walk in – plan accordingly
Walk-in X-Rays/Radiology the same day of an appointment requires caution and maybe you should do it the day before
Ask about and follow up on authorizations
Know who to ask your questions to, where to ask, and when to ask.
Medical providers are super busy and often do not want to hear extraneous information or about things you are advocating for outside their specific role.
Keep a grievance form “in your back pocket.” Filing a written grievance can be a helpful tool but there are some instances where filing one could hurt your relationship with your doctor/provider.
Leverage and power dynamics in healthcare situations are different from other consumer situations
Grievances can be extremely helpful for billing issues. I explain more on grievances for excessive bills here: https://podcast.greysonpeltier.com/wp/2022/06/14/patient-advocacy-notes-dental-hmo-scams-and-how-to-resolve-most-health-insurance-disputes/
Keep in mind why you’re doing the treatment. What is the goal? What is the timeframe? Are we achieving what we set out to do?
Ask about medications ahead of time before a procedure or hospital discharge (and know when your pharmacy is open)
For longer term medications, local independent pharmacies often offer free delivery, which can make things a lot more convenient
Keep track of insurance deductibles, co-pays, and out of pocket maximums
Know timelines to apply for assistance programs that can save you more on your bill

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April 28, 2023

FTFP 13 – Don’t Let Late Stage Capitalism Gaslight You About Failure, Finance, or Fitness

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Fixing The Fixerpunk episodes cover ideas about changing yourself and society from my own self-development process.

Life and health issues get in the way of everything

The best plan can still fail if things happen, and they do

3 assumptions of all kinds of personal improvement programs. Know these and you won’t gaslight yourself as much:

1 – Committed to that plan for that goal (not multiple competing interests at the same time)
2 – Full compliance
3 – Material circumstances and conditions are and remain conducive
Nothing changes you like material circumstances do.
Expensive fitness programs and gimmicks
Physique program from Ultimate Performance that reportedly costs 5,400 Euros in the UK but is also available in the US: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6354871/amp/Would-pay-5-400-six-pack.html
Financial success stories can be fake
Miraculous, rapid success stories tend to be based on these assumptions being at an ideal level. They are based on people who are in the perfect condition to succeed.
In my opinion, it’s not always bad if you cannot meet these, most people can’t! You can still achieve a lot!
You just have to change things strategically
It requires more expertise to handle complex situations but most experts can’t seem to do this
You can achieve and can improve from a bad situation, but it will look different than someone starting from a better point
Am I fighting hard enough for my goals? It’s hard to know with comparisons that are created by inequality
There is no such thing as total meritocracy in achieving goals
The hope you have for your goal affects your adherence. If it’s not hopeful, you are unlikely to prevail.
We need to create a society with material conditions that create hope for people
Create a clear vision, but circumstances can cloud that up.
People will ask “why try?” when outcomes seem bleak because of conditions in the economy and society
Creating economic hopelessness disincentivizes performance and discipline
Right now, our system is designed to take your hopes and dreams from you, and the only way to change that is to change material conditions collectively
Not an excuse to not be disciplined
We have to create the environment where people have something to hope for, not where the likely outcome is terrible
Coaching for personal change is way too focused only on the individual and not acknowledging the collective and the assumptions behind the advice
Coaches tend to see things through the lens of someone who is in perfect material conditions
The cost of programs and treatments can create a skewed sample and hence skewed success rates
There are alternative ways to achieve goals outside of what a typical program
An example from my fitness approach: Why I track my workouts on a weekly basis instead of per day/workout
Aim for 10-15 sets per week, 8 reps per set near failure
Taking a “harm reduction approach” to diet: I am obsessed with Fiber One 70 calorie brownies, Quest protein cookies, and Skinny Pop popcorn
How Dave Ramsey is killing your gains!
Continuing to go for your dreams under less than ideal economic circumstances
Good to find exemplars who overcame similar economic circumstances, however these are exceptional people and every person is different, so still don’t gaslight yourself
Street Fight Radio has been a big example for me
The collapse of media outlets
The initial vision of The Fixerpunk Podcast to help those who are in less than ideal circumstances perform at their best, solve everyday life issues, and create a more socially conscious vision for personal development
Hoping I can make these episodes shorter…or not. If you like it, hate it, whatever, let me know by calling 844-477-7865 or on social media.

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April 21, 2023April 22, 2023

GOP Debt Ceiling Plans & Medicaid Work Requirements Are An Attack On Worker Power

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Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans have introduced a bill to raise the debt ceiling that includes a wide variety of cuts, with the most devastating cuts to social safety net programs disguised as “work requirements.” This shows how the GOP agenda is primarily designed to reduce the leverage of workers against exploitation of employers, by changing market dynamics so that workers are forced to obtain and remain in jobs being paid far less than they’re worth and being treated unethically, at the threat of losing their healthcare and food. This puts employees at a massive disadvantage in negotiations with employers, as they know that workers will lose their Medicaid health insurance or be unable to obtain it as a replacement for lost employer health coverage if they quit or are fired, which is not the case now.

The most egregious portion of the bill is work requirements for Medicaid, which has never had work requirements prior to a few states under Trump, which were overturned by courts (save for one state), would result in many becoming uninsured and unable to access life-saving healthcare. The American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, and many other respected health advocacy nonprofits oppose work requirements as they do not increase employment and are more about “paperwork” than work, and are just designed to make people who qualify fall through the cracks and lose health coverage. However, there are also expansions to SNAP (food stamps) work requirements that would make things more difficult for older Americans and those in high unemployment areas.

Apologies for any audio issues, there was a point that got cut off in the middle very briefly.

References:

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/19/politics/mccarthy-debt-limit-bill/index.html

https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/2023-medicaid-work-requirements-statement

https://www.heart.org/-/media/Files/About-Us/Policy-Research/Fact-Sheets/Access-to-Care/Medicaid-and-CVD-Fact-Sheet.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toxic-workplaces-are-bad-for-your-physical-health-surgeon-general/

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/did-medicaid-work-requirements-achieve-their-goals-arkansas

Full text of the “Limit, Save, Grow Act” here: https://www.speaker.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LSGA_xml.pdf

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April 16, 2023April 17, 2023

Solving Problems of Trust in AEW, Workplace Democracy, and Decentralized Creative Cultures

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According to numerous media reports, CM Punk is expected to return to AEW on a new show on Saturdays called AEW Collision, with disputes in the locker room reportedly still unresolved, a situation that threatens the existence and identity of the movement itself. AEW has been a beacon of self-governing creativity and alternative culture in pro wrestling. What are the implications of this development on the continuation of the authentic AEW movement and culture? Note that I am trying to be optimistic in this episode and am not speaking in terms of wrestling programming or ideals, but rather putting the “mediator” hat back on. I explained the significant issues associated with his return to AEW in my prior episode on CM Punk and in a few episodes before that as well. Simply put, these are not the best circumstances to be in and had we not had him disturb the order of AEW, we would not need to have this discussion.

I highly recommend you read the Beyond the Gripebomb article I wrote for ProWrestlingMusings.com for a primer on power and leadership in AEW, understanding it for the alternative culture it is, as opposed to business as usual in the sport of pro wrestling: https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/beyond-the-gripebomb-power-and-leadership-in-the-aew-movement-and-alternative-cultures

Starting with the intent we started with: The “vision of” changing the world, as Adam Page would put it, “but the world got into us”
AEW is a tremendous example of spontaneous order, like you’d see in a skatepark
Dr. Neftalie Williams’ (my professor at USC) article about shared language and customs among skateboarders sans rules or formal authority: https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/role-non-state-actors-sports-diplomacy
Self-governance has never really existed in wrestling before Young Bucks and Elite Era
Shared trust is key, if you don’t have that you have nothing and you have to start cracking down like we’re seeing
The irony of someone who claims to be punk working people into cheering for Tony Khan to morph into a strongman authoritarian boss, which he isn’t, in order to give Punk what he wants

Just saying “I have a business to run and I need to make money” is the WRONG approach.
Wrestling fans misunderstand the nature of AEW as a social movement and an alternative culture as compared to a business.
The sustainability of the movement, not short-term gains, should be the priority
Much of the following is from Anarchism as a Theory of Organization – Colin Ward: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/colin-ward-anarchism-as-a-theory-of-organization
Workers’ self-management and cooperative governance is a thing, with much academic and practical backing
You can even have self-governance with unruly children: Study of Pioneer Health Centre in London
Letting people have space to create and do what they want.
The ironically named Wayward Youth book shows the success of self-governance among maladjusted youth
Leading architect Walter Gropius “proclaims what he calls the technique of collaboration among men, which would release the creative instincts of the individual..”
Hayek’s conceptualization of worker freedom: do what’s best for profit in the end
Avoiding a situation like Sears where competition destroys from within
This is where libertarian socialist governance within the firm differs from libertarian capitalist governance. Creative coexistence and cooperation versus just competition
If you were really building a cooperative organization, though you would just let CM Punk go for the sake of protecting the workers who have shown they can self-manage and can make the choice
When there is order created from disorder, establishment figures or those indoctrinated in establishment ideas don’t understand it
Had CM Punk not disturbed the successful order in AEW created by The Elite’s cultural approach, we would not have these problems
But when you are in a situation like this, where they have to work together somehow, it’s a necessity to separate adequately to avoid another bad Collision (pun not intended)
The brand split is a necessity and a prudent and good idea under conventional corporate ideas, and also possibly for self-organization
And there’s plenty of precedent in corporate America for competing brands being made by the same company
The Anarchist Systems of Organization article does talk about self-organizing crews in a way, that could be what is being done with Collision
How we will know this is authentic and true to the movement is with 100% buy-in on the principles, even if not the creative direction.
The re-signing of Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and Adam Page will be the key sign this is legitimately going to work and not just a money grab

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April 15, 2023

How Do You Help Homeless People Who Won’t Accept Help?

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Listener Question:
“When social workers and police poll the homeless people in my town 60% of them say they don’t want any assistance. But the amount of garbage, human waste, needles in downtown and residential areas keep increasing. How do we help those that haven’t decided they need a solution?”

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– Unhoused People don’t trust the system and hence cannot rely on promises of help, or just won’t even engage because they have been burned so many times
– Flaws with survey methodologies
– Current services and shelters are so bad they’d rather stay on the street
– Crime and drug infested, unsanitary facilities
– There are peer networks among unhoused people – just like you’d tell your friend if a restaurant was bad or good, word gets out
– Prior episode on the Montana county that got upset by how resourceful homeless people are: https://podcast.greysonpeltier.com/wp/2023/02/22/affordable-housing-shortages-and-nimbys-are-killing-people-in-la-but-private-developers-cant-save-us/
– Street clean-ups, missing items, developing a community, being near resources
– Housing First means unconditional permanent housing with supportive services, not requiring getting sober, mental health treatment, a job, etc. as a precondition, but making the help available
– Giving help and housing without preconditions builds trust
– Law enforcement is especially not trusted by homeless people and even generally with attorneys and civil rights experts advising not to talk to the police
– Lots of negative reviews of “community mental health centers” with overworked, underpaid providers
– Treatment services are often poor quality and punitive Would you want to get services in that way?
– Friendship Shelter success story of getting someone who has been homeless since 1974 into housing
– Santa Clara study on most severe cases of hardest-to-treat homeless with mental illness and/or health problems (UCSF). The results of the intervention were extraordinary: https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/blog/ housing-first-not-housing-only
– Implementation makes a big difference – Houston vs. San Diego
– Houston reorganized all its resources towards Housing First and succeeded
– 10 year wait times in San Diego for housing
– Some feel guilty about getting help
– Lots and lots of past trauma
– Housing first but not housing only
– Housing First was designed as an intervention for mental health patients in NY by Sam Tsemberis, a clinical psychologist
– He stated “If you run the program well…you will have an 80 or even 90% success…”
– Rebuilding trust is a long process
– Today’s nuisance is tomorrow’s champion
– Peer support workers with lived experience being a part of the team and shared governance can help
– There will be a small group remaining but that is inconsequential until we have the resources in place to help even the majority of them
– We then need to hold them accountable in a restorative way, if they are causing harm. Otherwise, people have freedom and can make choices.
– The major importance of Harm Reduction
– Keeping streets clean and safe doesn’t have to wait as we build trust and transition people to housing

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April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

Remote Work and How Workplace Democracy Can Make Businesses More Successful

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Older and disabled people need remote work and can contribute well to society with remote, but young people also highly value remote work

2 in 5 Americans would rather die young than live in poverty

https://www.chron.com/business/moneytips/article/More-Than-2-in-5-Americans-Would-Rather-Die-Young-12724960.php

The notion that “If you cannot sit at a desk from 9-5 or beyond every day without variation, you are not of value” is a matter of control, not performance

The Jobber theory of wanting to have someone to control and manipulate. I explain this in-depth in my interview on the Job Jumpers podcast: https://podcast.greysonpeltier.com/wp/2023/03/19/my-appearance-on-the-job-jumpers-podcast/

Article discussing the lack of remote work vs. the demand for it: https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/the-great-mismatch-remote-opportunities-are-decreasing

ADP report: 60% of job seekers hope to find remote jobs

In December 2022, Linkedln found that 14% of openings were remote versus 20% last Spring

A study by ZipRecruiter found that 18-34 year-olds would accept a pay cut between 16-18% to be able to work remotely. This makes companies more profitable!

Disgusting article in Business Insider claiming they Gen Z hates their jobs because of work from home. It’s corporate leaders’ internal bias in an article. https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-boomers-low-employee-engagement-jobs-productivity-wfh-2023-3?utm_source=reddit.com

Work from home succeeding but being eviscerated by management is one example why workplace democracy, co-determination, and even unions can make a business more financially successful. Better, happier staff and for less money.

Blaming employees for everything instead of fixing problems

Constantly ignoring front-line complaints

The kinds of risks and investments management take are modulated by worker control

Regulatory violations may get fixed sooner under workplace democracy or employee ownership. Key example: East Palestine train derailment and unions asking for safety improvements.

Settling for hybrid

Desperate for flexible work, people turn to scams like MLMs and extremely low-paying jobs like Mechanical Turk

Stay-at-home moms trying to get work get scammed by MLMs often

Tons of YouTube ads for making money online fake guru scams

If only retail/fast food jobs were better, people would take them for temporary/side money.

Uber/DoorDash etc. way more popular than fast food restaurant shifts – it’s because of the way they treat people

I get people in nice cars picking me up for Uber

Advocacy for workers’ rights and improved pay and conditions continues despite the clamoring for a recession

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March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Why CM Punk Returning To Ring of Honor Might Just Make Sense

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I discuss the challenges CM Punk presented to effective leadership and sustainability of the AEW movement, the missteps around his debut and run leading to this challenge, what we can learn from late pro skateboarder Jeff Grosso as well as The Rock, the claims Punk wishes to return, why an AEW return is impractical, the restoration of AEW that has happened in the past few months, and take off the advocacy hat and put on the mediator hat to try to find the best solution for all parties. And it could be Mania or it could be an Honorable solution.

I also briefly go over the matches I care about in WrestleMania proper.

Rush episode – apologies for the botches, notes coming later. Enjoy WrestleMania weekend!

Please read my Beyond The Gripebomb report on how AEW can Carry On past this tumultuous time and toward authentic cultural leadership and success. It provides insights beyond wrestling for any social movement. https://www.prowrestlingmusings.com/post/beyond-the-gripebomb-power-and-leadership-in-the-aew-movement-and-alternative-cultures

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March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

What Does Trump’s Indictment Mean For The Left and Democrats in 2024?

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A rush episode on some breaking news. Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts of “business fraud” in New York. Details explained may not be perfect but I explain a general game theory-like framework to understand the political impacts on the 2024 presidential election and beyond. I also discuss the relevancy of these convictions to progressives and how over-reliance on Trump’s foibles may not be a winning long-term strategy for Democrats and certainly is not the primary means by which social change can be achieved.

Politico article: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/trump-indictment-legal-faqs-00089864

The Guardian article with strategist commentary: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/30/trump-indictment-charges-what-does-it-mean-stormy-daniels-payment-explained

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March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

A Less Oppressive Approach to Personal Finance + Credit Ahead of the Recession

Personal Finance Asceticism can be a tool of oppression. How should those on the left view personal finance ahead of the recession?

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This is NOT financial advice.

-Interest rates are going up again, for now

-The narrative around personal finance is important

-Know the real causes of economic hardships and inequality – don’t blame yourself or fellow workers

-The connection between punitive class relations and personal finance “advice”

-Like I discussed on the episode about “just work harder,” employment is often designed to punish rather than to create productivity, and the same is true with financial advice. It is often not made to cause success but to be punitive to lower classes.

-Wealthy people often use debt to create wealth

-Cutting out Netflix might not make a big difference in your debt. This “finance expert” got dunked on for good reason:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRvk43Ng/

-Dave Ramsey-type austerity and total denial of pleasure might not work as well as they claim

-Entrepreneurship may be inhibited by a credit crunch

-NPR reports a credit crunch is coming: https://apple.news/Akz1MyXfMRTa5l07ad0I3KQ

-Good credit cards/financing offers like 0% financing and sign-up bonuses may be going away so you may wanna take advantage of them now if you are financially secure.

-The housing and auto market may be a bit confusing for a while. Housing and used cars have a little room to go down, so maybe think twice, but if you are in a great financial position, have those needs, and plan to use credit, consider those purchases.

-If your mortgage will cost less than rent, maybe buying is a good idea. Contact me if you are interested in buying, selling or renting a home and I will get you hooked up with the best real estate experts anywhere in the country: Greyson@OffSpeedSolutions.com or call 657-206-0736

-How to know if you can take on debt – highly over-simplified version:

– Do you have?: a very secure job/ income stream and at least 3-6 months of expenses saved as an emergency fund? If so and you absolutely need to finance something, you may want to do it now instead of waiting when credit conditions may be tighter.

-CDs can protect you from overspending because they have a penalty to withdraw. Listen to the prior episode.

-Building credit for beginners: get a credit card early on but barely use it. Maybe pay for one subscription, put it on auto pay, and file the card away somewhere. Same technique for adding new cards to increase overall credit limits.

-Keep extra credit cards stored away and some cash as well so it’s saved, out of sight, out of mind

-Credit line increases can help your credit, especially if you are holding a balance, but may be harder to come by when the recession hits

-If you have good income now, you can try now for a credit line increase

-The hidden perks of having good credit and using credit cards.

-Personal story: How a credit card saved my grandparents’ 68th wedding anniversary

-If you have a Visa Signature Card, you can use the Visa Signature Concierge to get restaurant, reservations, and all kinds of other special perks

-Super wealthy people seeing us enjoy stuff pisses them off

-Reprogramming the blame game around inflation and recessions

-Recessions are not the fault of workers, this is the capitalists retaliating against workers who have gained much economic ground

-For the first time in a long time, workers started to get what they deserved and safety nets were expanded to closer to what the need actually is

-Checking and savings account balances reached record levels

-The truth about how wealthy people get successful

-Deciding to have a last party to celebrate the current financial success before the recession hits

-Our overarching philosophy to personal finance: we believe you deserve to enjoy too, your life is miserable and you work hard enough that you have earned the right to have nice things (within reason, of course). As long as the game is the way it is, it’s only fair that you can play the game the same way the wealthy do.

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