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Millions of us are mad as hell at the moneyed establishment for constantly rigging the system against America’s workaday majority.Those riggers could save face by making some basic reforms, but instead, they’re getting mad at us for saying the system is rigged! Indeed, corporate powers have launched a PR offensive assailing what they call a “populist trend” of disgruntled people declaring that “everything is rigged.” They’re condemning anyone who talks about corporate oligarchies ripping off consumers, workers, students, and others.Back the riggee rebellionBut wait – that’s not a “trend,” it’s peoples’ real-life experiences with the shameful corporate health care system, [...]
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