I don’t believe the rich steals from the poor in general. I’m pointing out the view the CEOs are not what they used to be. That’s backed up by the fact that the middle class is not as strong as it used to be in this country. In 1918, Henry Ford did something revolutionary overnight He doubled the wage of his workers, and some people said “ you’re going to be ruined Henry” , well he went on to become one of the wealthiest men to ever exist and brought millions of Americans into the middle class.
And now today if somebody brings forth the idea that perhaps Amazons shd raise their wage from $18 to $36 an hour look at it how some people react to it they get all worked up.
It’s also the law of economics whenever there is inflation people are still going to buy the necessary things they need. Especially middle-class folks. They will pay extra money for things but it only benefits the super wealthy. That’s where we saw the transfer of billions of dollars from the middle class to the upper class During the lockdowns. It was criminal stuff.
But people can cut around the corners if they’re willing to do it. I was quoted the price of about $850 for four new tires for my car which is not too big of a car. Well I went around to local people got some phone numbers and I paid $475 for my 4 tires.
That was the same thing for my brakes. I was given a price by Mr. Goodyear for $950 for rear brakes. I talked with an older friend of mine who recommended me to buy the brakes online myself I did that and guess what it cost me $200. I payed a local guy $150 to install them saving a ton of money. $350 total instead of 950
Lots of American simply don’t do this including women. We all know the old saying women get screwed over by mechanics. Not all mechanics but many of these big time shops like Mr. Goodyear are overcharging and they’re making a killing. It’s also inflation but it’s also companies overcharging. A lot of people don’t have contacts they don’t have local mechanics they don’t have friends of friends. So these are big problems in the country. Inflation is a huge problem in our country.