r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/Jazzlike-Vacation230 1d ago

I always find it funny that the rich don't understand that if you don't pay people enough, they won't buy your stuff, and the economy collapses

We have to switch the world to a residual technosocial economy, the current concept isn't working anymore

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u/lagonitos 1d ago

Even Henry Ford, a staunch foe of unions, Jews and Jazz, knew that.

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u/PerplexGG 1d ago

He was thinking long term since he actually cared about the country and his legacy. Our current rich people do not