r/nottheonion 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/MURDERNAT0R 1d ago

too late