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The 9,2400,000 Unemployed in

The United States of America

Demand The Immediate Creation of

More Millionaires

ARE THE RICH A MENACE?

Some people think they are, so lets look at the record.

Suppose you inherit, win or otherwise acquire a million dollars net after taxes. That would make you rich, wouldn't it? Now what's the first thing you'd do? Invest it, wouldn't you?---in stocks, bonds or in a savings bank.

So, what does that mean? It means that you have furnished the capital required to put 30 people to work.

How is that? National statistics show that for every person graduating from school or college, at least thirty thousand dollars of capital must be found for bricks, fixtures, machinery, inventory, etc. to pu each one to work.

Now, on your million dollar investments you will receive an income of sixty thoughts, eighty thousand, or more dollars a year. This you will spend for food, clothing, shelter, taxes, education, entertainment and other expenses. And this will help support people like policemen, firemen, store clerks, factory workers, doctors, teachers, and others. even congressmen.

So, in other words, Mr. Rich Man, you would be supporting (wholly or partially) perhaps more than 100 people.

Now how about that? Are you a menace? No, you are not.

Tiffany & Co.

Advertisement in The New York Times, June 6, 1977

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I may have gone a little overboard with the redactions, but you can't be too careful.

When I showed this picture to him, my dad pointed out that my great-grandfather was demobilized a week after the end of WWI.

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I saw Elvis’s old jet… (pyfedi-store.theatl.social)

I saw Elvis’s old, abandoned jet that has been purchased and turned into a drivable RV! It was going down the interstate, and it’s quite a sight. I tried to get a side picture, but I couldn’t.

More info HERE .

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bottle caps in France are designed to stay on, in Canada the bottle caps fall off and pollute the Ocean's

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The troop withdrawal created a ton of surplus armament. Through the so-called “1033 program,” police departments can acquire excess military gear from the Pentagon for free.

Source: https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-iraq-war-turbocharged-police

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I recently stayed in an apartment that didnt have central air so I created a corsi-rosenthal box since the smoke from the Canadian wildfires were so bad.

After 30 days of continuous use, with very minimal periods of it being turned off, this is what the filters look like!

It's disgusting yet also so satisfying to see the filters get darker from debris, dust, and dirt.

Edit: typos

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