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Ransom Rideout's avatar

This clear report will be forwared to my right leaning business major grandson. He is starting his sophomore year at UW, Madison, after a summer internship at BMO Bank in Chicago. If he is learning anything at all in school, perhaps this might make him consider not voting fot Trump. A sizable part of this generation is in the "I'm going to get mine" mood after the devasttion of Covid.

We have to reach them.

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James M. Coyle's avatar

Good luck with that, Ransom (not snark). We do have to reach them. UW-Madison is a pretty good school, which suggests your c. 20-year-old grandson is a pretty smart kid. Your grandson was probably something like 5 when the last major recession hit, so he probably doesn't actually remember much about it. Let's hope he gets to study about it in school and gets a chance to evaluate what worked and what didn't about our response. The mood of Gen-Z is entirely understandable, and there's nothing at all wrong about working for a bank. More power to your grandson (as long as he doesn't choose to become a vulture capitalist) :-)

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Steve Abbott's avatar

I recommend you give/send him a copy of the book "Wealth Supremacy" by Marjorie Kelly. here is a link: https://marjoriekelly.org/wealthsupremacy/ ISBN 10: 1523004770 ISBN 13: 9781523004775 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2023

Though it is written in a very readable style, and I'm only about 1/3 of the way through, I keep having to put it down and think hard about what I've just read. I will never view capital, or the way we 'manage' it, the same way again.

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Monnina's avatar

Thanks for this book reference. In the summary I have read Kelly outlines a political structural solution to our present day global self destructive iniquitous capitalism. Sounds intriguing 🐈‍⬛💙

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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

Love your signature. Gonna adapt it:

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Monnina's avatar

Thanks - yours is wonderful 🐈‍⬛💙

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Deborah Kennedy's avatar

Thanks for the book recommendation Steve - just bought it for my next read :)

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Craig Gjerde's avatar

Unless he is a Young Republican and watches Fox all day, he will hear dissent with Trump in Madison.

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JDinTX's avatar

Got a great nephew there, he is likely left leaning since my niece is one of my political heroes. May they pass in the night

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