My friend Frank Cocozzelli is the grandson, nephew, and son-in-law of women who did sweatshop work.

On the 112th anniversary of the horrendous Triangle Fire in which 146 people, mostly young Italian and Jewish women, died, he writes,

"It was a direct result of what we now call economic libertarianism, the philosophy of laissez-faire taken to the point of brutal indifference."

#workers #capitalism #EconomicExploitation #TriangleFire

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/25/2160170/-The-Triangle-Fire-Restoring-The-Meaning-of-Woke-Capitalismmost

"If Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have done anything of use these past few years it is proving that the wealthiest are not by default our most competent and talented people. ...

The wealthy, regardless of political affiliation, considering their only affiliation is where their money originates, enjoy a tremendous and inarguable advantage. Our world has been constructed in their favor in a demonstrable way."

#ElonMusk #Twitter #EconomicDisparity #EconomicExploitation

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