# Our Rulers Take So Very Much And Give Us So Very Little

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Podcast: [JOHNSTONE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/johnstone-939221)
Published: 2026-04-29T14:54:23+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/going_rogue/our-rulers-take-so-very-much
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## Resource

Sure capitalism is driving us toward collapse on multiple fronts while everyone gets sicker, poorer, dumber, crazier, and more miserable, but hey look, McDonald's is bringing back the McRib. Reading by Tim Foley.

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