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Fire Varensky:

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guillotine watch

BlackRock president says ‘entitled generation’ is now learning about shortages Bloomberg (Re Silc).

Class struggle

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One in five workers runs out of money before payday, survey finds NBC Finance Channel

Restaurant workers explain why they quit during the pandemic onion

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