Xennial Memes

Topics Adulting

Wealth Gap

Black and white photo of a gray-haired, bearded man in a collared shirt and tie, looking toward the camera with a worried expression. Text reads: "I THINK I'M BEGINNING TO GET IT. IF IT'S A POLICY THAT BENEFITS THE RICH, THEN IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PAID FOR, SHOULD LAST FOREVER AND IS GOOD FOR AMERICA. BUT IF IT BENEFITS THE POOR, WE CAN'T AFFORD IT, WE SHOULD END IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IT WILL DESTROY OUR… Screenshot of a tweet from jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie), with a profile photo of a smiling man with a mustache. The tweet reads: "millennials killed department stores" baby boomers killed the polar bears but right right right my deepest apologies to jc penny. Posted 6/4/17, 10:23 AM from Brooklyn, NY. Reply from c-bassmeow: This is amazing Large web-style diagram of brand logos grouped in boxes with arrows labeled $$$ pointing to ten parent companies: Kraft, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, P&G, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever. Peanuts comic panel: Lucy sits holding a football and says in a speech bubble, "If you cut taxes on the rich, they'll invest that money and create jobs for everyone!" Charlie Brown stands nearby, looking at her. Caption: "Apologies + appreciation to Schulz". Screenshot of a Tumblr post by user 21stgoddamncentury. Text: "If your job can be taken by a hypothetical unskilled, non-English-speaking illegal immigrant or outsourced worker, I'm going to give you some bad advice." "I'm going to give you the same bad advice you gave millennials: stop whining, you're not entitled to anything and nobody owes you a job." "I'm going to give you the same bad advice you gave minimum… Brookings map titled "MAP 1: Counties' contribution to national employment growth, 2010-2016" showing US counties shaded by share of national employment growth. Legend: -0.06% - 0.00%, 0.00% - 0.07%, 0.07% - 0.19%, 0.19% - 1.00%, 1.00% - 3.31%. Source: Brookings analysis of Moody's Analytics data. Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings. Yellow diagram with black icons showing a loop of arrows. Text in order: More Equality, Boom!, Wealth Gap, Wealth Glut, Unemployed Lawyers, Elite Fratricide, Political Disorder, Reform? Icons include people toasting, a tiger, a lounging figure with a drink, a tornado, and raised hands.