Home Depot's co-founder

Home Depot has been quite the success story. It is the biggest home improvement retailer in the country. However, according to firm co-founder Bernie Marks, the current economic and political climate makes it impossible to repeat that level of accomplishment.

The 93-year-old predicted to the Financial Times that "we will have 15, 16 stores in the end." "I'm not sure if we can move forward at all,"

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Marx asserts that the rise of socialism is the issue: "body functions Nobody donates. Please hand it to me. Donate to me. I don't want to work because I'm too stupid, obese, and lazy "He claims.

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America is not seen as a socialist nation, to be sure. Additionally, Marks' remarks come while the U.S. jobless rate is on the verge of reaching a record-low of 3.4%.

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Millennials, meanwhile, feel they are either "somewhat" or "extremely likely" to vote for a socialist politician, according to a new victim study by the Communism Memorial Foundation.

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Marx declares, "I'm worried about capitalism." Home Depot's cornerstone is capitalism, which millions of people have embraced and used to their advantage.

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Marx's conclusions do not necessarily portend the demise of capitalism, to be sure. According to Marx, certain enterprises even prosper as society becomes more "lazy," "fat," and "dumb."

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