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How come so few Americans realize how insanely unfair that is? The USSR collapsed 30 years ago, so there is no Communism to scare people with anymore.

scarface74 7y ago
So how do you propose to make things more fair? Why do I have the feeling that knowing the population of HN, who are heavily employed in the tech industry, don’t consider themselves the privileged beneficiaries of capitalism?
- thelasthuman 7y ago
  The privileged beneficiaries of capitalism are the people that hire the population of HN to make them money. As for how to make things more fair, a good start would be to allow bad actors (the well connected good ole boys) in the economy to die off instead of bailing them out. Perhaps a better use of that money would be to invest in community owned assets (like low income housing) and businesses (corporations structured similarly to Mondragon)? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
  - scarface74 7y ago
    How many people on HN are volunteering to pay more in taxes and give up their income that is probably more than twice the median amount in the US?
    - JetSpiegel 7y ago
      All that live in some European countries?
      - scarface74 7y ago
        Well seeing that the article we are discussing is “American life is improving for the lowest paid”, I fail to see how what Europeans are willing to do is relevant....
        geezerjay 7y ago
        You personally chose to use "people on HN" as your barometer. So, if you failed to see the point you tried to make then you're the only one to blame here.
        scarface74 7y ago
        Are you as an individual volunteering to give more money in taxes???
- bjourne 7y ago
  It's up to the Americans. If they are fine with the way things are I'm not going to try to convince them.
0x262d 7y ago
well Trump was elected president in 2016 and there might be a socialist elected president in 2020. so people realize.

scarface74 7y ago

So how do you propose to make things more fair? Why do I have the feeling that knowing the population of HN, who are heavily employed in the tech industry, don’t consider themselves the privileged beneficiaries of capitalism?

thelasthuman 7y ago
The privileged beneficiaries of capitalism are the people that hire the population of HN to make them money. As for how to make things more fair, a good start would be to allow bad actors (the well connected good ole boys) in the economy to die off instead of bailing them out. Perhaps a better use of that money would be to invest in community owned assets (like low income housing) and businesses (corporations structured similarly to Mondragon)? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
- scarface74 7y ago
  How many people on HN are volunteering to pay more in taxes and give up their income that is probably more than twice the median amount in the US?
  - JetSpiegel 7y ago
    All that live in some European countries?
    - scarface74 7y ago
      Well seeing that the article we are discussing is “American life is improving for the lowest paid”, I fail to see how what Europeans are willing to do is relevant....
      - geezerjay 7y ago
        You personally chose to use "people on HN" as your barometer. So, if you failed to see the point you tried to make then you're the only one to blame here.
        scarface74 7y ago
        Are you as an individual volunteering to give more money in taxes???
bjourne 7y ago
It's up to the Americans. If they are fine with the way things are I'm not going to try to convince them.

0x262d 7y ago

well Trump was elected president in 2016 and there might be a socialist elected president in 2020. so people realize.