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> Guess what: if the world is going to improve for poor people then we rich people are going to have to forgo some luxuries; reagonomics/"rising tide raises all

by smabie 6y ago

> Guess what: if the world is going to improve for poor people then we rich people are going to have to forgo some luxuries; reagonomics/"rising tide raises all ships" doesn't work (how well are the poor people in SF doing?). How does rich people forgoing luxuries help poor people? Moreover, the poor people in SF are doing a hell of a lot better than many parts of the world. I lived in Africa for two years and a minimum wage worker in the US would be considered almost unimaginably wealthy. Poor is relative, and the working class in America would be doing great if not for the massive inflation in college, housing, and healthcare prices. And what do all three have in common? You guessed it, the government! It should be no surprise to anyone that the natural result of pumping absurd amounts of money into these sectors (student loans, government subsidized mortgages, medicare/medicaid) is inflated prices.

throwlaplace 6y ago
>How does rich people forgoing luxuries help poor people? easy: take all of the money you would spend on luxuries and donate it to a charity. was it really that hard to come up with that yourself? >I lived in Africa for two years and a minimum wage worker in the US would be considered almost unimaginably wealthy great so did i (i can prove it if you think i'm lying just to contradict you). the poor people in africa lived with their families and worked the fields and were able to eat and shelter with those families. would you like compare health care? like the kind that poor people don't have access to either? >Poor is relative what does this mean? poor people in america have shorter life spans than rich people, fewer teeth, are incarcerated more often etc etc. who are we relativizing their experiences to? > You guessed it, the government the government? you mean the same institution that in other countries is able to succor the poorly and sickly but somehow in this country can't manage to get out from under the thumb of lobbyists? > medicare/medicaid you're clueless. is single payer cheaper or more expensive? who is preventing single payer? is it "the government" or interest groups?

by smabie 6y ago

throwlaplace 6y ago

>How does rich people forgoing luxuries help poor people? easy: take all of the money you would spend on luxuries and donate it to a charity. was it really that hard to come up with that yourself? >I lived in Africa for two years and a minimum wage worker in the US would be considered almost unimaginably wealthy great so did i (i can prove it if you think i'm lying just to contradict you). the poor people in africa lived with their families and worked the fields and were able to eat and shelter with those families. would you like compare health care? like the kind that poor people don't have access to either? >Poor is relative what does this mean? poor people in america have shorter life spans than rich people, fewer teeth, are incarcerated more often etc etc. who are we relativizing their experiences to? > You guessed it, the government the government? you mean the same institution that in other countries is able to succor the poorly and sickly but somehow in this country can't manage to get out from under the thumb of lobbyists? > medicare/medicaid you're clueless. is single payer cheaper or more expensive? who is preventing single payer? is it "the government" or interest groups?