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It doesn't matter that it isn't perfect; the point is to call out the flaws so the problems can be addressed properly. For some reason it is taboo to mention th
by pylua 5y ago
It doesn't matter that it isn't perfect; the point is to call out the flaws so the problems can be addressed properly. For some reason it is taboo to mention the issues caused by the current system. The reality is that people who are attempting to articulate the flaws are driven by a sense of fear and remorse that society seems to be decaying and eroding at an alarming pace. I only wish to produce the best system for the generation of my children.
I strongly suspect that the current system of capitalism has conspired to lower the overall well being of American workers on several fronts. For one, it is impossible to compete with countries that do not have the same moral compass/laws for treatment of their workers as the United States. There is an obvious cost associated with this. Many jobs have been shipped overseas, along with supply chains and the ability to produce important materials and equipment.
Entire cities have no opportunity, and no way to improve themselves. Heck, in a crisis, could the United States military even build the equipment it needs to compete completely in the United States?
The point is that, the way system has been working in the past several decades has pulled the rug out from underneath the average American, and the country as a whole. It must be recalibrated. I would tend to suggest that, if managed properly, we would already be at a point where the people in the lowest rungs of society could have home ownership.
- trixie_ 5y agoThere is no conspiracy. It is in our best interest to have the most educated, stable, productive people possible in our society for our collective well being. While at the same time not forcing people to work or study and giving them the ability to make their own choices. It’s a super hard optimization problem that we’re constantly trying to find better solutions to. To think someone is plotting to ‘keep people down’ assumes there’s some super smart god like person out there pulling all the levers and playing 5 dimensional chess. I guarantee you there isn’t.
- DarylZero 5y ago> To think someone is plotting to ‘keep people down’ assumes there’s some super smart god like person out there pulling all the levers and playing 5 dimensional chess No it doesn't. You just have to be paying attention to politics. There is right now an ongoing political debate about whether we need to lower child poverty (child tax credit) or starve the poor into working. It's in the New York Times, it's on Fox News, it's everywhere. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/stimulus-unemployment-republicans-poverty.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/stimulus-unemploy... https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-guest-says-poor-people-are-dogs-need-be-starved-be-kept-obedient https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-guest-says-po... The political class determines the level of deprivation of the poor explicitly in order to manipulate productivity and employment.