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I supported (absolutely past tense) capitalism on the basis that the right people would end up with the money. Maybe they will. Waiting another 30 years isn't o
by aj700 15y ago
I supported (absolutely past tense) capitalism on the basis that the right people would end up with the money. Maybe they will. Waiting another 30 years isn't on.
Things shouldn't go to people "according to his need".
But now things are going to people "according INVERSELY to his need".
Endless claim checks on future productivity are being stockpiled by precisely those who have no need of 99% of that productivity. In many cases they also have very little future, because they are old.
Politics is bought and paid for. People will not pay taxes. Inflation must now be used as a regressive wealth tax of last resort. At least it transfers purchasing power from the old to the young.
Poor people should, if they were intelligent, stop spending their disposable income and use it to buy the thing that gives the best return on investment - which is bribing politicians. And no, corporations aren't people, and money isn't speech.