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In reply to the discussion: I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all]BlueTsunami2018
(5,057 posts)27. There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them.
And yet, somehow, were allowing them to rule everything and return nothing to the People. We get nothing for our tax money. No healthcare, education, food security, housing, jobs
..nothing.
Theyve managed to convince huge swaths of the country that not only is this acceptable but its desirable. This is how it should be, which is absurd. Were allowing the greediest, most self-centered wealth hoarding scumbags to present themselves as victims. I mean, what the fuck are we doing?
We need a complete overhaul of this entire system.
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I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all]
Stargazer99
Sunday
OP
"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
sop
Sunday
#1
Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁
Dave Bowman
Yesterday
#51
and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased
TheProle
Sunday
#25
The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors
Ponietz
Sunday
#12
And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely
ChicagoTeamster
Sunday
#8
A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks.
Ilikepurple
Yesterday
#54
70-some million people voted for him in 2026. Many millions are changing their minds.
Bluetus
Yesterday
#60
It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations
Stargazer99
Sunday
#11
At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office.
cksmithy
Sunday
#30
Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder"
jmbar2
Sunday
#15
They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you
Fil1957
Sunday
#16