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I've benefited from capitalism, I'm not the one complaining. My thoughts reflect what I'm hearing from people on other forums.
Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg, Icon, Trump, Buffet ..... pay little to zero taxes. They are not breaking any laws, our tax system is rigged to favor the wealthy.
How would you feel if you were in your 30's and trying to buy your first house but the cost of the housing market is greatly inflated because guys like Bezos (100+ billion) are cornering the real estate market because $100 billion is not enough. It's beyond frustrating for the younger generations and I feel their pain. Do you?
well, at least we found out you have no real answer/have no idea what you're talking about beyond regurgitating some odd talking points you've been led to believe
And it the USA they have about 70% of all wealth. That's the problem, over the last 50+ years the US has become less progressive in its tax policy and the rich pay proportionally less than ever.
MAGA, let's go back to the taxation policies of the 50s and 60s that allowed America to be great.
I do not think this is true - I think we've seen that the top X% pay more and more than ever as a % of proportional total. If you have other information, by all means share.
And it's been long established the the US tax system is the MOST progressive.
I mean, if folks would rather live in Europe where "everything" essential is largely guaranteed/taken care of and after that you may or may not make enough to take a vacation trip once a year go for it.
Men are simply not motivated to work. The reasons for this are complex, but to put it simply, they don't feel that the rewards are worth it anymore. I mean, who can blame them? Men today have no community, no access to productive activities, no opportunities for love and affection, no mentors, and no 'initiation rites.' So what are they doing instead? They are becoming neets, spending 12 hours a day in front of a screen.
"initiation rites"? Who wants to be hazed just so they can pursue happiness? It takes the happiness out of it.
Culturally engineered chaos. The lion's share are leaching off of parents/grandparents or their female peers in one-sided/doomed relationships. Some will have joined the military (a decreasing minority given the combination of top-down blunders and Wokeness). Addiction in this age cohort is through the roof, and is incentivized directly and indirectly. We've sought to rob men of masculinity, opportunity, and purpose. The results are as predictable as they are dangerous. Corporatism and leftism have been quite the effective one-two punch to the head and gut of functional society.
Just can't understand this thinking. Back in '07 i was working a job making $52 an hour, with all the OT i could handle, then '08 hit. I was laid off, and couldn't find anything. So i took a job for $10 an hour at a friends marina. I didn't have to, i had savings and unemployment, yet i did. It was the hardest work i had done, but i wasn't going to sit around with my thumb up my ass. It was a long year, but that extra money helped out. We were still able to live our life, and enjoy our hobbies without dipping into savings. I actually think we were able to add a little to our savings.
This is how good economies function, and contribute to good societies.
Slackers are how economies collapse, and contribute to broken societies.
Broken societies today tend to end in dictatorship or socialist totalitarianism. Take your pick.
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