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KleptoKea
That system would change if the American People would stop accepting it.
bricklips
How the fuck are there so many billionaires, after like 3 there should be some red flags
SMarkt
funfact: his last name means rich in german.
Cutlass0516
You've heard of run away greenhouse effect. This is run away capitalism. Sadly, it also leads to run away greenhouse effect.
reddenbocker
You know what the fun part is? The system, and the billionaires? ...They don't CARE if you accept them. Not enough is being done, so 1/2
reddenbocker
2/2 nothing is gonna change, no matter how outraged we all claim to be. Sitting there yelling 'I won't accept this!' is pointless.
localsurfer
I don't know who this dude is, but is he doing anything about it? Otherwise, he is accepting it...
Goodnightjohnboy
C'mon man. He is educating people. That is really the most important thing you can do. It enables others to do something about it also.
Evilpercy
Thats corporatism. When corps use their wealth and power to prevent capitalism in order to keep market share.
otamolot
What 'cha you doing 'bout it? Robbie. Running your mouth is cute for internet points. But you ain't done a damn thing.
Carl99
Wealth does not = spending money however. The super rich sure need to pay more taxes, but it's not as simple as this assumes.
Naramumu
This guy's tweet is so frequent here, I noticed that he changed his profile picture.
Arcian
So Robert Reich doesn't accept capitalism anymore?
3uPr1me
Not that it matters in America what MR Reich accepts. Sad. But also true
RuijiRiku
CrapOnASpatula
Moistened bint.
wookietiddy
Every time Arthur says "bloody peasant" I lose my shit. Possibly the best scene in the whole movie.
happywalker
PlaidBastard
As a 33-year-old, hey, wait a minute, was it normal for the federal minimum wage to *change* before us?
DariusRahl
YourIceCreamMan
The government, of which you were a part refuses to change Tax Laws that allow The Rich to LEGALLY pay the little that do.
YourIceCreamMan
Me, You, and The Rich file our Taxes with The IRS using all deductions a allowed by Law. NO President or Congress has changed these laws
MightyIink
The problem isn't the economy is shrinking, it's actually growing, the problem is where all that extra money is being transferred to...
AdrianDunne
We're more productive as a society than at any time in history and we're being told there isn't enough to go around.
doobiedoobop
Unpopular opinion: It's also our fault for not doing anything about it.
kelsischloe19864
We can't they control it all. We pay them2run our lives. They take advantage & unless we all unite it won't change. But people won't.
jekath
Unionize! You KNOW there's no way politicians will change this. Vote anyway. But want better pay, unionize.
MenloPart
I don't have any idea what a union would do for me. I am a speech therapist and earn up to $81 hourly with a Bachelor's, but I only work 8
MenloPart
hours a week. As far as I know, the problem is our office hires too many of us, and spreads the work too thin.
kelsischloe19864
They control it. We can't do anything about it. If u haven't noticed our vote means nothing when we're being offered up the same men2vote in
xanifer
Jokes on them when it all collapses and then..we all do something like....idk probably whine more cause were a country of lazy shits
kelsischloe19864
They will be ok we won't. They have money we don't. When it collapses&it will. We suffer not them. They know it& don't care. Complacency
kelsischloe19864
And we aren't talking about lazy people here. Hardworking folks are far from lazy but ok. Love how u twist it into laziness.
Shaodyn
A boss steals $100 from his employees' pay and nobody bats an eye. An employee steals $100 from the till and everybody loses their minds.
ObeseDuck
*we're
FukTedCruz
Billionaires will fight this even if it wouldnt cost them much money. As long as we let them, prolonging it by even a year is worth billions
dirtcreature
Says the multimillionaire who sells books on Amazon. What a joke.
pinkmansaidthebest
But iT wILL tRicKLe dOwN!
kelsischloe19864
To still see folks back up these economics is bullshit. So brainwashed they can't see what's really happening. They're all sick in the head.
R3ADER
Yeah it trickles down alright. Right into their own space programmes.
IsolatedAsshole
Everyone just want to strike? As in everyone who isn't a wealthy cunt?
PetCamperProject
it is what it is, fellow slaves, and it will get worse
ImSorryIfYouGotOffended
I feel like the complaints been going on for many many yrs now yet shits just getting worse...
neomagus00
Because bitching about shit on the internet accomplishes nothing.
kelsischloe19864
When we're not in control of governing our own lives. That's what happens. Those running it all control it. Not us, them.
ThatRaccoonGuy
Billionaires telling us they can't afford to pay us livable wages while they buy another yacht to put in the giant pool of their superyacht
AeonQuasars
I have a crazy idea. How about a yatch.. Now hear me out... That could also travel to space. Would that fix the problem?
MashMouth
It’s gotta be a penis shaped space yacht
kennykudda
I like Richard Campbells two-question Evil Billionaire test: 1) Do you have a yacht? 2) Does your yacht have a yacht?
slowlyredeemed
What about Joel osteen?
Hurrdurrimgurr
We're beyond yachts, they're buying spaceships
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Sounds like Purdue fuckwits trying to hide their money from paying restitution for the horrible shit their family has done for decades. >
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
> Sauce : https://youtu.be/uaCaIhfETsM
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
I think Richard Sackler downvoted you.
HandoB4Javert
"I don't know"
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Most likely.
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
If you haven't checked out Opioids II, do so - the gaggle of fake Sacklers is fucking gold (I just watched it sober for the first time (1)
pastelteapot
If Walmart's CEO's salary was reduced to 0, each worker would get an extra $15 a year.
merdock379
Lick that loafer!!! One day you’ll have someone licking yours (you think). Lol
Hyuoma
The Walton family net worth over the past year went up by 60 billion. That’s enough to give every worker $26000.
Hyuoma
And that would still leave them with $190 billion. That’s what you’re defending right now. You’ll never be a part of their club, no matter..
Hyuoma
How much you kiss their ass.
kelsischloe19864
We're fighting 4 $15 and that isnt even enough2cover cost of livin. Were so in need that we'll take a tiny bit more. Scrounging 4scraps
kelsischloe19864
They know it too and having that kind of power over people is why they do what they do. It's intoxicating &they like it
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
Ah, yes, because THAT'S where the Walton family's wealth comes from...their CEO's SALARY. /s
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
In all seriousness, the CEO's pay, while excessive, is peanuts compared to the profits the Waltons get from the company they OWN.
pastelteapot
yes, they own the company, and gain net worth by stock value and investments. They employ 1.5 mil people. The company is dif than the people
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
And most of those people get shit wages, irregular and unpredictable schedules, and have to deal with a LOT of bullshit in general.
DownvoteDanny
That's how fascist economies operate.
cactuskid1956
Yeah Trump's economy
makeSX
Dont be silly, thats how the american capitalism works.
shaunofthedab
That's how "capitalist governments" operate. Money literally buys laws, so most everything is rigged in their favor.
Deekermanns
Turns out end stage capitalism and a fascist economy are indistinguishable.
dekket
Uuh. No. It's how unchecked capitalism operates. Get your ism's correct, at least.
Cgumn
*capitalist
yeahhedugit
A more perfect democracy would not do that. Good observation. +1
NoGunsNoCats
America is just fake Russia.
pickleticklee
Try saying that in Russia...
enemyintel
If you're thinking about the Nazis you're wrong. Nazis had a socialist style economy. Doesn't make socialism bad but politics is complicated
pickleticklee
Socialism is bad... national socialist are just as much of a leech as a democratic socialist.
KleptoKea
So why do the American People either support or tolerate it.
Deekermanns
Same reason supporters in a fascist gov do. They're either the exploiters or think they soon will be.
pickleticklee
You use that word fascist like you don’t know what it means.
KleptoKea
You speak for the supporters. But what about everyone else who's just tolerating their nation becoming 3rd Reich 2.0
bugcooper
you heard "fascist" once and you just guessed at the meaning. you guessed wrong
yeahhedugit
In order for the economic injustice to exist for so long, a subversion of our democracy is self-evident. He has a valid point.
MrNecrophile
In fairness, there's a vein of truth here. Nazi Germany became an oligopoly as favours and power were nepotistically given to corporations.1
MrNecrophile
There was competition of course, but it was rigged in favour of corporations with links to the party. There's parallels. /fin
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
Yeah, I'm all about calling out fascism, but this is just plain unchecked capitalism (subsidized by the government, but still).
Deekermanns
In this case obviously yeah, but did you guys actually bother looking it up? He isn't wrong.
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
While there are elements in common between business under fascist regimes and in the US (which IS dangerously close to fascism, (1)
ImGoingToGoFallAsleepOnABench
it merely being entirely unethical and ruthlessly exploitative doesn't directly qualify it AS "business under fascism" - fascism has (2)