This should be the number one post. The world has gone mad and we're all just looking on.

it's almost as if the culture in America is to keep everyone poor except the 1%.... huh.....

That is because capitalists like investment firms buy up businesses to make a profit. They make the profit by not paying the workers a decent wage.

My company, privately held so no public stock, is projected to only make 3.3 billion in profits this year, down from 3 5 last. As a result we are laying off thousands of workers, cutting resources to existing workers, being given more work and responsibilities with no pay, yet no executives are loosing bonuses or being let go.

And this is precisely why capitalism, a greed-based philosophy, is doomed to fail. And no, I'm not advocating for the opposite extreme either, because that's equally stupid. I'm advocating for true social democracy. Which a LOT of the world has figured out. The US needs to get the damn memo.

The rich get richer and the poor get more poor and we keep electing the same dirtbags that let it happen

But socialism is a dirty word? Capitalism without socialism is just abusive for most in the system.

The system is broken and it won't get better until it gets so bad people literally can't survive.

Good question. Where is the money

In my country average (not median!) pension is 1700 a month. Retirement homes charge on average 2250 a month (excluding extra's like laundry, hairdresser, medications...).

Well, someone has the money. Just not the people who should

Look at who you elect to public office and who has the most influence on them. Then ask yourself how you can help even a little to change this.

This post screams America.

It's called Capitalism. You voted for it.

Well, I'd say in the US they love the dependency it creates.

Welcome to America! Why don't you try to be like one of the civilised countries and join the 21st century?

I love Robert Reich!

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Yeah, people would tell me they can't breathe with a mask on because "asthma". I'd then ask "so, where's your inhaler? I have asthma, I wear a mask and carry mine in my purse". I generally got a blank look or they'd walk off.

Eat the rich!

Amen

Covidiots still covidioting

Nice work Ryia ✊

Racists be racisting.

On behalf of all thinking Australians, I apologise for Rupert Murdoch’s existence

Matt Gaetz is also a MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Who is he writing this to? Himself?

As an American, I have to be very clear that I don't love private health insurance. The reality is we have NO CHOICE.

THIS!!!!!!!!!

It's a racket. Monopolies hate competition.

Sickening

Weird..

Very clever.

Margin profits, what else? Oh and dividends too.

I can concur.

Like your hotel rooms, Rach, you can rent a Ferrari for 20 minutes or multiples thereof.

Zuckerberg went to Harvard.

LMAO THATS EMBARRASSING

"They sent me abroad to kill foreigners. I hate them all...." military mentality

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Establishment clause! "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...". Thanks to these religious fanatics, we seem to have to relitigate this every year or so now.

But how would telling THAT story help him get elected?

As someone in NC (who avoided the hurricane, but my mom works in the government so its disaster response calls 24/7 for her) its insane. There are ARMED MILITIAS trying to stop FEMA from helping people. A major city (Asheville) DOESNT HAVE RUNNING WATER. Not clean, not drinkable, no RUNNING WATER AT ALL. And these dipshits are making it worse.

People defend tipping because a) the workers don’t earn enough (businesses’ problem not customers’) and b) it would raise prices if they were paid more … and prices get raised anyway

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The system works fine for those who created and maintain the system

Wish I were a professor just so I could give that an A