#The rich get richer

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

Water is wet.

[stephistopheles]

How is it that I work in healthcare, yet can't afford my own health care?

How is it that I have a 401k, yet can't borrow money from myself to repay to myself?

How is it that a bank can lose an instant transfer, and refuse all accountability, including replacing the money that never reached where it was supposed to go?

How is it that 1/4 of my paycheck goes to health insurance that doesn't cover any of my day to day medical expenses?

How is it that in spite of my health issues making it difficult to function at even a minimal level, I continue to work full time, yet I'm perpetually cash poor, no matter how carefully I spend my money?

The answer is relatively simple... I was born into a low-income family, and the cycle of poverty is alive and thriving.

In spite of the fact that I had finally gotten to a point of relative financial security, garnishment by a loan shark dragged me back into the red, and has kept me there.

I'm unable to get any sort of personal loan because my credit is terrible - because when I was a young adult who had lived a life with very little material comfort, credit card companies swooped in and promised me things that I couldn't afford, and I was too young and stupid to think to say no.

Our country is very much invested in the concept of "the rich get richer as the poor get poorer." Those with money can get financed with lower rates, buy more reliable cars and afford repairs, buy newer homes, etc., while those without money are charged exorbitant amounts for any type of credit, when they can get it at all. And that's not even getting into the cost and availability of healthcare, preventative care, etc.

Our system is absolutely fucked, y'all. "If there is hope, it lies within the proles," yet we are beaten down and down and down to the point of despair. No matter how hard we try to claw our way out, some fucker in a suit is waiting to kick us back down, while saying "You just aren't working hard enough."

This is some legitimate fuckery, and why I'm a socialist. Capitalism only works for the people who were born ahead to begin with; the rest of us are merely expendable cogs in the machine that keep this shit going so that the people with money can continue to enjoy the spoils of a system carried on the backs of the multitudes of people that it turns around and shits on.

There's no freedom in this - not for most of us.

[voxpeople]

Elon Musk Announces Plan to Buy Santa's Workshop

Elon Musk has announced his latest business deal, intending to buy the North Pole workshop of Father Christmas. The sale would put the bored billionaire in control of the enterprise which makes and delivers toys to all the children in the world every Christmas Eve.

It is believed that upon takeover Musk would downsize and revamp the entire operation. He may charge children who want to receive presents on Christmas and block deliveries to those that do not meet his approval.

The takeover rumours have been unexpected and controversial at the North Pole, where Santa's workshop is based. The elves who help make the toys believe Musk will instigate mass layoffs if put in charge, causing a great strain on labour and may result in future Christmases being cancelled.

[mydarkestreveries]

Tell me again how doing less audits on those that cheat the most is good for america?

[sunshineandlyrics]

Clyde Lawrence (from the band Lawrence) calling out the Ticketmaster at the US Senate's hearing, 24 January 2023 x

[intelligentchristianlady]

"A society cannot sustain itself when so few have so much while so many have so little."

Scroll down and look at the graph

[acronymking4tdp]

Letters from an American, 28 SEP 22 - Motivationally frightening observations, including the impact of Reagan/Post-Reagan GOP economic policies (that the new UK gov’t. is trying to emulate), and the US slide toward illiberal Christian democracy

by Heather Cox Richardson Lots of good information that should motivate US voters to act. 😬 Useful information of how GOP economic engineering has concentrated wealth in the top tier of society, and a friendly reminder that the plan was ALWAYS to try to steal an election that the GOP knew they were likely to lose by summer 2020.

[freakinator]

not to vague about two(2) ppl on twitter but mccr (and regular mcc) is a free event with no monetary rewards, at Most the participants can sell their tokens but literally why the hell would they do that

also just because a team is made of mostly lifestealers does not, in fact, gurantee them a win -- lifesteal does Not only contain tryhards (in fact its mostly non tryhards, part of the appeal of lifesteal is seeing how they manage to survive regardless) and ash literally had 200ms ping during the event. like one of their main strats was literally to avoid the tryhard strats as much as possible and to do things that they know is within their abilities to do (like not taking shortcuts during ace race, wanting to avoid parkour warrior and pvp heavier games cause half their team isnt confident in pvp, taking easier routes in parkour warrior when it did get chosen, etc)

also this just discredits the other participants imo??? like. theyre not the only ppl who trained for this event bruh

[salty-an-disco]

Para in E5, but with a matching hat like in B4 maybe? :D (Also have fun with Balatro omg!)

you're so right, actually. Para would wear oversized sweaters with beanies to match

[backpackingspace]

Young odysseus convincing everyone Ithaca is nothing but a poor island with rocks and goats to avoid any raids/conquerors/so he doesn't get murdered for talking to Helen bc "it's not like he's a real choice"

Young odysseus falling in love with Penelope at the same event: wait. Wait shit I fucked up hold on just hear me out

[izooks]

Wow.

This video is truly eye-opening.

Take a couple minutes to watch this.

A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.

This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks.

[stephistopheles]

Good to know that as a healthcare professional working for a non-profit and isn't sure how she will afford gas to drive home from work(much less even buy clearance Halloween merchandise), while I continue to hit new lows, the 1% can take Halloween to new fucking heights.

The cycle of poverty, y'all...

[youjustwaitsunshine]

it's so cruel that ezio auditore is a 15th century florentine assassin and not a 21st century ferrari f1 driver with an attitude problem. he should be in the club. and by club i mean amber lounge fashion show 2011

[nando161mando]

The rich get richer while the rest of us starve. Why can't we have an economy that works for everyone?

[anitalianfrie]

On one hand "tequila sale e limoni" (tequila salt and lemons but also tequila salt and french kisses) is kind of a banger on the other hand that shot glass is drawn horrifically and if I was bez I'd cry

[grrlscientist]

tell me something i don't know, captain obvious!

a new study from the London School of #Economics says 50 YEARS of #tax cuts have only helped one group — THE RICH💰💰