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People are full of unaffordable vices. They want to eat, and no less than 3 times a day! Then they want to drink water, and they even dare to ask for electricity in their houses!
And what about the audacity of willing to wear clothes and shoes?
This is the real cause for inflation. People have this awful vice of living and this is the result.
Can you believe there are people who want universal healthcare? I mean, imagine getting cancer and expecting the state to pay for your treatment! Ugh!
/s in case it wasn’t obvious
I legit have seen an American here on Lemmy argue, “Why do you think you should get health care for free?” Like it’s some absurd request to support the literal health of your nation.
The selfish mentality has poisoned so many of my neighbors, and we’re all the worse off for it.
I think you could convince some people that there should be a breathing tax.
Seems like the only ones who have not had a good year, with record earnings are us poor plebes who keep the gears turning.
keep the gears turning
I’m sure some billionaires would like to think of themselves in this way.
I just saw a Peter Thiel documentary; that person is monster. As if I hadn’t known that already, but his tentacles seem to extend everywhere.
But ultimately I agree with you:
I think that what you’re frightened of more than anything
Is knowing you need workers more than they need you
And many people belief this! They think increasing wages drives up prices!
I’ve come to the conclusion that an absolute cornerstone of Republican economics is that all supply and demand are perfectly elastic. So any increase in costs goes 100% to the consumer’s prices. Any increase in property taxes (or UBI) go 100% to rent increases.
They’re super confident about economics despite very obviously never having passed an econ class.
It does a bit, but the buying power gained far outpaces the price increase.
Well yes, that’s the point of the tweet. That, and politicians paid by corporations actively promoting this narrative.
So how do we start rallying against this? Any ideas? I am trying to spend less and also choose less convenience products. Additionally I choose bargain shops, B&M even Aldi etc where I can. It’s not a big step but it’s a message.
What other options or actions can we undertake to start tackling this greedy behaviour?
Step one is making sure your union has the collective bargaining power it needs to get a good wage and benefits for everyone. Some striking may be involved, so the strike coffers should be robust as well.
Beyond that, wealth taxes and exit taxes on those who want to flee to tax havens with no wealth taxes. Public ownership of some stuff like utilities.
So more or less joining a union if you’re not already a member and voting no further right than social democrat.
Mitigations like spending less might also be a good idea or even required, like wearing dust masks in polluted areas, but just like how the dust mask doesn’t make the pollution go away, spending less individually doesn’t really tackle the fundamental problem of distribution and wealth extraction.
We need actual politics for that.
Politicians: “We hear you, and will tax the wealth in strike coffers.”
