This is the very horseshit that the American K-12 public school system brainwashed me into thinking was “socialism”. SNAP is a governmental bandaid that exists as a symptom of a labor market predated upon by the already wealthy.
Every corporate employee in the United States could be paid a living wage, be dignified with healthcare, and know that when their working days are over that they can rest without worrying about housing or food insecurity AND the rich can still have their yacht with a swimming pool.
I don’t want the rich exist, but my point is - if this society wants the rich to exist, okay - I guess, they can, but the very poor don’t have to. That’s an optional thing because our society tolerates artificial scarcities created by the rich.
Carrot & Stick. The carrot is you get a fraction of the money you make your boss; the stick is you will live on the street if you don’t. Capitalism needs a pool of desperate/poor/unemployed workers.
But… if the people had homes, healthcare, and a general sense of security then they would actually show up to vote, show up to protest, and hold the greedy bastards accountable who have captured the government.
This is why there will never be universal healthcare in the USA.
thats why dnc would never support it(pretend to support it knowing there was a backdoor deal between both parties to kill it or neuter it), they need cannon fodder for the military, and low wage just as much as the gop does. once in a while they throw a bone, so both parties wont complain.
In case you’d like to discuss this uncited social media post screenshot with others, a good place to begin would be this Forbes article, which focuses on Walmart primarily. https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/
This is the very horseshit that the American K-12 public school system brainwashed me into thinking was “socialism”. SNAP is a governmental bandaid that exists as a symptom of a labor market predated upon by the already wealthy.
Every corporate employee in the United States could be paid a living wage, be dignified with healthcare, and know that when their working days are over that they can rest without worrying about housing or food insecurity AND the rich can still have their yacht with a swimming pool.
I don’t want the rich exist, but my point is - if this society wants the rich to exist, okay - I guess, they can, but the very poor don’t have to. That’s an optional thing because our society tolerates artificial scarcities created by the rich.
I’d say every person should have UBI and healthcare regardless of employment status, but I guess your position is a good start.
My ideals extend beyond my pragmatism in my comment. UBI for every human being would be terrific.
I have a medical condition that seems to be cheaper in countries that have socialized healthcare as a non-citizen, than it is here with insurance.
“We the people” indeed.
Carrot & Stick. The carrot is you get a fraction of the money you make your boss; the stick is you will live on the street if you don’t. Capitalism needs a pool of desperate/poor/unemployed workers.
But… if the people had homes, healthcare, and a general sense of security then they would actually show up to vote, show up to protest, and hold the greedy bastards accountable who have captured the government.
This is why there will never be universal healthcare in the USA.
thats why dnc would never support it(pretend to support it knowing there was a backdoor deal between both parties to kill it or neuter it), they need cannon fodder for the military, and low wage just as much as the gop does. once in a while they throw a bone, so both parties wont complain.
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It’s way more shortsighted than that. It has nothing to do with voting, or protests, or holding people to account.
People having homes, healthcare, and a reasonable quality of life would result in less money for the people at the top of the entire system.
Yeah but the rich can’t have a yacht with a yacht and a speedboat and a helicopter and a rocket ship so best we can do is a band aid