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hartmannreport.com • 7 days ago

How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet…

https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-billionaire-hoarding-plague-how-8aa

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correcttherecord.bsky.social•7 days ago

Claiming billionaires have "hoarding syndrome" is a lie because hoarding disorder is a psychiatric condition involving cluttered possessions, not wealth. There's no clinical evidence linking extreme wealth accumulation to hoarding as defined by mental health science.

acebearstrom.bsky.social•7 days ago

I prefer "money dysmorphia," but as you say it is not an official clinical condition in psychiatry. It can have devastating personal and sociological effects, and may be well overdue for more formal research and recognition.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/preoccupied-money-you-may-have-condition-known-money-dysmorphia-4214711

gobearcats.bsky.social•7 days ago

The top 5% in the United States have approximately $60 Trillion in wealth. If they were properly taxed we could easily payoff most of our $37 trillion in government debt that Republicans have created in tax breaks over the last 50 years.

jacksson62.bsky.social•7 days ago

Honestly, it's time for us 99%er's to take it back from them.

essaray.bsky.social•7 days ago

Are we at Zero Dark Luigi yet?

nataliehb.bsky.social•7 days ago

TDIL in 1978’s Bellotti decision, 5 corrupt Repubs on the Supreme Court ruled that money is actually “free speech” & corporations are “persons.” SCOTUS Repubs doubled down on that ruling in 2010 w/ Citizens United, creating an entirely new form of corrupt political bribery out of thin air: SuperPACs

clwaryas.bsky.social•7 days ago

kimishere2.bsky.social•7 days ago

Their names are being recorded. The time is coming.

togrowell.bsky.social•7 days ago

Capitalism is very good for the economic prosperity of any nation. Capitalism can be abusive. The checks and balance of private ownerships, the trading of goods and services. These are major components, the consumers and workers, the general public who have the buying power. Gov't protects abuse.

johnnycee.bsky.social•7 days ago

Insatiable greed is a mental illness and these wealth hoarders must be taxed!!!

mamuofthewest.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oligarchal insanity.

the-wawg-blog.org•7 days ago

As you report, SCOTUS enabled greater hoarding. They also enabled these hoarders to take control of our government and ignore our Constitutional checks and balances:

https://bsky.app/profile/the-wawg-blog.org/post/3lpzjnv2nxs2e

pam-10.bsky.social•7 days ago

Sad. Not a single one of them is dedicated to the public good.

richardnicholson.bsky.social•7 days ago

Great to see ya on Bsky!

acebearstrom.bsky.social•7 days ago

This all has the whiff of the books, newsletters, audiotapes, lectures, school program, websites, and even a movie, all with the name Ayn Rand as author and creator.

ronwalker53.bsky.social•7 days ago

Painting a very dystopian future for the rest of us

d-fittyball.bsky.social•15 hours ago

That's why it's time to tax the snot out of them and take away all of their deductions.

angelasfeathers.bsky.social•7 days ago

Psychologist often say that an unusually high % of rich people are cheap with others and actually have an addiction/hoarding issue.. aka: "Wealth hoarders."

marcandrade.bsky.social•7 days ago

Warm up the guillotines, and learn how to knit while keeping score. Viva Le Revolution!

billdg.bsky.social•7 days ago

Too bad the obsession wasn’t to be charitable and to help others with their fortunes. Those would be the people to look up to.

nohlan777.bsky.social•7 days ago

Another valuable bit of insight from Thom before he is forced into hiding from the "Intelligentsia Police!" Wealth is their only gauge of self-worth, power and prestige. Sending prayers that they may see the light. And prayers of protection to courageous people like Thom!

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