I always have. Grew up in a household where my mom was working 3, yes I said 3, fucking jobs and we were still struggling. This was about the time mm went up to 7.25 and I saw from an early age that the rich(specifically the ceo and ilk) are straight up evil.
I see them as mentally ill $$$ hoarders who think that they won’t die if they have All the money and control us .
They could be champions and heroes but choose to be villains with targets on their backs instead .
People who defend the rich need a reality check. These people will NEVER get them on their level. They only appreciate their defenders for laying in the mud as they walk all over them.
Let's be particular...just the GOP sociopathic greedy ones that support lies, Trump & Fascism. It's ok to be rich in American with ethics & principles -- if for the public good, truth & Democracy!
I don't eat meat, especially fatty, rancid meat...but I'm all for others eating them....or at the very least eating away at their power and influence and making them objects of derision, not goals.
Like all people suffering from serious psychiatric problems, from the moment they put others or society in danger, they should be locked up in specialized institutions.
I miss the old school ultra rich. The ones who flaunted their wealth by funding parks, museums, schools, works of art, theaters, train stations, bridges, etc. They still exploited & robbed their employees, but at least everyone got to enjoy the fruits of their exploitations.
What is ironic is how Kyle Rittenhouse was applauded as a hero for shooting and killing innocent bystanders yet when Luigi shoots a rich CEO they want to lock him away so he can never see the light of day again. We shall see which one has the most impact.
And on the backs of consumers. Some of their products and services amounted to mass theft. Others amounted to mass murder. But the worst that happens is the companies have to pay some money.
A long time ago my grandfather said to me that if someone got very rich very quickly something went very wrong somewhere. I didn’t appreciate the comment then, but it has turned out to be far more true than I realized at the time. It also seems to get more true each passing year since.
… Byzantines could not afford a cannon but the Seljuk Turks could and the 1,000 year walls of Constantinople fell and rich and poor alike became slaves.
Adam Smith, the father of capitalism. The Byzantine empire lasted 1,000 years but in the end the rich stopped paying taxes and you can’t maintain an empire by squeezing serfs so the…
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They could be champions and heroes but choose to be villains with targets on their backs instead .
I jokes!
Or do I? 🤔
Fair taxes would compensate the workers some.