| ▲ | philipallstar 19 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
> Wealth inequality is worse than any other time in human history This is circular. Wealth inequality: 1. Isn't real. It's a paper value that would not survive contact with reality. 2. Doesn't matter. What matters is the absolute level of poverty and whether that's getting better. Someone in poverty in the UK today will still get healthcare, eyecare and dental care beyond the dreams of Henry VIII. 3. Is genuinely a stupid measure. You could "fix" it by burning everyone's possessions until everyone has the same: nothing. Zero inequality, and yet somehow doesn't sound great. > What the wealthy and powerful are funding is division, fascism, the far-right and immigrant hate, so that they don't have to pay more taxes. It's the same divide and rule playbook since forever. This is just your media consumption showing. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | N_Lens 18 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Absolutely real when Musk can tilt elections in America and fund far right parties in other countries. Your whole “paper wealth” argument holds no weight. | |||||||||||||||||
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