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I drink your milkshake! a metaphor for capitalism
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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 2287299" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>whatever. i call your system state capitalism. its definitely not free market capitalism. the government very strongly shapes the direction of the economy.</p><p></p><p>i think your being optimistic regarding free food, free housing, and ordering <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> and whatever. i wouldnt want to be poor in my country, and i defintely wouldnt want to be poor in yours. if your poor, which would be less than $17/hr or so, you cant afford alot of stuff. btw, the tax system in america is described by david cay johnston as niagra falls in reverse meaning the poor and middle class are subsidizing the rich. have you seen wall street bailouts and the trillions upon trillions that were spent on them alone? what about the 1.5 trillion that the government spends on military empire every year which the war profiteers feed off of?</p><p></p><p>if your going to criticize anyone getting money from the government, first and foremost it should be the rich, and then after thats fixed, take a look at the poor.</p><p></p><p>i dont dispute being poor in america is better than the third world...whoop dee doo.</p><p></p><p>your probably one of the few people on the forum who actually believes things are getting better economically.</p><p></p><p>on top of that your name "over paid union thug" says alot about you and expectations. keeping peoples expectations low is one way they keep you under control.</p><p></p><p>regarding unhealthy food, put a tax on it and then people will consume less of it. if corporations want to make unhealthy food and profit off of it, they should pay for part of the social cost for it as well. ditto for big oil. and get teh government to stop subsidizing the meat / dairy industry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 2287299, member: 56035"] whatever. i call your system state capitalism. its definitely not free market capitalism. the government very strongly shapes the direction of the economy. i think your being optimistic regarding free food, free housing, and ordering :censored: and whatever. i wouldnt want to be poor in my country, and i defintely wouldnt want to be poor in yours. if your poor, which would be less than $17/hr or so, you cant afford alot of stuff. btw, the tax system in america is described by david cay johnston as niagra falls in reverse meaning the poor and middle class are subsidizing the rich. have you seen wall street bailouts and the trillions upon trillions that were spent on them alone? what about the 1.5 trillion that the government spends on military empire every year which the war profiteers feed off of? if your going to criticize anyone getting money from the government, first and foremost it should be the rich, and then after thats fixed, take a look at the poor. i dont dispute being poor in america is better than the third world...whoop dee doo. your probably one of the few people on the forum who actually believes things are getting better economically. on top of that your name "over paid union thug" says alot about you and expectations. keeping peoples expectations low is one way they keep you under control. regarding unhealthy food, put a tax on it and then people will consume less of it. if corporations want to make unhealthy food and profit off of it, they should pay for part of the social cost for it as well. ditto for big oil. and get teh government to stop subsidizing the meat / dairy industry. [/QUOTE]
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