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Wounded Bear

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18. You say "wealth redistribution" like it's a bad thing or something...
Thu Aug 25, 2022, 03:08 PM
Aug 2022


The fact is, of course, that "wealth redistribution" is the economy. Wealth is always "re-distributed." It's what economies do, they move wealth around. Controlling the direction it moves is the key element, of course. Pure capitalism will always tend to concentrate wealth, so it needs regulation and oversight to keep it from forming a permanent upper class of oligarchs, which we are pretty close to having right now. Those oligarchs will, of course, fight to retain the privileges that keep money flowing their way.

I feel like cilla4progress Aug 2022 #1
+1 CentralMass Aug 2022 #2
Why do you think repubs hate it so much? Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #3
Because simply, it is a form of wealth redistribution. no_hypocrisy Aug 2022 #4
You say "wealth redistribution" like it's a bad thing or something... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #18
+1 Jade Fox Aug 2022 #10
They hate the poor and middle class Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #15
I hope so! But Fox Nooz ain't gonna change. CTyankee Aug 2022 #5
It is like the ACA IMHO...there was more done than loan forgiveness...the way the payment is Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #6
they'll just ignore it as the base of a booming economy and talk to truckers in diners instead. mopinko Aug 2022 #7
It will only be considered a smashing success ibegurpard Aug 2022 #8
Exactly that. Bluethroughu Aug 2022 #12
The level of screaming about it from the GOP indicates that it likely will be a huge success. GoCubsGo Aug 2022 #9
+1 crickets Aug 2022 #13
It's not what if, it's what IS GOOD. Bluethroughu Aug 2022 #11
It will get him votes ashredux Aug 2022 #14
It's already a success in my view. BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #16
Here is a link to a poll being taken by a Dallas news channel Beachnutt Aug 2022 #17
People might vote for the party that helped them with debt IronLionZion Aug 2022 #19
News Sources Aaeia Aug 2022 #20
Exactly, the right loves corporate welfare. The Jungle 1 Aug 2022 #21
People HATE getting money! That's what many people are saying. Saboburns Aug 2022 #22
the world will love joe Trueblue1968 Aug 2022 #23
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