Granted, i'm coming at this from a specific place on the political spectrum but i'd like to get opinions on this.
From what i've seen, it seems to be the case that regardless of the position on the societal ladder or income scale, its always a taboo to talk about the true impact of class conflict and wealth redistribution.
People like Warren buffet make the case for higher taxes on the wealthy for example to fund different programs such as single payer healthcare and he's sort of eye rolled across the room.
People like Disney's heiress support higher taxes are is actively attacked on television for her stance.
And of course we have people like Ray Dalio who is one of the biggest hedge fund managers in the world calling for wealth distribution and is also openly attacked for it.
In all of these cases, the basic same prevalent theme as a rebuttal. "If you want to give away your money so much, why don't you donate it to charity"?
This has a direct connection to the prevalent attitude at the World Economic forum where they primarily talk about philanthropy as a solution to the problems of global societies rather than government support and reinvestment, which was called out by Rutger Bregman
And of course, the working poor and middle class largely have no voice in the situation the situation always comes down to politicians in the US negotiating over how much to cut or means test the benefits and economic programs they desperately need in times of crisis.
So the prevailing wisdom seems to be, demonize poor people because they are jealous of rich people. Demonize well off people because they are hypocrites for supporting wealth redistribution?
Its just a fact that no person advocating for wealth redistribution hates wealth, but rather is advocating the fair redistribution of it back to the people who most desperately need it instead of hoarding it and using it to cheat our broken capitalist system.
Its become almost a meme for how the poor have been ignored by the media and upper tier of society in regards to priorities and daily struggles of the lower classes. And how capital is prioritized at large.
So i ask you Era, is there a legitimate range in the income ladder, a legitimate societal position where one can talk about these issues without being strawmanned or criticized?
From what i've seen, it seems to be the case that regardless of the position on the societal ladder or income scale, its always a taboo to talk about the true impact of class conflict and wealth redistribution.
People like Warren buffet make the case for higher taxes on the wealthy for example to fund different programs such as single payer healthcare and he's sort of eye rolled across the room.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw9FkoyTjWU [/youtube]
People like Disney's heiress support higher taxes are is actively attacked on television for her stance.
And of course we have people like Ray Dalio who is one of the biggest hedge fund managers in the world calling for wealth distribution and is also openly attacked for it.
In all of these cases, the basic same prevalent theme as a rebuttal. "If you want to give away your money so much, why don't you donate it to charity"?
This has a direct connection to the prevalent attitude at the World Economic forum where they primarily talk about philanthropy as a solution to the problems of global societies rather than government support and reinvestment, which was called out by Rutger Bregman
And of course, the working poor and middle class largely have no voice in the situation the situation always comes down to politicians in the US negotiating over how much to cut or means test the benefits and economic programs they desperately need in times of crisis.
So the prevailing wisdom seems to be, demonize poor people because they are jealous of rich people. Demonize well off people because they are hypocrites for supporting wealth redistribution?
Its just a fact that no person advocating for wealth redistribution hates wealth, but rather is advocating the fair redistribution of it back to the people who most desperately need it instead of hoarding it and using it to cheat our broken capitalist system.
Its become almost a meme for how the poor have been ignored by the media and upper tier of society in regards to priorities and daily struggles of the lower classes. And how capital is prioritized at large.
So i ask you Era, is there a legitimate range in the income ladder, a legitimate societal position where one can talk about these issues without being strawmanned or criticized?
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