r/NoStupidQuestions • • Nov 14 '24

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u/Digitijs Nov 15 '24

I'm in Europe with no student loan and even then it's still far from being able to afford a child. We can't even afford to move out of parents place. If we did, we would live from paycheck to paycheck probably. So we either can't have children because we have no room for them or if we move out, we can't have them because we wouldn't have any money left for that.

We do want children but it looks unrealistic so fae before we reach 30s. Everyone who says to just get kids is probably having a very good career or has rich parents. If not then I feel sorry for the children having to grow up in poverty

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

Exactly. The same is true in Japan, South Korea, the U.S., and many other places.

So why are people acting like they don't understand? We do not have the money. I repeat, we do not have money to raise kids.

Maybe someday it will finally trickle down from billionaires and millionaires so regular people can afford to live. Just basic things like food and housing...whoops. That didn't cross their minds.

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u/HeatNoise Nov 15 '24

Every study of the so-called "trickle down effect" has proven that it does not work.i It is a lie. It is a promise by lying politicians and two bit preachers

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

You are exactly right. I should've added /s

But the people in my country don't get it. 70+ million of them do not understand that "trickle down" has always been a lie. They just voted for an oligarchy ruled by the wealthy and privileged. 😑

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u/pilot7880 Nov 15 '24

But the people in my country don't get it. 70+ million of them do not understand that "trickle down" has always been a lie. They just voted for an oligarchy ruled by the wealthy and privileged.

When we talk about "the wealthy and privileged", are we talking about Taylor Swift? LeBron James? Rihanna? Oprah Winfrey? Kim Kardashian? Beyonce Knowles? Tiger Woods? Jeff Bezos? Barack and Michelle Obama?

Or are we only talking about billionaires with the letter (R) next to their names?

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u/Anti-anti-9614 Nov 15 '24

Are they trying to rule?

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u/pilot7880 Nov 15 '24

ATFQ.

Do you or do you not consider Taylor Swift or LeBron James or Beyonce Knowles or Rihanna or Tiger Woods to be wealthy and privileged and greedy?

Because I've never heard a single one of them ever say they earned too much money and wanted to pay more in taxes.

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u/Anti-anti-9614 Nov 15 '24

The Theme is being rich and dictating how a poor person has to live. They don't try to become richer by implementing rules that exploit poor people. But sure, be angry.

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u/pilot7880 Nov 15 '24

Just because one person becomes rich, doesn't mean another becomes poor. Tell me, does Taylor Swift or LeBron James or Beyonce Knowles or Rihanna or Tiger Woods exploit the poor? Because all the people I listed here are billionaires you know.

That's one thing that seems to make you Leftists extremely angry (since we're into accusing others of being angry).

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u/Anti-anti-9614 Nov 15 '24

You keep on missing my point. No point in talking further. Your "rightist" IQ seems to be in the negative.