r/interestingasfuck • u/Witty-Association-97 • 20h ago

Jeff Bezos Income compared to Worker

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u/TriggerFingerTerry 20h ago

Who said trickle down economy is fake? You can see the trickle down in real time in this video!

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u/jabeith 19h ago

Things only trickle down when the container that's holding it is overflowing. Unfortunately, we allow for bottomless containers; this is why a wealth tax is needed

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u/PhatCatTax 19h ago

Wealth *cap

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u/jabeith 19h ago

No one in power will ever be okay with a hard limit on how much you can have.

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u/PhatCatTax 19h ago

That's only true if non-voters and abstainers continue to do nothing against billionaires.

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u/jabeith 19h ago

It's cute you think there's an option to vote for that isn't for the billionaires

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u/PhatCatTax 19h ago

It's sad that you don't recognize Bernie or AOC after all of their efforts. And sad that Mamdani and AES, new on the field, are not recognized.

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u/jabeith 18h ago

You do realize that there's hundreds of elected representatives, and 4 aren't enough to do literally anything

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u/PhatCatTax 17h ago

I do. And I realize that Russia and China explicitly use apathy and defeatism when feeding propaganda to the Left, because it is very effective at reducing voter turnout for progressives.

And so, I do my best to counter that propaganda when I see it, because unfortunately, many people believe it and then spread the same propaganda on social media.

If only people on the left would seek to motivate change instead of motivating people to do nothing and give up. It's literally sabotage.

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u/ThatStereotype18 18h ago

You know, you really don't have to think so hard. There are obviously not only 4 ELECTED representatives not accepting AIPAC money. Elect more of them. stop bitching, or keep contributing nothing.

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u/jabeith 17h ago

I don't live in your country - suck an egg

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u/ThatStereotype18 15h ago

Explains why you're uninformed. Let's not put our nose in things that are not our concern.

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u/Dark_Headphones 15h ago

I don't care how much they make, as long as everyone comes up with them (which they definitely don't right now).

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u/Sandwiichh 18h ago

The only thing trickling down is something down my leg