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Cake day: November 19th, 2023

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  • The idea behind capitalism is to use the greed of the people as the driving force behind the economy. What is the result of this? Greedy people are being rewarded, and therefore bad people get more power.

    Who could have known that this is not the best idea? I mean, it works somewhat well as long as the corporations are held in check by laws and oversight. Too bad that the lawmakers who should do this are largely bought off…








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    13 days ago

    Women fought for the right to choose to work. Capitalism saw that as an opportunity to force both parents to work.

    Now we have the worst of both worlds: wages are often too low to support a parent dedicated to caregiving, while two working parents are often not rich enough to pay for a full-time nanny.





  • The 1950s were great (for white people) because wages were high enough to pay for a house and support a family of five, with only one parent needing to work - even for ‘untrained labor’ jobs.

    This was made possible by higher taxes for the rich and strong unions. Both disappeared, and the effects are evident.