this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (3 children)

But they said a rising tide lifts all boats. Were we lied to?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

the thing is I can't afford a boat

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

The tide isn't rising, the yachts are just getting taller.

[–] Bakkoda 3 points 11 months ago

No you just didn't realize you'd get stuck with their anchor.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Then have some UBI

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yummy! I'm in!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

We're way overdue for guillotine day.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is wealth divide a huge problem? Yes.

Is the wealth divide getting worse? I don't know, but probably.

But be careful with statistics like this, they can be misleading.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Links to a podcast featuring a person who works for a billionaire's libertarian thinktank. I'm good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would have preferred to link to text, but I didn't find a transcript.

So, did you listen to it, or just dismiss it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dismiss it, that guy is worse than a class traitor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Okey dokey. I'm not even disagreeing that the rich are too rich, just that you gotta be careful with your sources. Kinda hard to talk about something without reading or listening to it, but you do you friend. Live your best life.