#living in the oligarchy

[ignorethisatyourperil]

[thashining]

No, to funding Childhood cancer.....cause elon said so?

Gabriela Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.

G.K. Chesterton

[hauntingblue]

Rewatching act 2.... yeah ISHA WATCH OUT FOR THE CYCLE ISHA!!!!! NOOOOO

[isawthismeme]

[existennialmemes]

I'm in the wrong Reality. My skill set isn't actually suitable for "peasant under oligarchy." It's much more appropriate for a "whimsical side character that guides lost travelers through a strange and wonderful world" sorta deal.

Who do I see about making that transfer?

[tilbageidanmark]

[millionmovieproject]

[ivygorgon]

No free rides for old money! - Pass The Billionaires Income Tax Act! (S. 3367)

I am writing to express my strong support for the proposed S. 3367 bill, which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This legislation represents a crucial step towards achieving economic justice by seeking to eliminate tax loopholes that have allowed billionaires to defer taxes indefinitely. By doing so, we would be ensuring a fairer distribution of wealth and rectifying a system that has long favored the ultra-wealthy. Additionally, the bill modifies over 30 tax provisions, requiring billionaires to contribute annually. It's time to ensure that those with the most significant influence and wealth contribute proportionately to our society's well-being. Therefore, I urge you to support and pass the Billionaires Income Tax Act.

Billionaires have amassed vast wealth, often at the expense of their employees who struggle to make ends meet on minimum wages. It is only just and equitable that they pay their employees a living wage AND contribute proportionally to the betterment of our society.

Furthermore, if billionaires wield significant influence over our government and policy-making, they should demonstrate their commitment by financially supporting the very system that has allowed them to prosper. No longer should they enjoy free rides on the backs of hardworking taxpayers. It is past time to ensure that billionaires are contributing their fair share to the well-being of our country.

Passing the Billionaires Income Tax Act is not only a matter of fiscal responsibility but also a moral imperative. It is time to ensure that our tax system is fair and equitable for all, not just the wealthy few.

Thank you for considering my views on this important issue. I urge you to stand on the side of fairness and justice by supporting S.3367.

No free rides for old money!

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[iamthepulta]

I've actually been scrounging for an ending to Ellenville, because it's hard to actually 'end' a tragedy with something that feels complete, and that last post hit me with yeah, that's right. Because we live in a world where blood is protection and the cost of safety; and it fits in so neatly with the themes of death as stasis and longevity.

The 'end' is the regulations in place. Not even watching it happen, but success. This is The Pushcart War but epic fantasy.

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

What is the #4thofjuly for, if not reposting the wise words of James Baldwin, who saw the USA as clearly as anyone ever has?

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“The only level of success in this country, really honored, is a level of wealth. Which, cf. Watergate, means one’s ability to steal. After all, the land was stolen. It was not bought. I was kidnapped. I was not invited. And the roles that we play in relation to each other, arbitrarily, you begin to see how powerful the motive is, the moment you, for example, as a legally speaking white man try to step out of it, or I as a legally speaking Black man try to step out of it. And this in a country which belongs to us both. In which everything should belong to both of us. The country is on the edge of civil war because it has never accepted that proposition.”

+ Audio: James Baldwin on “Pantechnicon” is a radio program recorded by WGBH. In this episode, Baldwin discusses his book “The Devil Finds Work”, 1976

+ Photo: James Baldwin, 1958 [ Photo Credit: Motke Weissman ]

[girlcalledwhatsername]

USAmerican here. So we have something called the electoral college in the US. Which means people's votes aren't counted individually. Depending on what state you live in, your vote is worth more than other people. States like Nebraska and Wyoming have more votes than states like Maryland or Vermont despite having a far lower population. Those states have conservative majorities and those conservative majorities have more votes than people in liberal (not even leftist) areas. So elections aren't about convincing people in your state to vote, it's about convincing guys in Nebraska. Those guys in Nebraska want a conservative candidate. So the only hope of getting them to not vote conservative is for them to vote for a conservative democrat. Until this system changes, it is not possible to get a liberal much less leftist candidate in major elections. The elections literally do not matter unless you live in a few specific states.

Okay I had heard so much about electoral colleges and gerrymandering but it was never explained this plainly, thanks for sharing that! I thought it's referring to constituencies as usually happens with general elections. So there's the electoral college which means every vote isn't equal, and then the vote from there is just the "popular vote" and isn't the final deciding factor? So it's rigged twice over to not give much of a choice to the citizens, I had been wondering about those write-in votes all this time, and wondering that if voting really is the topmost important thing to get people to do then why aren't more people putting forward Bernie as a big candidate when they get people to vote instead of insisting they vote democratic, but it's making more sense now. And so is everyone who rightly said you can't keep reforming such a system it actually needs to be gone.

[millionmovieproject]

[sega-saturn-arcade]

it has come to me and my girlfriend’s attention we lived in a technical swap au. which makes a lot of sense for a lot of things and is why we don’t remember certain people in the slightest! but man it’s kinda funny i think Prince of Blackrock Subspace life has to be one of the wildest ones I remember

[belleandre-belle]