#redistribute the wealth

[obscureoldguy]

GOOD DEAL!!!

Use tax dollars to feed children/students who, by law, have to attend schools.

[bijouzen]

I genuinely believe greed is a mental disorder that should be studied. It is NOT normal to hoard wealth for the sole purpose of having it, and it is even less normal to be so motivated by the desire of growing more wealth that you are willing to sacrifice the livelihoods of other human beings, in the present and future. This is systematic. Theres a very good reason why so many 99% peoples are so aware of these faults, while the ones who arent conveniently happen to be very motivated by profits and the idea of getting rich.. I'm not an economist or anything so obviously take this with a grain of salt but I just whole heartedly believe that the endless pursuit of bigger numbers is not a healthy trait

[thoughtportal]

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

Massachusets funds free higher education with a 4% tax on millionaires.

[enbycrip]

Big thing I’ve got from my study of disability in the early modern period in Britain, including dissertation research?

Poor relief that gives money out to the poorest people is probably the most benefit per amount of money, but it’s *massively*, *massively* resented by wealthier people. Not only because it’s redistribution of wealth, given it was usually raised by local taxation, but because it takes both control and opportunities to benefit from them.

The big thing money gives is options, choice, and freedom. Wealthier people value having that and massively resent poorer people having it. They much prefer giving charity to paying their taxes because a) giving charity lets them keep control of the money, even at a remove, and b) they usually find a way to benefit more directly from it.

This is basically why we have the current social security systems we have, where so much more is spent on control and policing of the behaviour of poor and disabled people than actually helping. Universal benefits were popular when the systems were set up for a variety of reasons, including reducing resentment by wealthier people, but largely because means-testing is *more expensive* and *less efficient*than universal benefits.

Wealthier people screaming for more means-testing are doing so because they prefer to have more money spent on tormenting people who are struggling with the conditions that those wealthier people create and maintain because it benefits them than that money actually reaching them.

That’s not how they parse it in their heads, I’m sure, but it *is* the reality of the situation.

[tiedupwithabow]

reminder that butch/femme is a working class exclusive community with communist roots. if i see one more post that's like "i want a rich butch/femme" or "i want to be a rich butch/femme" i'm actually going to lose my fucking mind.

this post is on an nsfw blog and is about t4t lesbians. minors, terfs, and men (including trans men) dni.

[jenjensd]

One for BoJo, one for Farage, one for Charlie. And fuck it, why not one each for Truss and Sunak while we’re at it.

[thererisesaredstar]

In the past this man owned Russia by himself. Now the owner of the fields and waters is the Soviet working people. (ca. 1970s)

[manfredthewarden]

lucanis watching rook loot his entire family mansion

[iheartmyipod]

knucklesshadow nap time 🌸🌸🌸

[silvermoon424]

Wealth Shown to Scale

This visual walkthrough of just how disgustingly wealthy the 0.001% are blew my mind. Once you can actually start to visualize how much money a billion dollars is, you can fully grasp the fact that nobody can earn or deserve that much wealth.

[taffywabbit]

I will never understand the appeal of period dramas. why are there so many of them. how do people not get tired of watching smarmy, nearly indistinguishable rich people argue very politely in british accents about who's allowed to marry who, over and over and over. these characters don't DO anything, they just sit around in their opulent mansions and gossip about how big mr so-and-so's plantations are and talk shit about anyone who tries to be even remotely happy or interesting or nice. I couldn't see myself wanting to hang around anyone who finds this stuff relatable or even aspirational

[asurrogateblog]

heard about paul's net worth 😔 sorry king you will not be spared during the revolution

[thoughtportal]

MLK it didn't cost the nation one penny

[wisteriasymphony]

have you ever been pushed against a wall and kissed so hard that your definitely-not-broken nose starts bleeding again and you see your situationship get some of the blood in her mouth and swallow it. if so thats like really gay man what the hell

[sinister-yet-satisfying]

Billionaires don’t fear for their lives enough. That’s a legit issue.