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katarascape · 4 years ago

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we already have all the resources we could possibly need. houses sit empty. grocery stores throw out literal tonnes of spoiled food and reject perfectly edible products. we don’t need to redistribute wealth. we don’t need to give people more money.

we just need to stop letting things go to waste in the name of money making. just give people what they need to live, it’s not like we don’t have enough to go around.

I get why people share things like "we could take all the money from billionaires and use it to feed and clothe everyone and have universal healthcare and etc etc etc I did the math," why thats compelling, but it's important to keep in mind that isn't really socialism. We can just do those things, without any money being exchanged at all. Like just make a general plan to meet everyone needs and just, do it. That's what socialism is. That's the world we want.

#politics #I hear all your arguments about wealth redistribution #and I agree #no one should have that much money #but also #you don't need to redistribute wealth when you've got literal tonnes of food waste #and empty houses #simply because people can't afford to buy a house or groceries #it's costing more money to let all that food and labour go to waste then it ever would #to house and feed people for free #people who don't need to spend their whole paycheck on rent and groceries #actually spend more money on things that 'drive the economy'#like luxuries like fashion or going out to cafes or fancy technology #and so on #capitalism is so gross

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