(May 28, 2026 at 9:32 pm)AFTT47 Wrote:(May 28, 2026 at 5:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I don't disagree that the system, not the ultra-rich, is the issue. Even Adam Smith argued that the wealthy should pay proportionately more in taxes - those who benefit the most from society would be obligated to do more to support that society. But when you've got Musk money (or Bezos money or Zuckerberg money), then the billionaires become a significant part of the problem because money = political influence. Anyone who thinks policy makers aren't for sale hasn't been paying attention.
Boru
Well that's another problem with the system. Great wealth should not afford one political influence. Obviously, Citizens United was a horrible thing allowing the ultra-rich to essentially buy elections but it goes deeper. IMO, lobbyists should be forbidden. There should be severe penalties for policy makers whoring themselves out and such should be vigorously prosecuted.
System enjoyers and beneficiaries tell us the problem isn't them, but the system....but ofc they literally are the system. It's the contemporary incarnation of jeffersons wolf by the ear bit.
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