This would be something amazing, except for capitalism.

Industrialization produces enough to provide for basic needs. But hoarding immense wealth means the masses suffer so the few can live high on the hog.

One fact not taken into account: if society doesn’t change, laying off 30% of the workforce is a recipe for pitchforks and torches.

Imagine a world where Gore won in 2000. It’s depressing to think about how different things could have gone.

Thank you, this is exactly how I feel about it and nails the point. I never understood how a country can call itself “the greatest” while allowing people to literally starve and die in the streets. It’s shameful.

There is SO much evidence that giving homes and/or money to homeless people works. This is literally just a couple of examples, but there are tons of articles and research on it.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/americas/direct-giving-homeless-people-vancouver-trnd/index.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/homeless-housing-first_n_6956962

It comes down to a CHOICE. We, as a society choose to let people suffer because capitalism requires winners and losers. It requires the working class be terrified of losing its grip and be willing to give up negotiating for better pay or working conditions. This means: letting poor and homeless suffer.

Look at what happened during lock down. When workers who could work from home were able to, there was a mass shift in life and priorities. Suddenly “your work is your life” rang extra hollow.

All these businesses pushing “return to office” are doing so because allowing workers to realize their power and push for change doesn’t benefit their real estate portfolio. The wealthy are terrified of losing their grip.

The worst part is: the method that’s employed is capitalist propaganda, and it’s carried out by your parents, grandparents, family, friends, etc. The whole idea of allowing a small number of people to accumulate staggeringly massive sums “because they earned it” is so contrary to social animal nature that it has to be embedded into your brain, like religion from a young age.

It’s amazing to me that a sizeable number of Cuban immigrants and their descendants vote for these right wing “anti-immigration” candidates.

There’s going to be a whole lot of leopard face eating going on.