"Billionaires Will Not Save Us..."

[Webster]

Robert Reich (@[email protected])

Elon Musk is running Twitter into the ground. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX was outed as a Ponzi scheme. Jeff Bezos is touting his philanthropy as Amazon lays off thousands. The billionaires will not save us. They're tearing society down — and we're all the collateral.

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--Elon Musk is running Twitter into the ground.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX was outed as a Ponzi scheme.
Jeff Bezos is touting his philanthropy as Amazon lays off thousands.

The billionaires will not save us. They're tearing society down — and we're all the collateral.

 

[KenDaGamer]

Billionaires suck. That is all.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Twitter is actually beginning to make a profit again so not sure what his facist self is on about.

I don’t want billionaires to save us but sure wish most would stop working against our freedoms and that ain’t Elon.

 

[Webster]

Twitter is actually beginning to make a profit again so not sure what his facist self is on about.

I don’t want billionaires to save us but sure wish most would stop working against our freedoms and that ain’t Elon.

The point Secretary Reich was making, Serafin, was that we've put our trust in billionaires when the reality is we should be trusting in ourselves, our neighbors, our local communities and the world around us. As much as we admire what Musk and Bezos and other oligarchs have done, they are just as human as we are and in many cases, aren't the smartest lights in the American lighthouse.

 

[Webster]

They're tearing society down — and we're all the collateral.

Reich also points out that for all the conveniences they've provided, its' come at a terrible cost....for instance,

https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/AmazonLaborFactSheet_FINAL.pdf

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

The point Secretary Reich was making, Serafin, was that we've put our trust in billionaires when the reality is we should be trusting in ourselves, our neighbors, our local communities and the world around us. As much as we admire what Musk and Bezos and other oligarchs have done, they are just as human as we are and in many cases, aren't the smartest lights in the American lighthouse.

I think the point he was saying, stop trusting billionaires who worked hard, took risks and became the American dream. Don’t look at those people come on over here to the government and we’ll take care of your sorry ass masses.

 

[MrDawn]

Elon Musk will not save us.

Hahahahaha

 

[Webster]

I think the point he was saying, stop trusting billionaires who worked hard, took risks and became the American dream.

In that case, can we start doing this to billionaires then?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Rage against the machine, the left once believed in that idea, now they are the machine.

 

[Webster]

now they are the machine.

At least they made bank for their music; would you prefer otherwise?

 

[fuzzems]

I agree. The Billionaires like Gates, who is trying to shove his jabs and bug food down our throats. He is trying to depopulate not save us. George Soros, Klaus Schwab, Zelensky ( who suddenly has American billions) won't save us either. Neither will the Bidens, Obamas, Bushes, Clintons, etc. None of them are going to save us. In fact, the only thing that WILL save us is LESS govt and GOVT getting out of our lives and letting us run our own lives.

 

[Webster]

In fact, the only thing that WILL save us is LESS govt and GOVT getting out of our lives and letting us run our own lives.

Okay then give up everything government-related: stop driving on publicly-built roads, don't call on public services, don't partake of social security or medicare, etc.
Live your beliefs, oh hypocrite.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

At least they made bank for their music; would you prefer otherwise?

What?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Okay then give up everything government-related: stop driving on publicly-built roads, don't call on public services, don't partake of social security or medicare, etc.
Live your beliefs, oh hypocrite.

If the federal government stops taking my money I’m happy to never take a highway again and never depend on them for anything in the federal government. It drives my wife crazy I never take the highways on our road trips anyways 😂 I will give up every penny of social security and Medicare money they stole from me for them to be gone from my life.

 

[fuzzems]

I would have gladly opted out of SS and Medicare if I could have done so early in my career. Then I could have banked and invested my own money. IT's unfair because the Amish around here get to be exempt from all that. Not sure why they should be able to opt out of that and not me.

 

[fuzzems]

BTW, SS is NOT an entitlement, it's an Earned Benefit. Some don't seem to understand the difference.

 

[fuzzems]

There is also a difference between limited Govt and maximum, govt up your arse and controlling your life. Some also don't understand the difference. I am not "against" some limited government. We need a structure for society. I am against govt feeling entitled to everything we own. And also against govt feeling like they can just hand money to whomever they please including themselves.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

BTW, SS is NOT an entitlement, it's an Earned Benefit. Some don't seem to understand the difference.

You’re just forced under the power of a government gun to participate.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Overnight we could change government forever.

One term of say 5 years for every politician. And they can never work for government or make a profit off of government being advisors because of their held positions for another 5 years.

Flat tax where everyone contributes 10 percent. That means no more irs.


Overnight government would change for the better.

 

[MrDawn]

If the federal government stops taking my money I’m happy to never take a highway again and never depend on them for anything in the federal government. It drives my wife crazy I never take the highways on our road trips anyways 😂 I will give up every penny of social security and Medicare money they stole from me for them to be gone from my life.

It pisses me off that I have to pay property tax on shit I already own.