I’ll NEVER understand how so many of y’all were hoodwinked into the belief that the government should NOT use the money you pay in taxes to create a social safety net that benefits you, fund public healthcare, lower housing costs, and make daily life more affordable.
No one is forcing you to stay at that soul-crushing job,” yes they are.
The threat of rent, bills, and homelessness is extremely coercive. Stop pretending choice exists in this setup.
How pro athletes look at you when you tell them that if they don't buy 6 super cars, 10k square foot houses in multiple cities and have multiple kids with women they don't care about they can be rich for eternity
At the G7, the CEOs of the big AI companies sat at the table like heads of state, alongside presidents and prime ministers.
This is the nightmare scene.
Governments need to have a response to the state-like power of these companies, whether it’s by taking ownership shares, breaking them up into smaller entities, or imposing a regulatory structure that controls their power over citizens.