Corporations are the biggest "welfare queens" in America. Narrative needs to change

[Cakebatter]

You know y'all talk a lot about Corporations, but really it's American people in general. Maybe I'm on social media too much, but it seems like everybody wanna be a boss, everybody wanna be famous, everybody shyts on 9 to 5. Look around who you work with, how many do you think won't hesitate to step on you for a raise or to be the next CEO?

A lot of companies start off good till that new money comes in.


This entire country is money hungry, Corporations just got the upper hand. And I bet if you cut off one head, another rises

I not afraid of competition from an individual, but I despise "Wealth Simps": folks who want to live in the fantasy that they too will become part of the country's top 1%. The annual income required to belong in the top 1% is $800k/year. The average Doctor, Lawyer, or Dentist has an averge income of $150k -$250k/year. They are closer to that of a welfare recipient than the country's 1%, but they will vote in favor of laws that only benefit the 1% because they delusionally believe they are in or close to that cohort. They white knight for the ultra wealthy and corporations like simps are known for. Those individuals are the reason we lack the political will to force politicians to vote for better domestic economic policy.

I naively thought that when the IRS leak occurred revealing the ultra low tax burden of the US wealthiest individuals, that pro athletes and the upper middle class would speak out. Yes, Lebron makes hundreds of millions of dollars, but he's taxed like the average worker. He simply has better tax attorneys. Even Lebron doesn't stand a chance of being Mark Zuckerberg rich, simply because too much of his income gets eaten up in taxes.

 

[ThatTruth777]

I mean yeah.. but good luck convincing the "fiscal conservatives" about it though

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Everything you listed in the first paragraph is programmed behavior. People were just fine getting enough to have a house, clothe and feed themselves, and have some kids. During the last few decades of Hollywood indoctrination have people now had an insatiable need for fame and money
But you know why right?
It’s cause everyone wants to be the god in “in god we trust”

I’ve learned that’s the ultimate goal of global corporatism, becoming god, which means you end up becoming a demon because you’re still only human no matter how much power you have

This goes beyond Hollywood.

It's the protestant work ethic. It's killed actual protestant belief(which itself was literally a REJECTION of authoritarianism and tradition) capitalism now wears its skin and uses its bones as a costume. What these people are worshipping isn't God. It's mammon. It has done an excellent job of disguising itself as faith.

Look at Joel Osteen, Peter popoff, creflo dollar, Warren jeffs, and Kenneth copeland. Look at "the family" and their prayer breakfasts in Washington. Those are greed's heralds. Look at how many billions they've taken from the American public. Look at how they prop up a multi-divorced, child abusing rapist billionaire as the defender of "Christian values" while Christians are massacred in Africa and the Middle East and the so called American Christian bays for the blood of catholic refugees from Latin America.

Making money isn't just respected, your moral worth and even your right to exist is predicated on how much value you can create for someone else. If you're homeless its always your fault somehow. If you can't afford a house it's a skill issue somehow even though you're working a job that requires a degree which will just fire you if you ask for more money to cover your rent and groceries.

America isn't a benevolent protector. It's a lottery winner who took a man by gunpoint and told him to buy every ticket, then shot him in cold blood and told his family and friends what happened was "old business and we need to move on". While having the audacity to lecture everyone else on how to be successful "ethically". It isn't a shining city on a hill, it's a tower made from the bones of the innocent, glaring down upon everyone else and threatening them with violence.

American capitalism will collapse upon itself. There's an old saying that goes something like "when the last tree is cut down, the last fish dies, the last animals are killed, and the rivers dry. You will realize you cannot eat money" and lo and behold, the same people who looked down on the people who learned to respect the rhythms of nature and our place in the chain of cause and effect that governs our environment are now realizing too late that "Hey maybe they had a point. Maybe it wasn't that they couldn't adopt industrial technology but rather they thought beyond 'this will make some of us very rich'"

 

[Seoul Gleou]

You know y'all talk a lot about Corporations, but really it's American people in general. Maybe I'm on social media too much, but it seems like everybody wanna be a boss, everybody wanna be famous, everybody shyts on 9 to 5. Look around who you work with, how many do you think won't hesitate to step on you for a raise or to be the next CEO?

A lot of companies start off good till that new money comes in.


This entire country is money hungry, Corporations just got the upper hand. And I bet if you cut off one head, another rises

I'm starting to see people wake up on social media. Especially tik tok. They're watching politicians spend billions on shyt no one asked for and are protesting. Its only a matter of time before protesting becomes rioting

The shiny toys aren't hitting the same when literally no one can afford them.

People can't even afford McDonald's because the company chose to bush its main staple consumers for even MORE profit.

As a millennial this is the SECOND economic downturn in my life that has led to massive layoffs. The difference this time is companies made record profits and chose to fire people instead of cut CEO pay and distribute it like every other sane company does abroad

 

[Lonj]

We need another occupy wallstreet. Hopefully the people can stay the course this time.

 

[Amo Husserl]

Easier to bail out key corporations than to break bread proper.
Reason why groups link up on the job or industry and keep other people out.
Sumn sumn sumn occupational crowding, sumn sumn sumn group economics.
Protect your block, build your block, politically lock your block, get money.

 

[3rdWorld]

It's Capitalism, what you all signed up for. Dont forget, socialism is a swear word in the US.
Trickle down economics is truly the way Republicans generally look at business.
They believe in handing large corporations enough business so they in turn do the jobs Govt is supposed to do.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

the companies pay for the campaigns of these officials, hence bailouts when they are in office. US citizens can't compete with corporate money so who you think politicians are gonna look out for? Whoever is lining their pockets

 

[get these nets]

@Seoul Gleou

The reality you're going to run into is that until/unless there are alternatives to what big corporations provide to society, the system will remain intact.
Harsh, but true.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

@Seoul Gleou

The reality you're going to run into is that until/unless there are alternatives to what big corporations provide to society, the system will remain intact.
Harsh, but true.

the East Asian and/or Scandanavian models work just fine as alternatives

corporations may not make record profits year after year for shareholders, but they will be treated like a corporation and not a citizen.

we can't be complacent anymore. capitalism requires that capital be accumulated NO MATTER WHAT

let's use weapons manufacturers as an example. Peace does not work for these companies. so what happens during peace time? they pay politicians to manufacture war.

we're seeing it right now; politicians provoke Russia via NATO by expanding eastward. When Russia reacts, they load up Ukraine with billions of dollars in aid. that money is then used to buy American weapons which will then go to American weapons manufacturers and back into politicians for more war.

its money laundering. on top of that the Department of Defence can't tell us where TRILLIONS of dollars are. this is how fukked up contractors and weapons manufacturers have made American defence

the companies pay for the campaigns of these officials, hence bailouts when they are in office. US citizens can't compete with corporate money so who you think politicians are gonna look out for? Whoever is lining their pockets

then politicians need to choose between their lives and their money. because, again, things people get distracted by aren't working. you can't even celebrate the superbowl or go to church without a mass shooting. this will not last and money will lead to deaths. these aren't threats, they're a premonition. within the next 10 years, a major politician will die by the hands of a fed up citizen and it will set a big precedent much in the same way JFK did

 

[the elastic]

Y'all know that one person that's balling outta control on Instagram/FB, but living on all kinds of loans and credit cards & their life could come crashing down at any second? That person is America lol

The difference is that person got hella AKs and Uzis and will start shooting & robbing everybody once their funds get low

You tryna say the USA gonna reactivate Manifest Destiny if the bank breaks?

 

[get these nets]

the East Asian and/or Scandanavian models work just fine as alternatives

corporations may not make record profits year after year for shareholders, but they will be treated like a corporation and not a citizen.

we can't be complacent anymore. capitalism requires that capital be accumulated NO MATTER WHAT

let's use weapons manufacturers as an example. Peace does not work for these companies. so what happens during peace time? they pay politicians to manufacture war.

we're seeing it right now; politicians provoke Russia via NATO by expanding eastward. When Russia reacts, they load up Ukraine with billions of dollars in aid. that money is then used to buy American weapons which will then go to American weapons manufacturers and back into politicians for more war.

its money laundering. on top of that the Department of Defence can't tell us where TRILLIONS of dollars are. this is how fukked up contractors and weapons manufacturers have made American defence

What does this have to do with what I wrote about the system remaining intact until and unless an alternative exists?
"In theory" and "in practice" are two different things, as we've seen play out across society the past few years. If you choose to believe that East Asian and Scandinavian economic models can apply to the United States, then ok.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

within the next 10 years, a major politician will die by the hands of a fed up citizen and it will set a big precedent much in the same way JFK did

Man us taxpayers been getting fukked for decades now. Aint nobody shooting shyt up. Plus them politicians money long, you ain't catching them slipping at wal mart or some shyt

 

[gho3st]

over the last 50 years, tax payers have paid half a TRILLION dollars ($676 billion) to bail out banks, automakers, airlines, and more

here are examples of big companies that got bailed out
General Motors: $49.5 billion
Chrysler (2008): $10.5 billion
Fannie Mae: $116 billion
Freddie Mac: $71 billion
AIG: $180 billion
United Airlines: $1.5 billion
American Airlines: $1.5 billion
Chrysler (1980): $1.5 billion (Chrysler's earlier bailout)

these companies have CEOs earning over 100x the income of their workers. if they work 100x times harder than everyone else, they shouldn't be bailed out when the fail and steer companies so badly they need to be bailed out

if i don't pay my credit card and mortgage, the bank won't bail me out. why the fukk are we paying for corporations to be on welfare. why the fukk are they paying LESS taxes than us. shyt is retarded

You going broke vs a big company going broke. The big company can have a bigger impact on the economy. Those big companies know that, so they take full advantage.

 

[Swirv]

Possibly a big wealth transfer coming along this year or next with so much commercial loan resetting at a higher rate. Japan is officially in a recession. I think after the election it’s going to get spooky.