Robert ReichNov 25, 2022
I refuse to accept an economic system in which school teachers pay a higher tax rate than billionaire investors.
Show threadhwebbNov 26, 2022

@rbreich "The rich will invest the money, which will create jobs."

That lie has had traction since the 1980s, if not earlier. It's part of what keeps middle- and working-class people voting against their own interests.

Show threadJan Antoš
@hwebb @rbreich Well, me grown in communist country telling you, the other side doesn’t work neither.
Nov 26, 2022 at 6:48amWeb
Show threadhwebbNov 26, 2022
@janantos It shouldn't be so hard to find a healthy balance, but it seems that corruption is woven into both of our systems.
Show threadJan AntošNov 26, 2022
@hwebb you don’t understand it, it is not about balance, it’s about people, and those who goes to the power all the times think just about them, never mind what system is it. Power and money destroys humanity ;-) however believe me, capitalism at least does not imprison and death punish its opponents.
Show threadhwebbNov 26, 2022
@janantos US capitalism is responsible for massive amounts of suffering and death. Maybe something else we have in common is that our systems are dominated by oligarchs (getting back to Robert Reich's original point).
Show threadJan AntošNov 26, 2022
@hwebb but no one has been sentenced to death as in my country, you know there has been lack of toilet paper and queues for meat in 80s. While communist party high members were eating caviar. Waiting time for car has been several years. However so am glad for European system of capitalism.
Show threadhwebbNov 26, 2022
@janantos I agree with you, but please understand that while "it could be worse" is truthful, it is also dismissive.