Fiona Grahame Orkney News LtdMay 6, 2023
“There is so much wealth and so much misery at the same time, that it seems incredible that people can endure such class difference, and accept such a form of hunger while on the other hand, the millionaires throw away millions on stupidities.” – Frida Kahlo #poverty #inequality #Coronation
https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/05/06/passing-through-the-eye-of-a-needle/
Passing through the eye of a needle

“There is so much wealth and so much misery at the same time, that it seems incredible that people can endure such class difference, and accept such a form of hunger while on the other hand, the mi…

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Show threadRussell Jolly
In Cuba, they eliminated class hierarchy and the result has left nearly every citizen in poverty. Hunger is still a problem for them. The Chinese were smart and realized a market based economy coupled with allowing people to accumulate weath is the best way to eliminate poverty. The result is that over the past 30 years, they have brought hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. So, I'd say don't be so eager to destroy wealth.
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Show threadFiona Grahame Orkney News LtdMay 6, 2023
@rbjolly it’s about the redistribution of wealth, not it’s destruction
Show threadRussell JollyMay 6, 2023
We do this to a degree through tax policy, but wealth redistribution is a Socialist construct. And I hope my Scottish cousins aren't headed down that path.
Show threadFiona Grahame Orkney News LtdMay 7, 2023
@rbjolly Yes we are, like our Nordic neighbours
Show threadRussell JollyMay 11, 2023
But the Swedes say they "don't take from the rich and give to the poor." --> https://youtu.be/1i9FQ834yFc
Sweden Not a Socialist Success

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Show threadFiona Grahame Orkney News LtdMay 12, 2023
@rbjolly Scotland is very proud of its history with Red Clydeside, Combatants n the Spanish Civil War, The land raids after WW1, the 1820 Weavers Rising, the protests against Thatcher's Poll Tax & the prevention of asylum seekers being forcibly removed by UK Immigration