Max KennerlyJun 30, 2023
"The greatness of America is that it doesn’t matter where you start — you get to decide where you finish," says the Governor, who is the daughter of the former Governor.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJun 30, 2023

@maxkennerly

Oligarchs, plutocrats, & kleptocrats are big believers in cronyism, nepotism, & lies about their success.

The rich fund false origin stories like this one from Sarah Huckabee Sanders as part of a blameshifting media strategy.

Her role is to make America's version of kleptocracy into a self-sustaining system like that in Russia, Iran, & Saudi Arabia.

"You're poor because you're too lazy or too stupid to be rich" acts as a cover for the methods used to extract wealth...

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Show threadNicole ParsonsJun 30, 2023

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...by Republican billionaire donors.

How to become a billionaire?

Inherited wealth from slavery. Appropriation of tribal lands. Enclosure Acts & other land grabs. Use of natural resources, public lands, & assets for ridiculously low prices.

Inherit a few untaxed millions to give you a good start. Hide your wealth in a tax haven. Distort government to get tax subsidies & tax cuts for the rich.

Adopt whole-of-society immiseration policies like housing affordability, ...

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Show threadNicole Parsons

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...algorithmic wage suppression, forced birth, student & medical debt, attacks on social security.

The rich get peevish when the poor escape their fate.

From the perspective of the wealthy, any universal social program is inherently bad because a universal social safety net supports those you're hoping to exploit, demonize, or malign for personal profit.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cbo-american-wealth-inequality/
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/12/trumps-billionaire-enablers-63-billionaires-worth-243-billion-who-bankrolled

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronyism

https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-rise-of-kleptocracy-power-and-plunder-in-putins-russia/#:~:text=Although%20Russia's%20kleptocracy%20is%20a,international%20sanctions%20and%20domestic%20discontent.

It’s Official: America Is an Oligarchy

The Congressional Budget Office confirms that the rich exponentially increased their share of America’s wealth over the past 30 years.

The Nation
Jun 30, 2023 at 1:24pmWeb