cyuJul 14, 2023

John Cusack inside Hollywood: They get away with it because they can

https://sh.itjust.works/post/1125786

John Cusack inside Hollywood: They get away with it because they can - sh.itjust.works

Show threadsin_free_for_00_daysJul 14, 2023
In the past, when there was a much higher tax on high income earners, instead of paying more in taxes, they would spread the wealth a little more equitably. This was true in Hollywood, in corporations, hell, in working service industry jobs. There were still rich, but so were others. In the past 40 years, we have been experiencing the greatest wealth transfer (over $50 fucking trillion ) from the working class to the 1% ever. And it’s poised to get worse. Anyone who doesn’t support unions and a strongly progressive tax is either ignorant of the history of the US, or an asshole. There is no inbetween.
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Show threadMcJonalds
what about a movement to illegalize lobbying and remove corruption?
Jul 14, 2023 at 11:28pmWeb
Show threadChetzemokaJul 15, 2023

Lobbying is an important and necessary government function. The Americans with Disabilities Act is the greatest success of social lobbying in history.

Unlimited dark money corporate lobbying used to be illegal and needs to be illegal again. And we need to get the regulatory capture pipeline under control somehow. Being able to leave government agencies for lucrative positions at corporations you were supposed to be regulating is the biggest problem after unlimited dark money for campaigns.