Color me surprised.
capitalism
Having worked at the big companies, like #Amazon and #Google (so glad to be done with them), this is something I've heard, seen, and felt.
If companies can dole out bonuses to themselves, they definitely can pay us more. #Capitalism is hurting working people, but we hold the power & fill their pockets ✊🏼 #UniteAndFightBack #GeneralStrike
Edited 73d ago
To understand the egregious toxicity of billionaires (Charles Koch particularly)
contemporary conservatism
politics (political capture)
legislation
judiciary
lobbying
deregulation
libertarianism
erosion of social programs;
erosion of public education (school vouchers)
anti-feminism; ...
read (in order)
Jane Mayer, Dark Money (2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book)
Nancy MacLean, Democracy in Chains (2019)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_Chains
Get them online or your local library
Edited 203d ago
Wealth isn't a sign of a virtue and poverty isn't a moral failing.
#capitalism #meritocracy #neoptism #GenerationalWealth #poverty
Edited 130d ago
#Hypercapitalism is the *observed* destruction of life and planet.
#Capitalism is the *pretense* that it is all alright.