You cant afford a new house. You cant afford a new car. Healthcare costs are the single largest cause of bankrupcy and financial strain is the single largest cause of divorce.
But at least the billionaires are thriving.
“Eat the rich” is honestly where we’re headed. And I don’t mean literally eat I mean TAKE THEIR WEALTH.
Until billionaires are made illegal, and “real estate investment” (i.e. predatory price gouging on homes/apartments) is made illegal, everything is gonna continue getting more fucked. It’s too little too late though, greed has destroyed our planet. We’ve got front row seats to the downturn of human civilization.
I’m stocking up on canned food, and I’ve never been the doomsday prepper type. Honestly I think we’re about to enter a protracted global depression that makes ‘08 look like a speedbump.
The immigrant crisis around the globe is also at a tipping point. Climate change and corporate greed have fucked many places in the world out of habitability.
Immigrants aren’t going to stop coming because the alternative is a slow and miserable death or the threat of cartel governments. Now western countries don’t want to take care of them and don’t want to deal with them at all, because immigrants demand resources and we need all that money to hide in congress’ ratholes.
Well if we hadn’t fucking destroyed the planet in the blink of an eye maybe they wouldn’t all need to come to europe. If we hadn’t waged this stupid fucking war on drugs then maybe south/central americans wouldn’t need to flee cartel zones for fear of their entire village being beheaded and dumped in a pit.
America and Europe are only beginning to reap what we’ve sown over the last 50 years and we already want to throw in the towel.
Shit is going to get far worse, everywhere, imminently.
Maybe it will get worse in the future, but what resources do immigrants require? They don’t need nannies or childcare or schooling…they just work, consume and pay taxes like everyone else. Has this ever been a problem for the US? Up to the 1930s, the US had an immigration of over 11% of population, the same as it’s been since the 2000s. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time
I won’t even mention the EU, we’re in demographic suicide here because raising kids people until they have a job and a house and stability is fucking expensive xP
'08 never actually ran its course. They kicked the can in the hopes they would be able to not have it actually bear its foul fruit.
The derivates market is overleveraged, some entities over 30X. They are holding the hot potato and hoping it will cool off as they hold a blowtorch to it, as a manner of business.
I agree with your point and also don’t really care how they’re handling having obscene wealth and untold power over everyone else, I just think it’s worth pointing out that giving these rich assholes exactly what they want doesn’t make them happier either. It’s a losing situation all around (though obviously more for people on the bottom).
Don’t forget they created derivates based on that debt, because they “learned” from '08 how home mortgage debt derivatives isn’t as safe as they thought.
Good thing that non-dischargeable debt is nice and safe and won’t be wiped by government action, because that would make tiers of derivatives worthless and unwind multiples of the economy into a crater. That is why they fought against wiping student loan debts.
My car is old enough to have kids my age, but at least I’ll never have to take it to a mechanic. No computers means I can do everything from valve timing to gearbox rebuilds myself, and parts are dirt cheap because they’re being thrown out all the time.
Not trying to tell you how to live your life, I totally understand the mentality, but for me it was a revolutionary jump in technology.
From having to drive in stop and go traffic to just letting the car do it has been magical for me. I can now do a 6+ hour drive and no longer be absolutely wrecked at the end. Not that I do it often, but it’s usually for a family thing or a vacation, so both things that I kinda want to be cognisant for.
That plus all the safety stuff like a backup camera, the beeping when getting close to stuff, etc. has made my driving life so much better
There are few things that have changed my life overnight, but a (much, much) newer car with updated tech was totally one of them.
I guess for me it doesn’t matter. I work 100% from home and drive very, very little. I keep an SUV for hardware store trips and an occasional foray out for lunch (or family vacation). That’s still a 2015 Honda Pilot so not exactly new, lol. Wife drives a small Focus and my son has a Mazda3.
Maybe if I was driving hours a day on the regular it would matter. Though honestly I’m not sure it would. It’s a method of transportation, not the latest smartphone. I may be in the minority with that.
I will add, not sure it’s relevant, that I’m in the percentage that would have no problem purchasing a new car. Depending on the price-point I may even be able to pay cash. Again though, I don’t need brand-new vehicles.
The economy sure is doing well /s
You cant afford a new house. You cant afford a new car. Healthcare costs are the single largest cause of bankrupcy and financial strain is the single largest cause of divorce. But at least the billionaires are thriving.
“Eat the rich” is honestly where we’re headed. And I don’t mean literally eat I mean TAKE THEIR WEALTH.
Until billionaires are made illegal, and “real estate investment” (i.e. predatory price gouging on homes/apartments) is made illegal, everything is gonna continue getting more fucked. It’s too little too late though, greed has destroyed our planet. We’ve got front row seats to the downturn of human civilization.
I’m stocking up on canned food, and I’ve never been the doomsday prepper type. Honestly I think we’re about to enter a protracted global depression that makes ‘08 look like a speedbump.
This is an example of hating other people irrationally.
The immigrant crisis around the globe is also at a tipping point. Climate change and corporate greed have fucked many places in the world out of habitability.
Immigrants aren’t going to stop coming because the alternative is a slow and miserable death or the threat of cartel governments. Now western countries don’t want to take care of them and don’t want to deal with them at all, because immigrants demand resources and we need all that money to hide in congress’ ratholes.
Well if we hadn’t fucking destroyed the planet in the blink of an eye maybe they wouldn’t all need to come to europe. If we hadn’t waged this stupid fucking war on drugs then maybe south/central americans wouldn’t need to flee cartel zones for fear of their entire village being beheaded and dumped in a pit.
America and Europe are only beginning to reap what we’ve sown over the last 50 years and we already want to throw in the towel.
Shit is going to get far worse, everywhere, imminently.
Maybe it will get worse in the future, but what resources do immigrants require? They don’t need nannies or childcare or schooling…they just work, consume and pay taxes like everyone else. Has this ever been a problem for the US? Up to the 1930s, the US had an immigration of over 11% of population, the same as it’s been since the 2000s. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time
I won’t even mention the EU, we’re in demographic suicide here because raising
kidspeople until they have a job and a house and stability is fucking expensive xP'08 never actually ran its course. They kicked the can in the hopes they would be able to not have it actually bear its foul fruit.
The derivates market is overleveraged, some entities over 30X. They are holding the hot potato and hoping it will cool off as they hold a blowtorch to it, as a manner of business.
Why not both?
Because people who scream eat the rich, also scream ban firearms…you need those to be able to eat the rich.
I’d use knife and fork but you do you.
Pitchforks and torches work well enough. They’re more fun also. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You’re confusing liberals and leftists
Nooo no no no no. Those two things are not the same.
Gonna start googling long pork recipes - wonder if I can make some good tacos al pastor…
Literally eating a significant portion of them would probably lead to the most rapid cause-and-effect changes taking place though.
If the loud ones (e.g. Elon) are any indication, I don’t really think this is true either.
Elon isnt doing badly because of the economy, hes doing badly because hes a moron. Most billionaires arent “struggling” to grow their wealth.
I agree with your point and also don’t really care how they’re handling having obscene wealth and untold power over everyone else, I just think it’s worth pointing out that giving these rich assholes exactly what they want doesn’t make them happier either. It’s a losing situation all around (though obviously more for people on the bottom).
Don’t forget they also made college unaffordable and made sure you can’t get rid of student loans in bankruptcy. Charming place this is.
Don’t forget they created derivates based on that debt, because they “learned” from '08 how home mortgage debt derivatives isn’t as safe as they thought.
Good thing that non-dischargeable debt is nice and safe and won’t be wiped by government action, because that would make tiers of derivatives worthless and unwind multiples of the economy into a crater. That is why they fought against wiping student loan debts.
this is all gonna snap, probably all at once
Choppity chop
My Accord is old enough to vote and I’ll be driving it until it dies. Or until I do.
Hey, my Accord could start high school! Congrats to us 🤡
My car is old enough to have kids my age, but at least I’ll never have to take it to a mechanic. No computers means I can do everything from valve timing to gearbox rebuilds myself, and parts are dirt cheap because they’re being thrown out all the time.
I’ve always driven cars until they die…or in the case of my 2007 Accord a my son totals it. 😑 I do as much of my own work as possible too.
I truly don’t get the point of getting a new car just to get a new car.
Not trying to tell you how to live your life, I totally understand the mentality, but for me it was a revolutionary jump in technology.
From having to drive in stop and go traffic to just letting the car do it has been magical for me. I can now do a 6+ hour drive and no longer be absolutely wrecked at the end. Not that I do it often, but it’s usually for a family thing or a vacation, so both things that I kinda want to be cognisant for.
That plus all the safety stuff like a backup camera, the beeping when getting close to stuff, etc. has made my driving life so much better
There are few things that have changed my life overnight, but a (much, much) newer car with updated tech was totally one of them.
I guess for me it doesn’t matter. I work 100% from home and drive very, very little. I keep an SUV for hardware store trips and an occasional foray out for lunch (or family vacation). That’s still a 2015 Honda Pilot so not exactly new, lol. Wife drives a small Focus and my son has a Mazda3.
Maybe if I was driving hours a day on the regular it would matter. Though honestly I’m not sure it would. It’s a method of transportation, not the latest smartphone. I may be in the minority with that.
I will add, not sure it’s relevant, that I’m in the percentage that would have no problem purchasing a new car. Depending on the price-point I may even be able to pay cash. Again though, I don’t need brand-new vehicles.
Totally fair, cars are more and more like smartphones these days…with all the good and bad that comes with it!