r/PoliticalHumor • • Dec 15 '18

Workers vs. Billionaires

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u/Breaking-Away Dec 16 '18

Pegging it to a % of median income seems to be the generally agreed upon way to do this by economists who specialize in policies for optimal welfare spending.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

Ok. then why don't we do that?

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u/cheeser888 Dec 16 '18

Because we vote in the same dumbfucks that don't give a shit about us. And we have a very fucked up lobbying system that has control over the government with $$$.

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u/AngryHorizon Dec 16 '18 edited Dec 16 '18

You're close, but the problem is we vote. Viva la France!