Poll of the Day > US economic system

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I think so and most of the country's wealth sits at the top in the hands of a very group of powerful people who use their wealth to sway laws and regulations and politics to stack the economic system against the majority of people most of whom are people of color.

Yeah, but I think that's also true for every other country in the world.

I believe you you were politely asked to shut the fuck up, TC.

Not really, it's doing as intended, generating wealth. Now if you ask if the US Political system is rigged...

The biggest problem, which is also the same problem as in 1929's stock market crash, is that a business can have an evaluation that's different than their actual value. (which is an enigma since 'actual value' is kinda vacuous a term as well)

It's rigged, but anyone can still play. The only true debate in this is people discussing what is "fair" or not as it pertains to the topic.

BUMPED2002 posted...

I think so and most of the country's wealth sits at the top in the hands of a very group of powerful people who use their wealth to sway laws and regulations and politics to stack the economic system against the majority of people most of whom are people of color.

Oh I see, you're trying to say that racism is being used to say the economy is rigged. Got it.

The system is a scam. You can play along as long as you have the means, but the number of people able to play, rather than be played, grows shorter every fiscal quarter. Unfortunately for the ones who can keep playing as long as there is a game to play, the game is due to run out; such being the case of any non-sustainable model.

Molitheus posted...

Oh I see, you're trying to say that racism is being used to say the economy is rigged. Got it.

honestly, I have no idea what TC is trying to say cuz he's 1/3 Markov Chain and never replies in topics...

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But I happen to be an economics buff so I can point out that a portion of CRT is pointing out how regional redlining along racial groups in the past has compromised the generational wealth of those groups... but that is just small change in terms of the economy as a whole.

I'm not really interested in discussing politics with populists.

You're fucking shameless, TC.

Lokarin posted...

honestly, I have no idea what TC is trying to say cuz he's 1/3 Markov Chain and never replies in topics...

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But I happen to be an economics buff so I can point out that a portion of CRT is pointing out how regional redlining along racial groups in the past has compromised the generational wealth of those groups... but that is just small change in terms of the economy as a whole.

Well, there's no point in TC making a topic like this and then not reply. By doing so, he's proved that he's making a moot point and doesn't know what he's talking about.

It has been rigged for a long time.

No, but people abuse it to make it seem that way.

It's designed to benefit those that already have money, and penalize those that don't. It's the literal opposite of how a good system would run. There needs to be a massive shift of wealth back to the working and middle classes. Nobody working 40 hours a week should be struggling to live.

jiffdiff posted...

Yeah, but I think that's also true for every other country in the world.

And for the entirety of human history.

Wealth inequality pretty much became inevitable the moment some asshole decided he didn't want to wander around picking berries anymore, and was just going to plant some grain and see what happened.