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Saviolo

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Thu Apr 7, 2016, 11:51 AM
Apr 2016

What the big dollar capitalists don't want the average Joe to realize is that we're already in a massively socialist system, but only socialized towards the huge moneyed interests. The incredibly wealthy corporations get enormous benefits from the fruits of the middle and lower classes' taxation and labour, and receive massive tax breaks and deductions based on their profit.

On top of that, huge corporations benefit from government programs like food stamps for their employees that get paid meager sub-poverty wages while CEOs and top brass get enormous bonuses and stock benefits. It's a Capitalist Socialism that only benefits the corporations and the top brass of those corporations.

As entities, they only concern of the corporations is money for shareholders, money for board of directors, profit, growth, and more growth. The system is 100% non-sustainable and will (not might, WILL) collapse under its own weight. Any system that relies on constant and unfettered growth in order to be successful is a cancer.

Big money controls the message because they control the airwaves. Bernie is being painted with a bright red paintbrush, he's the new red scare. It's frustrating, I always feel so massively unable to effect any change in the face of huge impersonal monolithic corporations pushing everything down while they rise.

When profit again includes aspirant Mar 2015 #1
So true newfie11 Mar 2015 #2
! DeSwiss Mar 2015 #3
What's the old line, when all you have is a hammer......? daleanime Mar 2015 #4
...3 shirts later... F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #8
"capitalism is a failed system" TBF Mar 2015 #12
That's one of the central things that we as socialists need to do, in my opinion. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #13
Well, I think about it this way and try to frame it as such...... socialist_n_TN Apr 2015 #17
Punctuated Equilibrium 2naSalit Mar 2015 #5
Excellent thought - TBF Mar 2015 #7
I disagree. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #9
Oh it definitely won't come from the old geezers - TBF Mar 2015 #11
Capitalism is TOO GOOD marias23 Mar 2015 #6
Agreed, with a caveat--it's only too good at delivering them to an elite. F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #10
Indeed. ncjustice80 Mar 2015 #14
Kicking nt F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #15
Thank you - TBF Mar 2015 #16
Where do all the proponents of alternatives to capitalism hang out? benedict2016 Mar 2016 #18
Welcome to DU, benedict2016! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #19
Also: Saviolo Apr 2016 #20
Great comments - thanks! nt TBF Apr 2016 #21
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