Hard times create capitalists
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Scott Lincicome In a new blog post, Scott Lincicome, Vice President of General Economics and Trade Policy at the Cato Institute, critiques President Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of US Steel. While Biden cited national security risks, Lincicome emphasizes that the supporting evidence is lacking. The deal involved a $2.7 billion investment and had widespread backing, including “more than 98 percent of its shareholders” and experts who believed it would “bolster US national security and relations […]
The capitalism we have today is failing society because it prioritizes profit over people. Since the 1980s, we’ve embraced a system built on deregulation, tax cuts for the wealthy, and privatization. The result? Widening inequality, stagnant wages, and corporate power that dwarfs the influence of everyday citizens. Meanwhile, public services crumble, and workers bear the brunt of unstable markets. This “hands-off” approach to capitalism has left us with a system where the rich get richer, the poor get […]
It doesnt care about people. It’s only desire is to grow in size and influence. Corporations are just as bad as the state only smaller. They don’t care if they poison people and destroy communities. The only thing that matters to them is growth at ANY expense monetary or human life. The boots you lick today will be on your neck tomorrow. Elon is not your friend, grow up and think for yourself. submitted by /u/CakeOnSight [link] [comments]
A new warning from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy that links alcohol to cancer ought to raise questions about the purpose of such public health edicts—especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a dramatic decline in Americans’ willingness to trust such expertise. Is the goal of public health to provide scientifically accurate information so Americans can understand the risks and trade-offs that are an inevitable part of life? Or is the goal to change public behavior […]
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Two people want to have children. One is financially responsible. He got rich first before knocking up somebody. He also got a financially responsible woman that pick someone rich. Another is welfare parasites with a financially irresponsible woman that pick the poor as father. The welfare parasites have children easily. Just have children. But he has no money. Sure. Governments pay for it. That’s it. The financially responsible ones? You have this absurd laws that use a man’s […]