• Aux@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Here’s a better shower thought: the government exists to govern you, not to serve you. When you pay taxes, you fund new mansions for the ruling class. When you invest into the business instead, you create new jobs, new tech and your future.

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      11 months ago

      Workers have unelected bosses dictating the majority of their waking lives. Most companies literally tell you what you can and cannot wear (dress code policy), when you can and cannot eat (designated breaks), and what you can and cannot say online (social media policies). All so they can control you to extract wealth and buy super yachts.

      Look at the list of wealthiest US politicians. I cannot find a single one that didn’t make their money extracting it from workers or inheritance. Abuse of office happens; abuse of workers’ surplus is the standard.