• @zbyte64
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    285 months ago

    Who do you think the US government works for?

    • @CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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      35 months ago

      Many of them work for the rich, some of them have integrity, but most are just in it for their own power and benefit.

      • The Cuuuuube
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        95 months ago

        Power and benefit, also sometimes referred to with the term “capital”

          • The Cuuuuube
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            35 months ago

            Which is a form of capital. Our politicians use that power for monetary profit. That shits just intrinsic to building an entire system with capitalism at it’s heart like we been doing since the late 60s

      • @drev@lemmy.world
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        75 months ago

        You could argue that, but are these personal benefits not just checks from lobbyists? And does this power not come largely from the leverage they gain expanding their influence in order to justify bigger checks?

        • @CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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          15 months ago

          I think we agree, and the only solution that I see as workable is to greatly reduce the power of the government on all levels.

          • @zbyte64
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            25 months ago

            Do you think the capitalists who say exactly that, have integrity? Could you name one?

              • @zbyte64
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                15 months ago

                Yes the part about reducing government size. You have project 2025 that wants to get rid of the EPA and the Department of Education. Do the billionaires support this project because they have integrity or because it’s good for their bottom line?

                • @CableMonster@lemmy.ml
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                  15 months ago

                  Billionaires support larger government, undoubtedly. The more government the more their business is protected from up and coming companies. Also they want more tax money to go into the government so they can get more contracts from the government. Take a peak at the national spending on military and realize that it goes directly to billionaire run companies.