But taxes!!!
Said anyone who doesn’t know that minus $600/month that only covers the basics plus $300? in taxes that covers a lot more is a net savings.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Is true.
That is why so soooo many headlines everywhere are preaching how this should have been done through voting & protests or whatever.
Iirc majority of Murikans want public healthcare for at least two decades now, yet nothing has changed (expect living generations).
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 1 week ago
pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Lol, “voting”.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Peaceful protest, electoralism, those are spooks. If you want to stop something, try physical destruction.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Not opposing your comment at all, more of a rare insurance fun fact: Even a show of power is enough sometimes.
Eg unions in USA haven’t killed any tycoons for the longest time. But they do get a loaf of bread per week more in wages when they stop working for a few days.
Not all revolutions need to be as complete as the French or Russian (tho that works, but also costs a few years of instability & political power struggles), 10% of the elite de-elited (eg losing their wealth bcs of direct demos actions) would send a big message in USAs case.
grue@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Even just for something as mundane as protected bike lanes, I’ve found through personal experience that just a couple instances of direct action against motorists who tried to park in them was infinitely more effective than years of begging peacefully for barriers.
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 1 week ago
Especially so in a system like in the USA
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.”