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by sirmiller
3778 days ago
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We are overworked, underemployed and (feel) powerless,
because social security has failed. 30% of my income goes to social security systems, so I have to work 50% to earn the same.
I can earn (up to) 50% more from social benefits than from doing actual work, so why work. I feel powerless, because it's easier this way.
I don't have to take responsibility of my life, because "somebody" will do it for me. Look around you.
Every single item you see was given to you by "capitalism". |
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If (god forbid) you or a loved one gets sick in America, "capitalism" will also take away everything you own to pay medical bills. If you were born in a poorer neighborhood in America, "capitalism" will give you a terrible education, push you into a terrible job market, and do everything it can to keep you from becoming one of the owners of capital. If you want to get an education but you're parents can't pay, you graduate tens of thousands of dollars in debt. If you get old and you dont have a lot of savings, "capitalism" will put you into a shitty retirement home while your kids are too busy working their asses off to visit you.
I'm not even trying to propose an alternative model here, in fact I think the kind of admiration for the vikings that the article pushes is misplaced. I just think that personifying "capitalism" and using the loaded language of "taking responsibility for your life" are pretty irrelevant and counterproductive in the 21st century.