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by oompydoompy74 222 days ago
Peter Thiel is not a person that anyone should listen to. That being said if you want to see real poverty come to the South East and drive an hour outside of any major metropolitan area. These are folks that would likely be unhoused if they lived in a city, but are scraping by and making it work in a 40 year old single wide that is falling apart. Capitalism in this country works as it has been designed to since the Reagan administration. Socialized losses, privatized gains, and a massive transfer of wealth straight to the top. Innovation means nothing if we kill our planet and subjugate the masses.