I dont think wealth redistribution via taxation and communism are the same thing? That aside i dont care how wealthy jeff bezos is if there robust safety nets to take care of less fortunate citizens.

No one really advocates communism anymore, it's all about social democracy.
Those robust safety nets could be a lot stronger if the wealthy carried their weight.

The wealthy pay way more taxes than any other group

And safety nets don't help the poor, they just raise the cost of living, especially for healthcare



St Jude's Hospital
Convoy of Hope
Pretty much every church everywhere

This post was edited by EndlessSky on Oct 31 2019 06:12pm

It's relative, of course. However, pretty safe to say that a majority of the workforce find no fulfillment out of their job and it's just a means to an end. I worked a cubicle job only once in my entire life, and I left it after falling into an existential crisis that bordered on suicidal ideation.

The difference between a medical expense and an entertainment expense is that the former involves spending money we may not always have on things that we need, whereas entertainment is money we have spent on merely something we want. I agree with fender though about the general importance of entertainment for mental health though too.

>voluntary giving
>’giving’ required by law under penalty of (bad ending here)

Lmao




We already have taxes.

This post was edited by Skinned on Oct 31 2019 06:49pm

Nonsense.

An ideal society allows people to buoyantly float at their own level of ability. Our less than ideal society rewards people who don't contribute and often punishes the people that do contribute.

Strong families and community organizations are the best ways to fill in the cracks for those who still have material troubles.

The liberal narrative of hedonism and political correctness has rotted away the family. That evil led us towards our many other evils in the current day.



Triggered by facts again rofl

Taxation isn't a communist mechanism at all.

I agree with the sentiment that the wealthy are generally low value contributors to society, but to be clear I don't associate monetary/fiscal wealth with high value. So when I see someone like a Elon Musk, I consider them higher value than a Jeff Bezos type, billionaire status aside. In the past, I was very against the communist/socialist concepts, but the US dream vs reality is pretty dismal. In reality, most coming from middle/lower classes can expect to be financially dept-strapped indentured servants to the corporate state. Talking about those 30 year mortgages on overvalued properties, and state building codes/permitting codified to keep it that way. Or the droves of people with 5/6 digit college debts, but the bankruptcy system not really clearing that like other types of debt.


Makes me re-consider communist/socialist concepts.

This post was edited by RedFromWinter on Oct 31 2019 07:27pm