Because muh economy. Capitalism will always “push the bill” on what they can do. shite gov doesn’t/wouldn’t keep up with regulations to aide the working class.
My question is what’s the point in eternal growth? Why would one cut employees but boost executives? Money corrupts? Or is it them “getting theirs”
I hate that term “eternal growth” and similar phrases, because it makes it seem like society as a whole grows eternally. It’s just larger increments for the ruling class. That’s it. The general public gets fucked for the ruling class.
The answers to your questions are money, money, yes, and yes. Most people would do the same if in that position.
I guess we could scrap the current system and adopt a new on that will no doubt evolve into essentially the same thing.
Human nature/behavior will not change because of a shift in political or economic philosophy. It’s well documented.
It has become a gatcha game, you put time in and you might get something worthwhile out of it, or you might get more poverty
Be careful. You make too much sense!
But you can definitely achieve these things. I’m not rich nor do I hold a college degree and I do it. I dislike my job as much as the next person but this is the world we live in. Would you rather 1984?
If those were the only two options, obviously not. But I think you know damn well that’s not reality.
Sure, there are other options. Name a better one.
Raising minimum wage or putting a social safety net in place so we have no working homeless or unfed children.
I don’t disagree but this is a band-aid. I am not sure that there is a political or economic philosophy in place today (at least in the US) prepared or willing to deal with homeless or hunger properly. We get a lot of politispeak about doing this or that that effectively translates to nothing.
An Anarchist commune?
Even that would devolve into a hierarchy. Someone will want power. It’s happened before.
Where and when? All the instances I have heard about have been attacked by external powers, not taken over from within.
Sure but there was always someone (or a sect of someone’s) “in charge” calling the shots.
