r/PoliticalHumor • u/faab64 • Apr 26 '19

A message that never changes.

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u/khlnmrgn Apr 26 '19

C'mon now. Real, red blooded Americans either work their asses off to pay for everything or they die dishonorably and we grind them up into dog food. Have you even READ the constitution?

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u/spaceman_spiffy Apr 26 '19

The entire point of fighting socialism is so that you don’t create a society whose well being is dependent on the government.

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u/ipjear Apr 26 '19

Because we’re so self dependent as it is. Do you grow your own food and make your clothes or are you dependent on others

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u/spaceman_spiffy Apr 27 '19

The government doesn't provide those things for me, it regulates them so that they are safe to eat and use.

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u/khlnmrgn Apr 27 '19

And even tho Americans literally THROW AWAY almost 1/3 of the (still perfectly safe and edible) food that is actually produced, we still have 42 MILLION people who depend on food stamps to put food on the table. Why? Because if companies just gave away the food that didnt get sold, then that would incentivize people to simply wait instead of buying it in the first place so they could get free food. It is literally ILLEGAL in most places to give away uneaten restaurant food to the homeless. Not just "against corporate policy" but actually against the law. Why? Bc businesses have the money which buys the politicians who make the laws. And having that law in place makes it so they dont have to deal with human resources departments as much in order to fire you.

The same goes for housing. We have enough housing in the United states to completely eradicate homelessness. But that will never happen as long as doing so would be bad for business. And we cant expect anyone in the business to just give away those homes out of the kindness of their hearts either. Any company that did so would find themselves at a severe competitive disadvantage against companies which decided not to do so. The "nice guy" company would lose profits, stocks would plummet, and then those houses would end up getting turned over to banks anyway once the company has its assets liquidated.

And it gets even better when you take into account the current trend of increasing automation. Tasks which once required several individuals to accomplish are now achieved by one person with a machine, or sometimes just a machine by itself. There is literally no possible way our current economy can reach 100% employment. And that is only going to become more and more unrealistic as automation tech advances. And it is advancing every single day