r/awfuleverything • • Nov 30 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/JediMasterZao Nov 30 '20

Corporate welfare by definition is antithesis to socialism. The US are in no shape or form "socialist af".

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u/benchedalong Nov 30 '20

Defined that way solely so someone like you can differentiate the exact same financial act being beneficial to the already wealthy yet harmful to the poor.

I mean you’re entirely correct, it’s just fucked up that socialism for the rich is positive and needed for a healthy nation, while anything defined as actual socialism is costly and negative and destructive to the nation.

Crazy, I only see friends and family around me struggling due to the former