• mechoman444
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    23 hours ago

    Yes. The pattern continues. You cherry-pick a few choice quotes from my response and then claim I’m some kind of pro-billionaire, despite the fact that my statement opened with a clear denunciation of billionaires.

    Wealth inequality is single-handedly one of the worst and most pressing issues on the planet. We are in desperate need of a wealth tax and a wealth cap. We have done this before, and it was demonstrably successful.

    Are you going to gloss over that, or is it simply more convenient to pretend I didn’t say it? Of course it is. That part directly contradicts the narrative you are trying to push. It also offers actual solutions, something you have failed to do, opting instead for ad hominem. Let me be perfectly clear. I do not like billionaires. They should not exist. Their wealth needs to be forcibly reclaimed, leaving them with enough money to feel rich but without any functional power. Large corporations must be aggressively monitored and regulated.

    Achieving this requires sweeping reforms: outlawing lobbying, instituting term limits for politicians, abolishing the Electoral College, implementing wage taxes and caps, and redistributing wealth to the bottom 80 percent.

    So I’ll ask again: are you capable of contributing anything substantive to this discussion, or is performative outrage the extent of your engagement?

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      11 hours ago

      So I’ll ask again: are you capable of contributing anything substantive to this discussion, or is performative outrage the extent of your engagement?

      and you accuse me of ad hominem attacks? lol

      Achieving this requires sweeping reforms: outlawing lobbying, instituting term limits for politicians, abolishing the Electoral College, implementing wage taxes and caps, and redistributing wealth to the bottom 80 percent.

      and you will still fight for your 6 days work-week? why o why?

      that 4-day week is not a solution in itself. it is part of the big debate about wage theft and the big solution needs to have laws and regulation so you don’t have to work 6 days to being afford a life. i have already said that, but you continue to ignore it, because it doesn’t fit your narrative, which is something you accuse me of.

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      20 hours ago

      So I’ll ask again: are you capable of contributing anything substantive to this discussion

      Why are you demanding something you refuse to do yourself?

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        17 hours ago

        Ok.

        I agree that billionaires hoarding wealth like a dragon under a mountain is terrible.

        A four day work week is a great idea and should be implemented where it can work.

        We need over arching sweeping reforms to solve our wealth equality issues.

        Agree or disagree?