I agree with your observation about cities falling all over themselves to cater to the billionaires who want new sports arenas. They have so much money and could easily pay for these stadiums themselves.
I'd like to add to that list of companies like Walmart, Amazon, and others who get huge tax incentives. People who work for Walmart and Amazon are on public assistance including Medicaid and SNAP because these companies don't pay a livable wage or offer health care. And in most cases, they are the largest employer in the communities where they set up shop. This is how the obscenely rich continue to get richer. There should be laws against this type of pillaging of our tax dollars.
But as we know, the powers that be have always been in the pocket of large corporations because they are the same people who fund their campaigns. That is why so many politicians are corrupt. The fact is, Citizen's United has made it legal for billionaires to rig the system.
We are seeing this effect on steroids with this current administration. Billionaires make up the majority of the cabinet and it should be alarming to anybody who has to work for a living and are having difficulty making ends meet.
By the way, I don't mind pineapple on pizza. But, then again, there is some mental illness in my family. That may be the reason, LOL.
You are so right about Walmart and Amazon and the like. I remember communities were pitted against each other to see who could provide the biggest welfare package to entice Amazon to locate a big headquarters or some such thing in their area. Welfare for Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, etc. just makes me crazy.
I would never suggest that enjoying pineapple on pizza is a sign of mental issues. However, anyone who could even think up a thing like anchovies on chocolate cake, definitely should seek professional help. 😊
Is that really a thing- anchovies on chocolate cake? I would question a person's sanity if they thought this was a good idea. Maybe it's an acquired taste. Everyone's taste buds are different. To each their own.
Looks like rain this weekend in my neck of the woods. Perfect sleeping weather.
Nah, I just thought up the anchovies on cake with my own sick little mind to illustrate how awful pineapple on pizza sounds to me. But, who knows, it might be great. You never know until you try. Maybe you could try it and let me know. 😁
Sorry Norm, that's a definite NO on the food challenge. I wouldn't eat anchovies on a pizza. Never gonna happen on a chocolate cake. Why ruin a perfectly good cake?
The following is from a college ass called Sociology 101.
Corporate Socialism: The government mostly benefits corporations. Most major industries are privately owned, but still receive substantial tax CRS, bailouts and other benefits at the expense of the taxpayers. It is driven by the corporations’ ability to influence laws with large amounts of money to pay for legislation that favors corporations’ to make even more money. With corporate socialism the wealthy become even wealthier at the expense of lower classes. This system is essentially a Plutocracy = rule by the wealthy. This is where our country is now.
Thanks, Marguerite. I wish every single Democrat would hammer away at this whenever they are anywhere near a microphone or a TV camera. It seems like a winning issue to me.
Sounds about right to me. I think this has been true for all of American history. The landowners and wealthy held all the political power from the beginning. The whole point of the Electoral college was based on the premise that commoners weren't knowledgeable enough to choose a president.
To be honest, I don't understand the motivation by people like Trump or Musk to change the current system. They wouldn't have attained the wealth they currently have without it being what it is.
And wrecking the system by supercharging taking from the poor to give to the rich is going to mean a working class that can't afford to buy anything, which means less money going to businesses. So the wealthy is cutting off their own future supply of money.
Hi Norm,
I agree with your observation about cities falling all over themselves to cater to the billionaires who want new sports arenas. They have so much money and could easily pay for these stadiums themselves.
I'd like to add to that list of companies like Walmart, Amazon, and others who get huge tax incentives. People who work for Walmart and Amazon are on public assistance including Medicaid and SNAP because these companies don't pay a livable wage or offer health care. And in most cases, they are the largest employer in the communities where they set up shop. This is how the obscenely rich continue to get richer. There should be laws against this type of pillaging of our tax dollars.
But as we know, the powers that be have always been in the pocket of large corporations because they are the same people who fund their campaigns. That is why so many politicians are corrupt. The fact is, Citizen's United has made it legal for billionaires to rig the system.
We are seeing this effect on steroids with this current administration. Billionaires make up the majority of the cabinet and it should be alarming to anybody who has to work for a living and are having difficulty making ends meet.
By the way, I don't mind pineapple on pizza. But, then again, there is some mental illness in my family. That may be the reason, LOL.
Have a great weekend!
Hello, Sarah
You are so right about Walmart and Amazon and the like. I remember communities were pitted against each other to see who could provide the biggest welfare package to entice Amazon to locate a big headquarters or some such thing in their area. Welfare for Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, etc. just makes me crazy.
I would never suggest that enjoying pineapple on pizza is a sign of mental issues. However, anyone who could even think up a thing like anchovies on chocolate cake, definitely should seek professional help. 😊
Hope you have a great weekend, too.
Norm,
Is that really a thing- anchovies on chocolate cake? I would question a person's sanity if they thought this was a good idea. Maybe it's an acquired taste. Everyone's taste buds are different. To each their own.
Looks like rain this weekend in my neck of the woods. Perfect sleeping weather.
Take care.
Nah, I just thought up the anchovies on cake with my own sick little mind to illustrate how awful pineapple on pizza sounds to me. But, who knows, it might be great. You never know until you try. Maybe you could try it and let me know. 😁
Stay dry. 🌧️
Sorry Norm, that's a definite NO on the food challenge. I wouldn't eat anchovies on a pizza. Never gonna happen on a chocolate cake. Why ruin a perfectly good cake?
It’s called Corporate Socialism.
The following is from a college ass called Sociology 101.
Corporate Socialism: The government mostly benefits corporations. Most major industries are privately owned, but still receive substantial tax CRS, bailouts and other benefits at the expense of the taxpayers. It is driven by the corporations’ ability to influence laws with large amounts of money to pay for legislation that favors corporations’ to make even more money. With corporate socialism the wealthy become even wealthier at the expense of lower classes. This system is essentially a Plutocracy = rule by the wealthy. This is where our country is now.
Sorry, it should be college class not “ass”.
Thanks, Marguerite. I wish every single Democrat would hammer away at this whenever they are anywhere near a microphone or a TV camera. It seems like a winning issue to me.
Sounds about right to me. I think this has been true for all of American history. The landowners and wealthy held all the political power from the beginning. The whole point of the Electoral college was based on the premise that commoners weren't knowledgeable enough to choose a president.
To be honest, I don't understand the motivation by people like Trump or Musk to change the current system. They wouldn't have attained the wealth they currently have without it being what it is.
And wrecking the system by supercharging taking from the poor to give to the rich is going to mean a working class that can't afford to buy anything, which means less money going to businesses. So the wealthy is cutting off their own future supply of money.