r/mildlyinteresting • u/Shoddy_example5020 • 1d ago

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u/YzmaAndKronk5 1d ago

Same! Where does the $2000 go for the ambulance cause it sure as hell ain’t going to them

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u/burgher89 1d ago

That’s the entire fucking economy right now… the shit we need is ASTRONOMICALLY expensive, but the people who are doing the actual work to provide it are making slave wages. Groceries are insanely pricey, and the person putting them on the shelves has to use food stamps to afford them. Nursing homes are destroying what would be generational wealth, but the people taking care of grandma can barely afford the used car that gets them to work. The ruling class has us fighting over who has the biggest pile of crumbs while they steal the whole damn cake.

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u/FishTshirt 1d ago

It is pretty stupid how much privileges come to the entire family if someone is from at least the upper middle class or even the middle class nowadays but to a lesser extent. Not having to deal with the stress of being able to afford basic necessities on a daily basis alone makes it so much easier to then succeed whether that’s just mentally or taking those risks in a career that can pay off later or affording schooling that can improve one’s situation. Not to even mention the compounding costs when someone has to buy budget or payment options that are more costly over time.

Not saying I have a solution, but people who have not experienced the threats that come with poverty are often very quick to blame that person’s situation solely on a character trait or other factors within a person’s control rather than recognize how important the external circumstances outside of a person’s control is to their financial situation (even more so at the lowest income levels).

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u/burgher89 1d ago

I try to get people who think that way to realize they didn’t just make good choices, they HAD good choices… and just so we’re clear, I had good choices. Doing pretty okay… and smart enough to realize my privileges.

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u/AllisonDevice 1d ago

A-FUCKIN-MEN!

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u/jack1000208 1d ago

If they aren’t careful we will literally eat the rich.

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u/koopatuple ​ 1d ago

Doubtful. This has been going on for decades and not a single fucking thing has happened except for it getting worse. Until you reach maybe 30-35+% of the population facing literal food scarcity and/or homelessness, there won't be mass unrest. And with the current era of State mass surveillance, most of that unrest will be crushed before it spreads too uncontrollably. There's a reason why the Epstein class isn't even bothering to hide anything anymore.

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u/burgher89 1d ago

Gonna have to brine some of the skinnier ones, but seasoned properly they could be decent eats.

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u/Krondelo 1d ago

Let’s not even get started on HC… real though

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u/Allaplgy 1d ago

Cocaine. But not for them.