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the cruelty is the point (slrpnk.net)

submitted 10 months ago by stabby_cicada to c/textsfromsolarpunk

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[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We spend waaaaay more on checks and balances than if we let the occasional grifter through. It's not that it should be completely without oversight, but we waste astronomical amounts on attempting to make it "fair", and then the rich take advantage of that and grift anyway (politicans).

The amount of money grifters would get is so tiny in the US budget that it's not worth even talking about. But a lot of politicians platform is to convince YOU someone else is the reason for all your troubles, and blow the impact of these grifters out of proportion so they can keep themselves in the loop and profit

[–] ___@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It will only be occasional until news spreads. Then it will become common.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It won't, which was my entire point. People make you believe that, and then ask you to pay THEM to keep the grifters away, grifting you in the process. This is literally how healthcare works in the US.