The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 个月前How to fix the economylemmy.worldimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1491
arrow-up1491imageHow to fix the economylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 个月前message-square168fedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 个月前At some level, everyone knows this. But then we’ll go on and say stuff like “taxpayer money”, “how are we gonna pay for that”, or “our grandkids are gonna have to pay back the national debt”. The pursuit of a “balanced budget” is one of the most successful bits of propaganda ever.
minus-squareLad@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 个月前It’s a bit like saying “we need economic growth”. Doesn’t mean shit to the poor when they don’t benefit from it at all.
At some level, everyone knows this.
But then we’ll go on and say stuff like “taxpayer money”, “how are we gonna pay for that”, or “our grandkids are gonna have to pay back the national debt”.
The pursuit of a “balanced budget” is one of the most successful bits of propaganda ever.
It’s a bit like saying “we need economic growth”. Doesn’t mean shit to the poor when they don’t benefit from it at all.