r/AdviceAnimals • u/radiater • 13h ago

As an Aussie

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u/BC_Raleigh_NC 6h ago

Not all poor people are stupid.

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u/zaphodava 6h ago

Plenty of economically ignorant people aren't poor.

But worry about the economy is a common stress point that can be used to manipulate people. The fact that it's being done by the people that have worked tirelessly to destroy the middle class and exacerbate wealth inequality is easy to hide.

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u/BC_Raleigh_NC 5h ago

I see your point. Why do I see people talking about the middle class but not the lower class?

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u/zaphodava 5h ago

Destroying the middle class and increasing wealth inequality is talking about the poor. It's taking away their ability to improve their lives.

Supporting a living wage, lowering the cost of housing, increasing access to education and medical care, protecting the ability to unionize, these are all issues that directly impact everyone that isn't wealthy.

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u/BC_Raleigh_NC 4h ago

I want people to have a car, a home, and an education. Where I differ with some folks is that I don’t think that means you get everything you want right away. What’s wrong with working for a few years to save money for a home or picking a less expensive school to reduce student loan debt?

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u/zaphodava 4h ago

I think you are wildly overestimating the feasibility of getting those things in many places in America.

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u/BC_Raleigh_NC 4h ago

Okay so what am I overestimating?

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u/CarbonBasedNPU 3h ago

People have done the math and shown people so many times clearly it doesn't work so there's no point arguing with you.