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45 sats \ 5 replies \ @SpaceHodler 13h \ on: Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover of the US Government (Financial Times, Big Read) econ
Why do people even need all these programs? 200 years ago there was nothing like that and no one complained.
The government makes people dependent on itself, so it can control them: obey or we'll take your benefits away.
It's important to build wealth and have one's own means or build community. Only then can we opt out of this thievery and coercion.
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144 sats \ 0 replies \ @oliverweiss 10h
Why do people even need all these programs? 200 years ago there was nothing like that and no one complained.
No one complained, definitely not. People back then used to solve their existential problems with dignity and noblesse.
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41 sats \ 2 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 12h
Yup, 100%.
Saw this meme yesterday, very appro
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 2h
They could be a Libertarian who does not understand and accept the crucial role of governments in the wealth of nations.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Shugard 12h
Good meme!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Shugard 12h
They want you to be dependent on the state!
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