The asshole is out of the meme. I’ll allow it.
Earth doesn’t have any bills though, dues to the United Federation of Planets are set to start in 2161 at the earliest
Honestly, we don’t even need to worry about the dues. Our planet has already dropped to a “C” level rating. The odds of Earth being recognized are now slim to none.
We should have returned the Space Bucks.
There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for 50 of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now.
– Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz
It’s really frustrating to consider that the world would likely be a measurably better place if those 1300 people were permanently removed from the planet, but that it’s also effectively impossible to accomplish that goal.
Edit: anyways, read Ministry for the Future lol
Unfortunately they would quickly be replaced by their heirs who would continue to employ the same business people to manage their empires. We need to change the system at the root, not just chop off the top.
There are two ways to kill a plant, and one is much more efficient and effective than the other.
Also when comparing fear of violence against fear of government regulation (and federal prison), one is much more civilized and moral while accomplishing the same goal.
To whom? To themselves,?
Actually yes.
And this kind of thing actually happens occasionally with discharged national debts or medical debts for example.
https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-debt-idUSL5N11L42V20150916/
But the systems still in place tend to just cause debts to rise again.
Where’s the 94% from? That seems really high.
In America alone, the top .1% capture over 90% of all newly generated wealth.
It’s just math over time until the concentration of wealth gets even denser.
For reference, you need a net wealth of 25M to be in the top 0.1% in the US.
https://escalon.services/blog/what-does-it-take-to-reach-the-top-0-1-income-earners/
Could you source that? What timeframe are you taking about for newly generated wealth? During covid where all the stock prices were soaring?
There was a high-profile political campaign that showed these studies all through 2016.
I dont believe there is a good faith discussion to be had on the topic.
It’s disputed - reddit source from 3yr ago. (LibReddit mirror on SafeReddit dot com)
