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In reply to the discussion: Many Patients Don't Survive End-Stage Poverty - NYT op-ed - no paywall [View all]Mr. Evil
(2,961 posts)Need a new car? They bought a fleet last month. Need a new TV? Bought 10 last week. There are no more challenges for them. So, they resort to buying people. Judges, politicians, police... anyone that can and will lower their standards (if they had any to start with) to help them maintain the billionaire's status quo. They spend every waking hour scheming how to acquire more money and power.
Very few humans are born to a station in life that affords them the opportunities to acquire great personal wealth. But, if those that could and should uplift society instead of being ultimately selfish this entire country, not to mention the rest of the world, could experience some semblance of enjoyment of this one and only life. People like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates could do most of the heavy lifting by themselves and barely feel a blip in their personal financial statements. But, I guess they're afraid of being called out as 'weak' and/or 'soft' by republican politicians or by AM radio gasbags for helping those less fortunate starting with at least basic shelter. Who knows but, here we are.
Yes, the Scandinavian model is easily attainable in the US. It's just sad that at the moment we are in a cycle of an 'I've got mine, fuck you' attitude among the very wealthy. The money they spend buying people could be much better spent on uplifting and helping preserve human dignity.