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OldBaldy1701E

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10. 'Getting'??

Sun May 10, 2026, 10:43 AM

May 10

Where have you been for the last 50 years or so?

(I am joking around.)

It is not a question of 'thinking' the world would be better off, it is the truth. The fact that we have convinced so many other countries that this corrupted version of capitalism is anything other than a rich person scam is what is the most horrifying aspect of the 'legacy' of the United States.

We are going to be historically seen as no different than any other two-bit conquerors at the rate we are going. That is partly due to what I just said. Our desire to make the entire planet a capitalistic nightmare so we can control it all.

History is not going to be kind about it.

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I don't know about you but I am getting sick of the wealthy in this country [View all] Stargazer99 May 10 OP

"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) sop May 10 #1

Eat the Rich. Dave Bowman May 10 #3

Did you see some of the comments on YouTube. :O C Moon May 11 #50

Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁 Dave Bowman May 11 #51

and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased TheProle May 10 #25

just remember... ret5hd May 10 #2

unfortunately justsomeguy01 May 10 #24

the rich get hungry fast. (nt) ret5hd May 10 #26

It's God's swill! usonian May 10 #4

The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors Ponietz May 10 #12

But why must the rich pay any taxes? OGBuzz May 10 #5

sarcasm ? dave99 May 10 #7

Oh yes, I'm dripping with it but I couldn't find the emoji to attach to the post. OGBuzz May 10 #9

"GETTING"?! (Caps mine) I'm WAAAY PAST Mme Defarge Time! ColoringFool May 10 #6

With the ballroom and redecorating Figarosmom May 10 #19

With the proper cuts... sop May 10 #28

And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely ChicagoTeamster May 10 #8

'Getting'?? OldBaldy1701E May 10 #10

My thoughts exactly. Bluetus May 10 #23

A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks. Ilikepurple May 11 #54

70-some million people voted for him in 2026. Many millions are changing their minds. Bluetus May 11 #60

It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations Stargazer99 May 10 #11

Billionaires should not exist VanceFan May 10 #13

A vigilante like Luigi should assassinate someone like Pritzker? MichMan May 10 #32

Mangione is a deranged, gun humping POS MURDERER Skittles May 10 #47

Good, decent people share the wealth Grim Chieftain May 10 #14

At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office. cksmithy May 10 #30

Good people Grim Chieftain May 10 #31

Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder" jmbar2 May 10 #15

With 330 million people living in this country PCB66 May 11 #55

No one elected Elon Musk jmbar2 May 11 #59

They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you Fil1957 May 10 #16

it must kill them that they have to eventually die Skittles May 10 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar May 10 #17

The main problem in this country is the rich don't have enough money. tetedur May 10 #18

I think that every time I see an A-list celebrity in a fucking commercial Skittles May 10 #41

Shakespeare amended: lastlib May 10 #20

huh? Skittles May 10 #42

It can be applied figuratively. lastlib May 10 #45

They are a lot sicker of all of us, I imagine... displacedvermoter May 10 #21

I've been seeing rich people get their taxes cut for almost 50 years..... lastlib May 10 #22

There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them. BlueTsunami2018 May 10 #27

Friend, I have been sick of them for over a half-century misanthrope May 10 #29

Being anticapitalist is being antihuman. gulliver May 10 #33

I agree. Haggard Celine May 11 #52

At some degree of unregulation when does capitalism become something else? harumph May 11 #56

I hesitate to call these extreme capitalists anarchists. Haggard Celine May 11 #57

It seems like a situation of regulatory capture to enable monopolies and thereby increase rent seeking profits. harumph May 11 #58

Nah, this is antihuman ck4829 Tuesday #61

All the countries on the list are capitalist gulliver Tuesday #62

I want a government that will take all their money. GoodRaisin May 10 #34

I have never had a problem PCB66 May 10 #35

You don't have to hate them while still wanting a fairer system. AZ8theist May 10 #37

Post # 13 wants them all murdered MichMan May 10 #38

The uber wealthy in this country Quanto Magnus May 10 #36

Who are the rich? The 1%? That would include a lot of Democrats, somsai May 10 #39

I'm Just Surprised How Fast Normal Folks Roll Over modrepub May 10 #43

What standard is used to define who is wealthy? LogDog75 May 10 #44

USA: Land of Predators moondust May 10 #46

"I think it's a mercy we haven't hung them all." Ford_Prefect May 10 #48

I just rewatched "Capitalism a love story" proud patriot May 10 #49

There are a few notable decent ones. This one, for example: Buns_of_Fire May 11 #53

A few decent ones are not the many and it is no excuse for the greed we see in this country Stargazer99 Saturday #63