there is in Canada

I have such a hard time getting used to “positive anymore”

THE DEMOCRATS, THEY WERE UPVOTING

I’m kinda far left myself, I think capitalism is a pretty cool guy

The politics community on world is even more rabid and unconstructive than the Reddit equivalent

yes a decentralized federated community is very aligned with tankies totally

You’re on lemmy.ml now, the worst part of it is the militant liberals from world coming here trying to feel smug. That’s about the worst I’ve seen at least.

you’re ruining the catchy slogan, it’s like you don’t even want this to be Reddit

And no matter how many protectionist measures that the US implements we’re seeing that they’re losing the global competition. I guess protectionism and oligarchy aren’t the best ways to accomplish the stated goals of a capitalist economy. How soon before China is leading in every industry?

The political binary has rotted your brain. There’s a whole spectrum outside of red and blue if you care to look

It’s not about the sweets and cigarettes it’s just about the wealth acquisition. Same then as it is now. Companies are still using slave and otherwise coerced labor to extract all kinds of wealth from foreign countries.

If any countries try to take control over their own economy by closing it to Western “investment” they get wrecked by the world bank and invaded or sanctioned by the US and/or its allies.

Global capitalism is neo-colonialism.

oh competely agreed, I’m just pointing out the dishonest framing by politicians and pundits

but how will we pay for <anything that’s not increased military spending>???

talk about social services and taxes are like a bake sale, talk about funding war and it’s what you describe

Government spending doesn’t work like your bank account. Instead of just letting banks invent money through fractional reserve banking the government can pay for these kinds of essential services with new money. Taxation isn’t like having a bake sale so you can afford to buy things, it’s one way for money to be drawn out of the economy so that inflation is controlled.

Yes some taxes raise money proportional to some other spending and are ear-marked for that, but notice how no new taxes had to be introduced to give tens of billions to Ukraine and Israel?

The government can pay for public services.

I took the other comment as a joke but this is accurate and interesting additional information!

subtitles aren’t a unique dataset it’s just audio to text

and many more whose labour is going towards funding this effort by way of taxes

with what they’re all doing to the social contract Luigi is a sign of what’s to come

fuck I’m extremely far into my career I wish I got this tip sooner

It’s easy for me to say, but now is the time to stubbornly live and be present and visible and together. They want you dead, defy them.