RedwoodOriginal
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....alot of it is also about unchecked capitalism, which is in need of a reckoning.
Because it has wrecked havoc on societies around the world, and the U.S, especially NYC, is no exception. That doesn't mean the answer is a Marxist state, but we can’t pretend the status quo isn't creating massive income inequality and making the lives of average people tougher day-by-day. We have seen what neoliberalism has done to countries like Chile and Argentina, yet we still keep pretending that capitalism doesn't need to be checked/regulated because 'iT cReAtEs wEaLtH.'
It's hard to imagine that we live in a world where people scoff/look down at even the idea of someone championing universal childcare, rent-stabilization, free public busses, taxing the rich. I guess that's the effect of the media brainwashing people's minds to accept inequality, exploitation, and corporate capture as facts of life....that these benevolent billionaires who bleed society dry and then toss back scraps, need to be celebrated.
The U.S is the most economically powerful country in the world, and even in a country the U.S the healthcare system is a travesty. In the U.S, you don't just pay for the treatment, you pay for access to the healthcare system. You have to calculate whether you can afford to get sick...whether an ambulance ride is 'worth it'...whether going to the ER might financially ruin you. I read somewhere that over 60% of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S are tied to medical debt.
Ultimately though, NYC and the U.S is just a microcosm for a world where the rich write the rules and everyone else pays the price. The reality is that citizens all over the world are tired of systems that serve wealth instead of people.
But change can’t happen until average people start holding their leaders accountable. Because at the end of the day, politicians benefit from staying loyal to the rich and ignoring those who put them in power.
Things should be different; not just in New York, not just in U.S, but in every country where capitalism treats human lives like disposable resources.
Because it has wrecked havoc on societies around the world, and the U.S, especially NYC, is no exception. That doesn't mean the answer is a Marxist state, but we can’t pretend the status quo isn't creating massive income inequality and making the lives of average people tougher day-by-day. We have seen what neoliberalism has done to countries like Chile and Argentina, yet we still keep pretending that capitalism doesn't need to be checked/regulated because 'iT cReAtEs wEaLtH.'
It's hard to imagine that we live in a world where people scoff/look down at even the idea of someone championing universal childcare, rent-stabilization, free public busses, taxing the rich. I guess that's the effect of the media brainwashing people's minds to accept inequality, exploitation, and corporate capture as facts of life....that these benevolent billionaires who bleed society dry and then toss back scraps, need to be celebrated.
The U.S is the most economically powerful country in the world, and even in a country the U.S the healthcare system is a travesty. In the U.S, you don't just pay for the treatment, you pay for access to the healthcare system. You have to calculate whether you can afford to get sick...whether an ambulance ride is 'worth it'...whether going to the ER might financially ruin you. I read somewhere that over 60% of all personal bankruptcies in the U.S are tied to medical debt.
Ultimately though, NYC and the U.S is just a microcosm for a world where the rich write the rules and everyone else pays the price. The reality is that citizens all over the world are tired of systems that serve wealth instead of people.
But change can’t happen until average people start holding their leaders accountable. Because at the end of the day, politicians benefit from staying loyal to the rich and ignoring those who put them in power.
Things should be different; not just in New York, not just in U.S, but in every country where capitalism treats human lives like disposable resources.
