The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoHow to fix the economylemmy.worldimagemessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1468
arrow-up1468imageHow to fix the economylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAt some level, everyone knows this. But then we’ll go on and say stuff like “taxpayer money”, “how are we gonna pay for that”, or “our grandkids are gonna have to pay back the national debt”. The pursuit of a “balanced budget” is one of the most successful bits of propaganda ever.
minus-squareLad@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s a bit like saying “we need economic growth”. Doesn’t mean shit to the poor when they don’t benefit from it at all.
At some level, everyone knows this.
But then we’ll go on and say stuff like “taxpayer money”, “how are we gonna pay for that”, or “our grandkids are gonna have to pay back the national debt”.
The pursuit of a “balanced budget” is one of the most successful bits of propaganda ever.
It’s a bit like saying “we need economic growth”. Doesn’t mean shit to the poor when they don’t benefit from it at all.