r/FluentInFinance • u/ProgressiveSpark • 29d ago

Wealth inequality in America: beliefs, perceptions and reality. Discussion/ Debate

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What do Americans think good wealth distribution looks like; what they think actual American wealth inequality looks like; and what American wealth inequality actually is like.

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u/Due_Revolution_5106 29d ago

"Both sides suck"

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u/samanthano 29d ago

D: We want to make sure everyone's basic needs are met.

R: We want to annihilate anyone who isn't hetero, white, and Christian.

Centrists: I literally cannot tell the difference between you two.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 29d ago

lol People keep saying that line about the blue team but I’ve not observed that in practice ever.

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u/unfreeradical 29d ago

Such claims are nonsense.

No one informed believes that the Democratic Party is interested in guaranteed security for everyone.

The Clinton Administration followed the neoliberal regime, of dismantling existing welfare and leaving any of its remnants as fundamentally punitive.