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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention the societal costs that inevitably come from people being sick

[–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The real "fiscal conservatives" are the "bleeding-heart liberals."

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 27 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Turns out, productivity soars when you have a well rested, well compensated, well treated, healthy, and housed people who don't have constant stessors of literally every aspect of their lives nearly crumbling beneath them...

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But then how are you supposed to subjugate them???

[–] rah@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah but then how would the rich and powerful feel good about themselves?

Okay but if there's infrastructure then the idea of structural forces wont seem so alien to people, and they will be harder to oppress.

So maybe the crazy idea you just pulled out of your ass isnt quite so clever in the real world, hm?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That is incompatible with growing wealth disparity. And the rich will always try to get richer.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, its the anarchists; libs still means test everything.

Edit: we're also for slashing government spending!