“In this context, “pain” means “stop giving billionaires special treatment.” To the wealthy, however, that will feel like punishment.”
Those who have benefited from special treatment always feel fairness is unfair. Look at all to opposition to “gay rights”.
What do they want? Exactly the same rights and privileges as “straight” couples and not a thing more. Yet they get painted as wanting “special rights”.
“when the rich get too powerful, a backlash occurs. It is why the South was put to the torch”
You’re sending me to my history books to check my understandings. Like, the Civil War was fought because the South was too rich and powerful? And here I’ve always heard ot was principally over slavery. (And that the “aristos” in France were the ones beheaded, not doing the beheading.)
The slave holders started the Civil War because their wealth and power was at risk. The wealthy merchants and landowners who had no power in the government started the French Revolution.
They did not simply “stab Harris in the back” - they did it to our democracy, and to the principle of democracy, and therefore, to all of us.
“In this context, “pain” means “stop giving billionaires special treatment.” To the wealthy, however, that will feel like punishment.”
Those who have benefited from special treatment always feel fairness is unfair. Look at all to opposition to “gay rights”.
What do they want? Exactly the same rights and privileges as “straight” couples and not a thing more. Yet they get painted as wanting “special rights”.
If Trump carries out his threat to impose a 60% tariff on imports from China won’t that affect Bezos’s business rather seriously?
It would end it.
Now there you go, expecting someone who kowtows to a fascist seeking favor to think beyond the next moment.
Bezos made a mess
of the free press.
Amazon Prime?
Amazon Crime!
Great article. I am not buying anything off Amazon anymore.
I try to avoid it as much as possible and use it only as a last resort. Sometimes it is the most economical or only way to get something.
I try to comfort myself with the knowledge that, if Amazon depended on people like me for its business, it wouldn’t have one.
Thank you 🤘🏽
“when the rich get too powerful, a backlash occurs. It is why the South was put to the torch”
You’re sending me to my history books to check my understandings. Like, the Civil War was fought because the South was too rich and powerful? And here I’ve always heard ot was principally over slavery. (And that the “aristos” in France were the ones beheaded, not doing the beheading.)
The slave holders started the Civil War because their wealth and power was at risk. The wealthy merchants and landowners who had no power in the government started the French Revolution.
🆗
Rich people can be so dumb
Dear Jeff Bezos…A Dog Nose…
https://open.substack.com/pub/stephaniebagliani/p/a-dog-nose?r=1p1eke&utm_medium=ios