Even if a #Progressive is elected, hypothetically speaking, they won't be able to do the shit they say cos they'll be backed into a corner.
#Congress, #Politicians & #Corporations & #WallStreet will not let it happen.
A tiny minority of people still get a say, there's still #exploitation, there would be a #CapitalStrike which would lead to #civil unrest and possibly a coup to take power back for #capitalist class with the forces of the #reactionary.
Day 15 #OpEd reminder of who benefits from #LNP 
policy
Thu 31 Oct, 2024.
“#PeterDutton says his office asked whether billionaire (Oligarch) #GinaRinehart's jet was available for event: #OppositionLeader Peter Dutton has admitted his own error after saying he had never requested access to billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart's #PrivateJet in his travels.”
Mr Dutton has previously #declared flights provided by #HancockProspecting, owned by Ms #Rinehart, but on Tuesday said "no" when asked if he had ever personally asked to be flown courtesy of the nation's #richest woman.
#LNP / #Nationals / #Liberals / #Oligharchs / #Corporations / #MultiNationals / #Nuclear / #NuclearWaste / #NuclearPower <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/liberal-mp-adds-undisclosed-flight-upgrades/104543154>
Speaker #MikeJohnson was able to put down a revolt on Thurs & push through that blueprint to deliver #Trump’s agenda of spending & tax cuts for #corporations & the #wealthy by promising #House conservatives that their colleagues in the #Senate would join them in cutting $1.5T in federal spending over the next decade.
#Congress #budget #law #benefits
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/medicaid-republicans-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=39151416-929E-43E7-B558-0054CAA27F69
The only motivation for promoting #consumerism is the fact that the people still have something to offer. The imagined consumerist #dystopia s like Wall-e all wind up to the circular logic, that the #corporations want us consuming for the consuming sake itself.
No, they want us consuming because we have something they want from us - our work. They want to be exploiting us. Wealth does not come from thin air, it's not like people just have money magically appearing in our pockets and they will be just handing it over. We work for it.
Providing us with consumables is a cost. They bear this cost because it's cheaper than using violence. But make no mistake - the moment they can replace the human work force with robots and #AI we will be redundant to them. The consumerism will end. And it will get very grim.
The #House narrowly adopted the #Republican #budget blueprint for slashing taxes for the very #wealthy & #corporations & government #spending, overcoming the concerns of budget hard-liners who fear it will balloon the nation’s #debt. The vote was a victory for Speaker #MikeJohnson, who put down a rebellion from deficit hawks, & #Trump, who had stepped up pressure on reluctant #Republicans.
#USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/house-budget-vote-trump-republicans.html?smid=url-share
Is anyone there? Why patience is wearing thin as customer service becomes more automated.
So true and I'm beginning to dread having to call customer service of any company because they're all the same now. It's maddening. The recorded message over and over again, the awful music...
#DemocracyNow: “What About the Capitalists?”: Autoworkers in U.S., Mexico Call for Solidarity, Not Divisive Tariffs
Story April 08, 2025
"As workers brace for uncertainty and fallout from #Trump’s #tariffs, we hear from two #autoworkers, one in #Mexico and one in the United States. Israel Cervantes, founder of the National Independent Union for Workers in the Automotive Industry in Mexico, calls for unions across #NorthAmerica to unite against the tariffs, which have already led to layoffs from auto manufacturers. In the U.S., autoworker and UAW member Sean Crawford joins Democracy Now! on his work break to respond to the rhetoric and impact of the tariffs. 'They are always harping on foreigners, foreigners, foreigners. But what about the #capitalists? says Crawford, who urges international solidarity against #corporations’ attempts to sow division among #exploited #workers. “This nationalistic viewpoint has not been working for us and has resulted in a lot of these layoffs,' he says. 'I want to see us grow together as a #WorkingClass.'"
Listen / watch / read transcript:
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/8/uaw_tariffs_autoworkers_union#transcript
#ViewerSupportedNews #TrumpTariffs #Workers
Growing up in #1990s #Philippines, I can't help but see some weird parallels here in #Australia today...
- Loss of individual liberty
- Widespread government #corruption
- Dumb and negligent #corporations
- Obsession with private school
- Prudish religious culture
- Public feel helpless to change
- #Authoritarianism by default
- #Wealth determines your #worth as a person
- Massive and growing wealth inequality
What happened here in #Oz? We used to be the lucky country.
Now we're just a #mess.
@GossiTheDog pretty shure #Apple's #Greedflation will not result in their #iPhone|s and other products to be sold #cheaper in the #EU, but instead they'll do #PriceGouging even harder!
Or does anyone expect Apple to stop #overcharging for their #AntiRepairDesign|ed products???
I have further expanded the https://www.maga-collaborators.net website.
It now tracks #colleges and #universities in addition to #law firms and other #corporations that are #collaborating, #capitulating, or #resisting the #Trump #regime.
Please share this link to help spread the word! I'll be adding to and upgrading this website regularly moving forward.
And please send tips to help fill in the gaps in the data to the email address listed on the website.
"If you don’t state what you care about, how are random employees supposed to guess whether the things they value about your culture are the result of hard work and careful planning, or simply…emergent properties? Even more importantly, how are they supposed to know if your failures and shortcomings are due to trying but failing or simply not giving a shit?"
https://charity.wtf/2025/02/10/corporate-dei-is-an-imperfect-vehicle-for-deeply-meaningful-ideals/ by Charity Majors @mipsytipsy
I am being lazy, asking this.
But does anyone have one of those lists or maps of which products in Australia are actually American owned?
I've seen a few, but not for Australia. And the same brand is sometimes owned by different people in different markets.
#DOGE wants businesses to run #US #government services ‘as much as possible’
#ElonMusk’s effort is pushing #privatization — a longtime goal for #Republicans & for #SiliconValley alike — across #FederalAgencies
#Mail delivery. Federal #RealEstate. #ForeignAid grants. The #Trump admin is moving to privatize a sweeping number of govt functions & assets….
#RichGetRicher #Plutocracy #Corporations #Kleptocracy #Oligarchy #USpol #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/30/doge-privatize-government-usps-trump/
The floodgates are open for #corporations to push forward with deep-sea mining projects. The potential for widespread environmental destruction is overwhelming, and it’s happening now.
What can you do?
Share this information, spread the word so more people understand what’s at stake!
Support policies and organizations pushing for tighter international regulations on deep-sea mining.
But I suppose that would interfere with profit-taking by the greedy investors that own office buildings clustered in downtown and such. And probably some of those real estate investors are also investors in Hawaiian Electric, so there's perhaps a bit of conflict of interest here. 2/2
#greedy #corporations #investors
As #Trump announces his #tariffs, his admin is also working with #Republicans on a package to extend his expiring #TaxCuts for #corporations & #wealthy individuals. Trump said Wednesday he was still pushing for a deduction for auto loan interest “but only if the car is made in America.”
On the contrary, #production under #capitalism is strikingly undemocratic. It is controlled overwhelmingly by the few who hold most of the power over #finance, #wealth, #capital & investible #assets: the large #financial firms, the #commercial #banks, the #monopoly #corporations, & the 1%.
"All of them know that this will cause death and suffering. All of them know that it will decimate the types of jobs this country needs more of. All of them know that tearing down is far easier than rebuilding."
#Musk #Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #media #scientists #universities #corporations
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