Nonilex<p>…The expected cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> reflect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s broader desire to *shrink the footprint of government & its reach into Americans’ lives* [more like kill the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, party with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>, eradicate the middle], a project that includes sharp <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuts</span></a> to federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antipoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antipoverty</span></a> programs viewed as *too generous or wasteful*.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/caste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caste</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EconomicDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RentalAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentalAssistance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a></p>
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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Call me weird but I'll only get an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> if I can charge it as fast as I can gas up my Corsa D 1.0 3-door and pay for it in cash (or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> if I can get Monero for cash w/o <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>!) and not have all the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eCall</span></a>"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> bs in it!</p><ul><li>TBH, I think with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a>, companies <em>deserve to die out</em> because noone but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boomers</span></a> wants a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kudUDUtYI1I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">big & ugly</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicle</span></a> (IDGAF if it's a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Crossover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crossover</span></a>"</em> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SUV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUV</span></a>, it's just a shitty and phat car!) that noone can buy or even finance (and even if they can - <em>hello <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SubprimeCarLoanCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubprimeCarLoanCrash</span></a> on the horizon</em> - shouldn't)!</li></ul>
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/Rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rich</span></a> people of the <a href="https://graz.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> can expect as much life span as the poorest in <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. 😲 </p><p><a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2408259" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM</span><span class="invisible">sa2408259</span></a><br>"Survival in the wealthiest U.S. quartile appeared to be similar to that in the poorest quartile in northern and western Europe."</p><p>Well, to me, it is an easy choice even if I'd have a shorter life span here in the EU - which is not the case at all.</p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
si_irini<p>To think<br>that everyone wants to be like that</p><p>NO that's not what everyone wants!!!<br>__</p><p>To take<br>what you want to take</p><p>To have<br>what nobody has</p><p>To possess<br>what is unique</p><p>To enslave<br>So that one can rule</p><p>To dehumanize<br>To gaze at the faceless</p><p>To rise above everything<br>to be able to look down on everyone</p><p>Who does that remind you of?<br>A list is also welcome</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>question</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/think" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>think</span></a></p>
The Dialectical Communist 🇵🇸🇾🇪<p>Fuck the rich!</p><p>The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor. -Victor Hugo</p><p><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/victorhugo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victorhugo</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/proletariat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proletariat</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/bourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/dictatorshipoftheproletariat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorshipoftheproletariat</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/dictatorshipofthebourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorshipofthebourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberalsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberalsociety</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberaldemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberaldemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/fucktherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktherich</span></a></p>
Melbourne Doco Film Fest<p>The Rich Kids of Instagram<br>youtu.be/yRapsUjIy5E <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@NoahJin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NoahJin</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedStates</span></a> use the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WealthPump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WealthPump</span></a> to siphon money from the poor, destroy the social safety net and turn <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanMisery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanMisery</span></a> into wealth for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rich</span></a></p>
Corin Ashwell 🌍 🌿 🍄<p>Probably don't need to reiterate it on lefty Mastodon, but the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> tariffs are not so that the working class can get back something stolen from it by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalization</span></a> but so that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> class can avoid having what THEY have stolen reappropriated from them. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protectionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protectionism</span></a> may have a role in a just <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> but that isn't what this is about. It's dividing the international working class to stop it uniting against the super rich</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/limitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limitarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Lenora<p>This is what 47 and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> are doing. Why? To save taxpayer money to give to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>. Thanks <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealth</span></a> of <a href="https://federate.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> by <a href="https://federate.social/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RU</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HongKong</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/HK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NetWorth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetWorth</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/worldwide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwide</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> again criticizes the creation of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a> in the US in 1913, arguing that it’s a mystery why the nation ever instituted one. American policymakers embraced the income tax for 2 reasons: to collect more taxes from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> & to pay for a growing federal govt.</p><p>Conversly, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> disproportionately burden <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> Americans, who spend more of their earnings on goods that tariffs make more expensive.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> can work — here’s how science can help</p><p>Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a> as an objective. </p><p>By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022</p><p>Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates.</p><p>"Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage.</p><p>"GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet</p><p>"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>production</span></a> to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decarbonization</span></a> and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow.</p><p>"Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPCC</span></a>) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystem</span></a> Services (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPBES</span></a>) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following.</p><p>"Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>, mass-produced meat and dairy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFashion</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> and aviation, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateJets</span></a>. At the same time, there is a need to end the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>.</p><p>"Improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a>. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a>, transportation, Internet, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> and nutritious food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalPublicServices</span></a> can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use.</p><p>"Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalIncome</span></a> policy.</p><p>"Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonEmissions</span></a> and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines.</p><p>"Enable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives.</p><p>"Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand.</p><p>"But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-022</span><span class="invisible">-04412-x</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/AtJ87" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/AtJ87</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourDayWorkweek</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteWork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyNothing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
the mossy green<p>>> BRIAN: It's obvious to me that there's a feedback loop involved in <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a>, which to say if you get a little bit <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>, you are very likely to get richer. It works the other way 'round with <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> - if you get poor, you’re very likely to get poorer, so those things are not self-correcting...it doesn't work. There's not the <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/TrickleDownTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrickleDownTheory</span></a> that people used to believe in...that it's good for people to get rich 'cuz that money gets dispersed among poorer people so it helps them.</p><p>>></p>
CyberPunker<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> : possessed of a large amount of property</p><p>- French: riche</p><p>- German: reich</p><p>- Italian: ricco</p><p>- Portuguese: rico</p><p>- Spanish: rico</p><p>------------</p><p>Report an incorrect translation @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wordofthehour.org/r/translatio</span><span class="invisible">ns</span></a></p>
sven_md<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> </p><p>but do businesses NEED (rather rely on) them or just THEN see, ...if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> works without money?</p><p>who went bankrupt if noone seems interested in getting new things?</p><p>just let shelves stay full, when people guess it's worth having them</p><p>they get donated anyway to get new space in, so why fighting for materialism if ALL would live fair than in fear, in loosing one's home?</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Solar, Windfarms, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> -- all are way better uses for the land!<br> <br>Should <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GolfCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GolfCourses</span></a> Be Converted Into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> Or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windfarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windfarms</span></a>?</p><p>by Tom Hale, 2/25/2025</p><p>"It sounds like one of President Donald Trump’s most dreaded nightmares: what if the world’s golf courses were transformed into wind and solar farms? A new study has highlighted that the land occupied by golf courses in the 10 countries with the most courses could generate up to 842 GW of solar power and 659 GW of wind power – far exceeding the existing installed capacity in many cases.</p><p>"If the US were to transition entirely to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewable</span></a> energy by 2035, it would require thousands of square kilometers for onshore wind and even more for solar farms. In theory, the space occupied by US golf courses alone could provide about 20 percent of this capacity, the study concludes.</p><p>"Another finding was that more land is allocated to golf courses than renewable energy production across many countries, including the US and the UK.</p><p>"Maintaining these lush greens comes at a steep environmental cost too – sapping <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> resources, destroying <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> habitats, and relying heavily on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fertilizers</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a>. The researchers point out that golf courses occupy vast amounts of land yet serve a relatively small, often <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> subset of the population.</p><p>"'Golf courses, which often occupy vast areas of land and are accessible only through exclusive membership, highlight significant land use conflicts. The concept of energy justice argues that the benefits and burdens of energy supply and land use should be distributed equitably across society. In this context, the general public could benefit if decision-makers decide to use these exclusive golf courses for renewable energy projects,' the study authors write.</p><p>"Some countries have taken this idea seriously in the past. For instance, Japan has turned some of its disused golf courses, built in the 1980s during a boom of interest in the sport, into fields of solar panels.</p><p>"While the researchers say they’re not proposing that renewable energy companies swoop in to seize the world’s golf courses, they do suggest their project highlights the need for better discussions on land use and energy infrastructure.</p><p>"'Our study does not advocate for the direct conversion of golf courses, but it highlights the vast potential for renewable energy on similarly large and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/underutilized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underutilized</span></a> areas,' Dr Jann Weinand, lead author of the study and Head of the Integrated Scenarios department at the Institute Jülich Systems Analysis at Forschungszentrum Jülich, said in a statement.</p><p>"'In light of the ongoing debates about land use for renewables, it is crucial to consider how we allocate land overall – especially when significant space is dedicated to activities that benefit only a limited segment of the population,' added Dr Weinand.</p><p>"The study is published in the journal Environmental Research Communications."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/should-golf-courses-be-converted-into-solar-or-wind-farms/ar-AA1zL3qG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/weather/topstori</span><span class="invisible">es/should-golf-courses-be-converted-into-solar-or-wind-farms/ar-AA1zL3qG</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a></p>
phantom49<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eattherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eattherich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a></p>
Fight the Right<p>"Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury</p><p>Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’"</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/greenpeace-lawsuit-energy-transfer-dakota-pipeline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/19/greenpeace-lawsuit-energy-transfer-dakota-pipeline</span></a></p><p>What next? Will they start suing bloggers who report on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>? The system is slanted towards the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️🌈🇳🇴<p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AntiCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rich</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policies</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funny</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Laugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laugh</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
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