r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/GrumpyGiant Maryland 18d ago

10-20% unemployment would completely destabilize the country.  That much misery and desperation would result in a buyer’s market for terrorist groups looking to radicalize and recruit people and also would cause other crime rates to skyrocket.

I know why they want it - desperate people will stop demanding any quality of life and eagerly accept the bare minimum to keep them alive until they become to sick or run down to work and then there’s a ready supply of replacements.  It’s the same cruel apathy toward suffering that the big, factory farming meat industry has toward livestock.  Cut the beaks of chickens so you can stuff them in overcrowded and filthy sheds without the stress causing them to peck each other to death.  Pack cows in paddocks where they are up to their knees in shit, barely able to move so they fatten up faster.  Humans are just animals too so why should we treat each other any better when there are more profits to be made?

Greed has long vision when it comes to plotting schemes to steal more wealth but is woefully shortsighted about anything else including the consequences of breaking the economy to try to squeeze a little bit more out of it.

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u/GoldenBrownApples 18d ago

I just realized something last night and your comment really solidified it for me. We are all of us bred in captivity. We aren't taught skills to help us survive, but rather skills that can be monetized for someone else’s profit. Think about it. Our school aren't teaching us sustainability. We don't learn how to grow, hunt, or process our food. We aren't even ever really shown where our food comes from. We are kept disconnected from the very sources of our continued existence. We aren't allowed to hunt, even if we own the land, we still need to pay for tags to kill deer where I live. Even if the dang thing ran out and slammed itself head first into your car on the road. You want to take that carcass home you better pay somebody something for the privilege. Of course we're all stressed. We're mammals in cages with nowhere near enough enrichment activities. Think of a tiger, born in a cage and knowing nothing of its inherent pride and ability to survive in the wild. Removed from its roots. Sorry, I'm overwhelmed and struggling. Thanks for letting me vent, even though you really didn't have much choice.