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.. This seems like a poster purely designed to take the piss out of / exaggerate the real version of this sign

[Just as I expected](https://www.amazon.com/Employees-Company-Policies-Funny-Sign/dp/B00PE3L6TW?ez_cid=CLIENT_ID(AMP_ECID_EZOIC)

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Unless the point is that this is highlighting the absurdity that this could be considered real?

This shit was crazy too

How A Twitter Fight Over Bernie Sanders Revealed A Network Of Fake Accounts

.. This seems like a poster purely designed to take the piss out of / exaggerate the real version of this sign

Edit: [Just as I expected](https://www.amazon.com/Employees-Company-Policies-Funny-Sign/dp/B00PE3L6TW?ez_cid=CLIENT_ID(AMP_ECID_EZOIC)

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Unless I was wooshed and this is highlighting the absurdity that this could be considered real?

Ironically, most of the risks have been shifted to the poor and middle class. It’s part of their plan. See The Great Risk Shift.

Then fight for your freedom! Actually, fighting is a big word, all you have to do is "use something else".

Instead of Windows use Linux, FeeBSD, Haiku etc.. Instead of supporting the Chromium monopoly use something else like Firefox, Waterfox or Epiphany. Instead of getting robbed by Adobe use FOSS alternatives to their software such as Krita, GIMP, Inkscape, Kdenlive etc..

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See this website for lists of software alternatives;

https://alternativeto.net/

>indication shows it would bolster support.

If you have any proof I would love to see it.

I on the other hand, understand that corporate media does their best to demonize leftist ideology and maintain the status quo, and when progressives made any optical misstep, those tactics are used against them ceaselessly.

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People might want to use Tor Browser (or a VPN) to answer this, as there's no guarantee that OP is who they say they are or that the site linked to isn't collecting IP addresses.

There's even the free ProtonVPN if you don't have access to anything else.

I suggest everyone read/listen to Eugene V. Debs' <em>Labor and Freedom</em>, available from LibreVox and from Project Gutenberg. Quite shocking how much has NOT changed in 100+ years...

You most definitely do. Maybe try looking it up before just taking someone's word on it?

https://www.schwab.com/public/eac/resources/articles/your_stock_awards.html#:~:text=If%20you're%20granted%20a,whole%20amount%20when%20it%20vests.&amp;text=At%20that%20time%2C%20the%20stock%20is%20worth%20%2420%20per%20share.

Literally first result on "taxes on stocks received as bonus". Theres plenty to get outraged about with how our economy is set up but misinformation never helps.

https://www.amazon.ca/Thinking-Systems-Primer-Donella-Meadows/dp/1603580557/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=thinking+in+systems&amp;qid=1636645160&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1

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This book is good at explaining my perspective of how the existing means of production are being more and more squeezed to pay a living wage without increasing margins. It is also used to macroeconomic exams for universitys.

Or how someone like Elon could make $300 billion with a business that has only ever yielded a couple billion in profit, and how his net worth is not based on the value of labour he exploited as he hasn't even had $100 billion in revenue..

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Its because the financial liquidity injection QE and mortgage backed security asset purchase program is effectively bidding up the valuations or PE ratios of the means of production without them becoming more productive, therefore increasing the net worth of shareholders substantially without the company having to make an equal profit growth.

Ray Daylio breaks down this situation quite nicely and provides a lot of solutions in his books. He refers to this problem as the long term debt cycle unraveling and throughout history it has always led to a period of inequality. So here is the rock solid breakdown and science behind it but be warned its like 1500 pages.

https://www.amazon.ca/Principles-Navigating-Big-Debt-Crises/dp/1732689806

"We need to create dignified jobs in New York City, jobs that pay well, jobs that contribute to community, jobs that are part of a moral economy,” she said in a speech Saturday in her district, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens.

In her speech, Ocasio-Cortez told New Yorkers they “do not have to settle for scraps in the greatest city in the world.” 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal_n_5c69424fe4b01757c36c59f6

Again, warehouse jobs and Amazon hq jobs are "scraps", not nearly moral enough, dignified enough, or well paying enough for the elite citizens of new york city. Good enough for some shit hick town though.

Ok this is just wrong. Now for me to prove its wrong lets set the ground rules. He's stating that the ratio of $40 (2 donations of $20) at which a person that earns $25/hour is higher than Jeff Bezos' ratio of 0.000906 (same as 0.0906%). Let's assume Bezos' donation ratio is correct bc I don't want to look that up.

$25/hr at 40hours a week, for 52 weeks is $52,000 a year (gross income) not including benefits, paid time off etc. for simplicity sakes and every company varies.

$40/$52,000 is 0.000769 (same as 0.0769%)

Compare that to Bezos' 0.000906 (0.0906%)

Conclusion, Bezos' is donating a higher ratio to charity.

Now, to some points other people have pointed out, no one BUT Bezos' has a right to decide what he should do with his money. And who's to say those GoFundMe's are to a good cause? Bezos' donates to charities with a good cause

I'm not here to judge whether or not he's donating enough or not, I'm just here to correct the math.

Bezos isn't forced to donate, nor are you. You are choosing to donate money out of your own generosity. One should not be criticized by the amount you donate or give away, but by the motives of doing so. Judging people by how much money they give away is pretty shallow if you ask me.

Legit, no lie:

1) propaganda

2) racism

There's an excerpt from this book, Dying Of Whiteness, of a guy being interviewed about Medicaid expansion under the ACA and adamantly voting for people against the ACA. The guy says (paraphrasing) that he doesn't want to have public healthcare "if it benefits the wrong people." What's funny is this guy was literally on his death bed saying this, where the Medicaid expansion would've likely saved his life.

Social safety nets in the U.S. are only good when they benefit one individual, but not someone else they don't approve of. Social Security and disability are fine for "midwest" people, but not "inner city" people. It's been thinly veiled racism for 60 years and that's why they voted Trump - he just completely did away with the veil.

And yes, it's real and on sale here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QFBN32M?pf_rd_r=VPZQQE3Q2T4VC0V6APTA&amp;pf_rd_p=6fc81c8c-2a38-41c6-a68a-f78c79e7253f&amp;pd_rd_r=1d821599-db52-4623-900e-6b0c9809e96b&amp;pd_rd_w=rG4TX&amp;pd_rd_wg=ONodB&amp;ref_=pd_gw_unk

MMT, Modern Monetary Theory. I'm about halfway thru this: https://www.amazon.com/Deficit-Myth-Monetary-Peoples-Economy/dp/1541736184

Very interesting, over my head a bit but I'm understanding the idea. Our wealth, as a nation is in the wrong hands. Our government has antiquated thinking on economics. States can't help this man, even if they want to. The Federal Government can. With the right people in charge. Our current leadership from both parties aren't looking out for him or us.

These things are good if you want it to be more like a book:

https://www.amazon.com/ACCO-Pressboard-Reinforced-Capacity-A7025972A/dp/B00006IES0/ref=mp_s_a_1_16?keywords=pressboard+report+cover&amp;qid=1558667512&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=pressboard+report&amp;sr=8-16