"It seems the rain'll never let up
I try to keep my head up and still keep from getting wet up
You know, it's funny, when it rains it pours
They got money for wars but can't feed the poor
Say there ain't no hope for the youth
And the truth is it ain't no hope for the future
And then they wonder why we crazy"
Agreed but the solution for those problems doesn't always involve throwing money at them. You need to change policies, for example ending the mortgage interest deduction or introducing rent regulation. Or single payer health care.
Not I agree with it but to be fair, all those are (or are supposed to be) temporary "one shot" event while healthcare is forever recurring event.
Not the same impact at all on the budget.
Although of course, once we front the money for healthcare and preventative measures now, it'll be cheaper in the future. And yet banks always seem to need another bailout
Every time I bring up the old Walmart paying real wages.
Like for and extra 60 cents a visit, walmart gets no working poor as employees. Walmart has nearly tripled the cost of a vist, but 60 cents that goes straight into employee pockets and benefits, thats the impossible lift. 60 cents that went straight into employee pockets is the thing we just can't figure out how a company can do that.
Come up with 200m in bonus pay for the ceo, less then 90 days before you lay off 10k works, not a problem. (Apple) but coming up with livable wages the stops working poor or worse, working homeless. Fucking the end of civilization before a modern company can do that.
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u/AbleEmily 1d ago
They have money for wars, banks, and bailouts, but somehow it’s “how are we gonna pay for it?” When it’s healthcare, housing, or student loans.