Believing America's Capitalist Economy is a Meritocracy
is like believing that 'Unconditional Love' exists.
One can easily verify that a significant percentage of Rich Americans made their money via illicit means.
Notice the word 'Illicit', not 'Illegal'.
is like believing that 'Unconditional Love' exists.
One can easily verify that a significant percentage of Rich Americans made their money via illicit means.
Notice the word 'Illicit', not 'Illegal'.
America is a society where bankers who manufacture mortgage loans they know are going to go bad get paid more than nurses who heal the sick.
America is a society where the executives of pharmaceutical corporations that sell opioids that destroy more lives than they save, are paid 100x as much as Firefighters who save lives.
"America's Economy Is A Free Market Meritocracy"
This is one of the easiest narratives in the world to verify as false yet so many Upper Class and Rich Americans are incapable of doing so since they are emotionally invested in believing their high position is the result of merit
This is one of the easiest narratives in the world to verify as false yet so many Upper Class and Rich Americans are incapable of doing so since they are emotionally invested in believing their high position is the result of merit
"America's Economy Is A Free Market Meritocracy"
I reject this narrative, not because I am a bitter poor person (I'm not; I have more money than the overwhelming majority of the American population), but rather because
IT IS EASILY VERIFIED AS FALSE
I reject this narrative, not because I am a bitter poor person (I'm not; I have more money than the overwhelming majority of the American population), but rather because
IT IS EASILY VERIFIED AS FALSE
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