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In reply to the discussion: Trump Sparks Outrage by Claiming Federal Government Can't Fund Daycare, Medicare, or Medicaid, Saying War Comes First [View all]2na fisherman
(330 posts)The Libertarian model is often touted by The Right who denounce any government support for the working class. The myth of not taxing the wealthy because it would harm the "job creators" is wearing thin. Many of the most obscenely rich have most of their wealth derived from interest on investments-- not running companies and providing good-paying jobs. And much of that wealth is hidden in offshore tax-haven accounts passed through dummy corporations. The rich would have us believe that they are entitled to rule over the masses and keep them at an economic disadvantage so they lose the ability to effectively question their authority and their oligarchic rule is preserved. This dog-eat-dog world view is short-sighted because sooner or later the masses will rise up against them. They are aware of this and that is why many of them support authoritarian rule and the control of technologies used to spy on and subjugate all who would dare to oppose them. Libertarianism has become the the social structure on which a technofascist leviathan is built.