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So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (âbillionaires have no liquidityâ, âit would be taxing unrealized gainsâ, âtheir wealth is virtualâ) but paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?
Elon Musk has cemented his record as the largest individual political donor in modern American history.
Musk poured $446 million of his own money into this yearâs midterm elections, mostly aimed at preserving the Republican Partyâs control of Congress. wapo.st/4igb5Kq
Brazilians have a payment system called Pix that is more popular than credit cards, debit cards, and cash. Itâs become so popular that US financial companies view it as an existential threat to their control over digital payments.
Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has already signaled his willingness to curtail Pix by ensuring that it never integrates with non-Western financial institutions. This would contain the âthreatâ of Pix to Brazil, keeping US corporations in control of international payments.
Itâs an alarming signal of Bolsonaroâs willingness to prioritize the interests of US capitalists over the interests of Brazilians.
we already have the solutions we need to address climate change, but some people would like you to think otherwise.
in the latest Better Future Podcast episode with @ayanaeliza, we delve into what it would actually take to build a climate safe future.
Noticed a popular environmental influencer spreading anti-clean energy propaganda, so I looked into her.
Turns out she has ties to the Trump administration. And that's just the beginning of the story.
In just a few weeks, we have an incredible opportunity to pass the USAâs first-ever wealth tax for the ultra-rich.
So letâs fucking do it.
To learn more about California's billionaire tax and the global wealth tax movement, check out our latest Substack article: substack.com/home/post/p-218âŠ
What if the best way to protect the planet is to give land back to the people who stewarded it for generations?
To learn more about the Land Back movement and ways to get involved, check out our Substack article: betterfuturemedia.substack.câŠ
They want you thinking about AGI to distract you from the CURRENT harms of AI â and the violent ideology behind their vision for the future.
@mauricewfp of @WorkingFamilies on the Better Future Pod:
watch the full episode of the Better Future Podcast: youtu.be/UpFT3jNqRwo
"We have to build AGI before China does.â Sound familiar?
It's the same logic that justified colonialism â and now itâs being used to justify the âAI race.â
@mauricewfp of @WorkingFamilies on the Better Future Pod:
the real question isnât if youâre left or right. itâs if you're pro-humanity, or you believe humanity is something we should leave behind.
if you're on Team Human, itâs time to bring a mass insurgent political movement into being.
watch the full episode of the Better Future Podcast: youtu.be/UpFT3jNqRwo
Since 2020, the cost of everyday essentials have skyrocketed while wages have stagnated.
Things will only get worse until we make real changes to the system.
My friends at the Economic Security Project put together a dashboard that outlines where to start: economicsecurityproject.org/âŠ
Worrying about AGI is a luxury for privileged elites. Itâs also a convenient distraction from the real harm AI is *already inflicting* on ecosystems and working people.
The era of 90% top marginal tax rates helped build the strongest economy in US history.
History is clear: taxing the rich is a requirement for an economic prosperity.
@gabriel_zucman on the Better Future Pod:
