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minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·2 months agoWho are they getting money from? Other people who can’t afford groceries? We’re just all buying each other groceries that one of us can afford?
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 months agoLikely situations where a person will be okay this month so they send another $20 or so and maybe a few months down the line, they are the one that needs a bit of help. It’s like the proverb, “it takes a village”, only commoditized.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 months agoSounds like socialism to me. Maybe we need a bigger version, funded by those who won’t miss the money.
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months ago But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?
Who are they getting money from? Other people who can’t afford groceries? We’re just all buying each other groceries that one of us can afford?
Likely situations where a person will be okay this month so they send another $20 or so and maybe a few months down the line, they are the one that needs a bit of help.
It’s like the proverb, “it takes a village”, only commoditized.
Sounds like socialism to me.
Maybe we need a bigger version, funded by those who won’t miss the money.
But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?