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minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·10 days 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-up31·10 days 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-down1·10 days ago But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?
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?