dooderooni
Well-known member
The actual mechanisms of redistribution are academic unless the collective will to address the wealth gap exists.
You'd like to think that the pandemic, which has ripped the veneer of success away from many and exposed just how fragile some peoples lives are, would be the catalyst towards more robust social support structures. How many times on here have we heard that someone has to pay for all the furlough schemes, the increased benefits payments etc. This government has allowed billions to be siphoned off from the public coffers and into the hands of those who are already rich beyond their needs. In the real world that should see the Tories held fully accountable at the ballot box, but we all know that won't happen because those in the voting population who don't 'do' politics will be influenced by social media and every other mechanism by which this government shapes their public perception.
If we come out of this and we are told that we'll have to pay for this and any brexit related shortfalls by higher taxation, prices and wage freezes then it'll be clear that the will to change the system won't come from government and we'll be one more step towards civil unrest becoming an option. Unless we wake up and say 'no' to the status quo of the capitalist lie then nothing will change.
You'd like to think that the pandemic, which has ripped the veneer of success away from many and exposed just how fragile some peoples lives are, would be the catalyst towards more robust social support structures. How many times on here have we heard that someone has to pay for all the furlough schemes, the increased benefits payments etc. This government has allowed billions to be siphoned off from the public coffers and into the hands of those who are already rich beyond their needs. In the real world that should see the Tories held fully accountable at the ballot box, but we all know that won't happen because those in the voting population who don't 'do' politics will be influenced by social media and every other mechanism by which this government shapes their public perception.
If we come out of this and we are told that we'll have to pay for this and any brexit related shortfalls by higher taxation, prices and wage freezes then it'll be clear that the will to change the system won't come from government and we'll be one more step towards civil unrest becoming an option. Unless we wake up and say 'no' to the status quo of the capitalist lie then nothing will change.