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[–] 16732368? ago 

Majority of the United States existence it wasn't a consumption based economy. This really all began once the Fed was enacted, thereby destroying the value of our money. In reality everything that's being produced now should cost even less than before, but inflation has outpaced innovation by orders of magnitude. Just to give you a rough idea, the average worker in 1947 with no highschool diploma earned $50 a week. An ounce of gold back then was $35. Even with the price fixing of gold currently that works out to almost $1900/week adjusted for inflation, and thats the low end, who knows what the real value of gold is currently. In this environment, saving money is penalized because inflation will just eat away at your purchasing power over time.

Once real money is reinstated, people will once again save their money / invest, because there will be incentive to do so. The phrase "save a penny, earn a penny" will once again hold meaning.

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[–] 16727617? ago 

Would love to never use eBay, Amazon, or anything like that again. Would love to participate in small town local trade. Nothing like that exists near me now.

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[–] 16722328? ago 

This is just like typical liberal blabber.... complain without proposing any real solutions. I suppose we should all get rid of planes, cars and maybe even houses. We can go back to living in shacks, or maybe even caves. Then we can use a horse & buggy and zeppelins for air transportation. Hey, why not, none of this would have a negative impact on our economy or way of life. And guaranteed nobody around the world would starve to death from it. It'll be perfect, a outright utopia that the libs want!

The thing that the libtards fail to realize is that the free market is the best solution for any of these woes. In other words, if there was something better, we'd be doing it and someone would be getting rich from it. Therein lies the issue... there's nothing better (yet). You can't power a 747 with solar or batteries. Also, a recent study has shown that electric cars have severe issues with distance (battery charges) when the temps drop below 20deg F. That would be great for our economy if all vehicles were electric... For several months out of every year all those darn tractor trailers hauling goods would have to stop every couple hundred miles to recharge their batteries. No, it's complete idiocy for the likes of AOC and her ilk only.

If you're such a genius to raise the issue, then figure out something realistic & better to solve it. Because we know all those darn scientists, chemists, inventors, etc. working on fusion and stuff are just sitting on their assess and not really trying, right?

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[–] 16735336? [S] ago 

We do what gives the central bank the most power, what buys them the most gold for the least made up money.

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[–] 16721130? ago 

This is just my opinion on a few matters, take it how you will.... I realize some are pipe dreams and making them realities would not be easy. We should have more sensible choices the benefit us all without regressing into an authoritarian communist nightmare.

Planned obsolescence should be illegal. If you don't know what this is, you should look into it for yourself. Think designed to break or fall apart to ensure you buy more. Ex light bulbs, car parts and break after warranty designs.

Cartel type monopolized industries should be flooded with competition. Think eye glasses, telecommunications, diamonds or any other artificially inflated price industry. See well known media conglomeration of power (6 companies own everything). Then each of these media companies are involved in oil, pharmaceutical, finance etc. Pick an industry and follow the money backwards.

We should not be charged a exuberant profit for utilities that do not require the price we are charged to continue to function. Our previous ancestors were charged taxes to create power, water and other infrastructure. Upkeep costs are minimal compared to profit based scam. Ex. 200 billion dollar broad band scam, smart meters, water meters.

We can all protect our environment for ourselves and the future generations without setting up this 'global warming - charge you for the carbon you breathe out, type permanent payment system the elites are trying to enforce. Ex. Agenda 21, carbon tax, 'new' green deal.

All things should be debated and discussed without reverting to shill type tactics, name calling and diversion. Through meaningful discourse can we advance things for all.

My simple rant on planned obsolescence went a little longer than planned.

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[–] 16719348? ago 

Hello AOC I think you are lost. Time to go home.

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[–] 16718828? ago 

The physics are not there to rid the world of fossil fuels.

You still need lubricants for all machinery whether it is a Wind or Solar machine to keep the metals going round and round lubricated.

The machinery in factories and robots still require lubricants to operate.

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[–] 16718811? ago 

I'll consume whatever the hell I want to consume and can afford to consume.

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