mindbleach t1_j9p1wy0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:46 PM

Reply to comment by wordyplayer in Bernie Sanders proposes taxes on robots that take jobs by Scarlet_pot2

Damn greedy politicians, robbing those poor capitalists and their hungry robot children!

wordyplayer t1_j9pf0ln wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Politicians respond to the noise from the people. So if we make enough noise on a topic, they will respond.

mindbleach t1_j9pfx9r wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:14 PM

And what the fuck do you want from them, if this is how you describe... giving money to people?

wordyplayer t1_j9pgkxh wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:18 PM

I'm responding to beambot's comment that this idea "is senseless". But politicians aren't prioritizing 'sense', they prioritize power and money. Of course they need to get Money In, or they can't run the government. But not all methods of "money in" are sensible. So, they toss stuff out and do some opinion polls and eventually make some choices. But the noise of the people does matter.

mindbleach t1_j9phhke wrote on February 23, 2023 at 5:23 PM

You're responding to measured criticism with kneejerk blanket statements.

Stop.