Money *is* power. Not \"can be turned into power\", it *is* power.<\/p>
That's why UBI works and why people in positions of power oppose it.<\/p>
It's why cutting taxes for the powerful is always high priority but cutting taxes for the weak is not.<\/p>
It's why education and healthcare are kept as expensive as possible, because that keeps the poor from ever acquiring any power.<\/p>
#oligarchy<\/a> #usa<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #250th<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-29:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/gooba42\/statuses\/116767727884779532","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/gooba42\/statuses\/116767727884779532","objectType":"note","content":" Money *is* power. Not \"can be turned into power\", it *is* power.<\/p> That's why UBI works and why people in positions of power oppose it.<\/p> It's why cutting taxes for the powerful is always high priority but cutting taxes for the weak is not.<\/p> It's why education and healthcare are kept as expensive as possible, because that keeps the poor from ever acquiring any power.<\/p> #oligarchy<\/a> #usa<\/a> #fascism<\/a> #250th<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@gooba42\/116767727884779532","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"250th"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"fascism"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"usa"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-17:objectType=thread:nonce=0573886ff1c79ab4","notice_info":{"local_id":"12768113","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-17T23:06:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@gooba42\/116767727884779532"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6486062","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}