Here’s the thing. It looks like a political cartoon, but it’s real. The slices of the pizza are exactly mathematically proportional to reality. We are being screwed every single day by rich oligarchs. And we know it. It’s time to fundamentally change the power structure in our economy. Nothing will change if we continue to allow money to be the ultimate goal and arbiter of power.
Oct 18, 2026, 5:30 PM@aburtch
I wanted more information so I found the article that goes with this cartoon: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/getting-a-piece-of-the-american-pie-is-out-of-reach-for-most/
And I agree with what you say about money; the trick I believe is that we'd have to stop using money altogether, meaning we have to start looking at alternatives.
@murdoc I think there’s a way without eliminating the use of money. The role of government is regulation. We can already see unfettered capitalism will kill us and the planet.
If government made all elections publicly funded and banned all donations over $1,000 contributions by individuals, outlawed PACs, and SuperPACs, and don’t allow outside spending then politicians would have to answer to their constituents.
But getting there from here is the hard part. We are so deep in the corruption, it’s hard to see a way out.
@aburtch @murdoc the thing is, it doesn't matter if the capitalism is 'unfettered' or not. The mechanics are the same, just slower, as long as unrestricted accumulation is possible. If we want "capitalism without bad capitalism", at least we have to treat billionaires like piñatas, so there's a maximum limit of accumulation.