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Aho<p>Seems you live longer as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> western and northern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> than as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>american</span></a> </p><p>I guess that gap may grow even more now with the new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2408259" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM</span><span class="invisible">sa2408259</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s tariff formula confounds the world, punishes the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a></p><p>Ridiculed for trade <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, Trump's formula for levies has a serious side: it is hitting some of the world's poorest nations hardest.</p><p>The math is simple: take <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> goods <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> deficit w/a country, divide it by that country's exports to the US &amp; turn it into a percentage; cut that figure in half to produce the US "reciprocal" tariff, w/a floor of 10%.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-tariff-formula-confounds-world-punishes-poor-2025-04-03/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/trumps-tarif</span><span class="invisible">f-formula-confounds-world-punishes-poor-2025-04-03/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Disgusting: The majority of the nations listed for “reciprocal” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on the 8-pg document distributed to reporters by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/developing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developing</span></a> economies. They include some of the world’s poorest nations -- <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthSudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthSudan</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Burundi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burundi</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CentralAfricanRepublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAfricanRepublic</span></a> -- as well as countries in the throes of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>, notably <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aporophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aporophobia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
David Wakeham<p>Perhaps you should be renamed “Community InDignity.”</p><p>Yet another slap in the face for this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> person who is doing everything they can, yet regularly refused assistance.</p><p>In this case offered help, but then snatched away at the last second.</p><p> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealthAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealthAwareness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hopeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hopeless</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin to cut funds to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PlannedParenthood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedParenthood</span></a><br>
The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> said that 9 of its affiliates received notice that funding would be withheld under a program known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TitleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleX</span></a>, which has supported <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> services for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> since 1970.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FamilyPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyPlanning</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReproductiveHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaternalMortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaternalMortality</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CancerScreenings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerScreenings</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirthControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirthControl</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbortionIsHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbortionIsHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-administration-freeze-family-planning-funds-planned-parenthood-2025-04-01/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/healthcar</span><span class="invisible">e-pharmaceuticals/trump-administration-freeze-family-planning-funds-planned-parenthood-2025-04-01/</span></a></p>
Andreas Sternowski<p>The biggest problem of our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilization</span></a> is that we are doing the wrong thing more and more perfectly. All our difficulties are a consequence of this one problem: the destruction of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a>, the declining quality of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a>, the feeling that we as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/societies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>societies</span></a> are at a loss, that we as individuals do not really feel <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/happy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happy</span></a>, the growing gap between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>... <br>All these developments are the result of our ongoing efforts to do the wrong thing better and better.</p>
Gehtso<p>America’s Future Is Hungary</p><p>MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/magazine/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2025/05/viktor-orban-hungary-maga-corruption/682111/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/theatlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theatlantic</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ViktorOrb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViktorOrbán</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/stagnant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stagnant</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/impoverished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impoverished</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Politic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politic</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/politician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politician</span></a></p>
the mossy green<p>Brian Eno, cont'd &gt;</p><p>&gt; Q: Why do you think you should be paying more <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a>?<br>&gt;&gt; BRIAN: I would like to live in a pleasant, comfortable <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a>, and to do that means you have to reduce the number of <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> people....I don't like the thought that half of the population are struggling, and I don't think there's any need that they they should be struggling. There are plenty of people that are quite well-off like me who would be happy to share their <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> a little bit more than they do.<br>&gt;&gt;</p>
David Wakeham<p>Art, expertly imitating life again.</p><p>If this memory isn’t a perfect portrayal of the people “in” my life now.</p><p>(Except for the few good ones that still exist, and believe in me, you mean so much). </p><p>Ones who, like me, shared a common belief in supporting &amp; advocating for a better <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> fighting for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> and other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marginalised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marginalised</span></a> groups.</p><p>So y’all just worn down? Diffusion of responsibility? Nope, not that. </p><p>Apathy, perhaps?</p><p>Outlived my usefulness?</p><p>😿 😮‍💨 🥱</p>
If the oceans die, we die....<p>Kristi Noem Wears a $50k Rolex watch. How much money does the majority of people make in a year? Not enough to buy a watch like that. As an American tax payer how does that make you feel? Suck up to the administration, treat people as subhuman and you to can have a watch like that. How does that make you feel? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rolex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rolex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>administration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taxPayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxPayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1stFelon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1stFelon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpIsGuilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsGuilty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> : so completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public</p><p>- French: pauvre</p><p>- German: arm</p><p>- Italian: povero</p><p>- Portuguese: pobre</p><p>- Spanish: pobre</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new Discord Server for language learners @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/discord" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wordofthehour.org/discord</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Impish4249<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>coloradosun</span></a></span> </p><p>While I'm thrilled that running water is now a reality for these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, clearly not the storied "land of the free and home of the brave", I hope my friends in other countries will take a look at this and get some understanding of the disparity between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/races" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>races</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> etc.</p>
Mark<p>Abbott skewers Starmer on cuts</p><p>Keir <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> has been urged to stop referring to his plans to slash the benefits budget by billions as being “moral”</p><p>Mother of the House Diane Abbott told Starmer, “there is nothing moral” about taking an axe to social security net</p><p>“This is not about <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morality</span></a>, this is about the Treasury’s wish to balance the country’s books on the back of the most <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/vulnerable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerable</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> people in this society.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25020810.diane-abbott-skewers-keir-starmer-benefits-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/25020810</span><span class="invisible">.diane-abbott-skewers-keir-starmer-benefits-cuts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NotLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/illness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Iconic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musicians</span></a> Who Are Surprisingly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.grunge.com/1804337/iconic-musicians-poor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">grunge.com/1804337/iconic-musi</span><span class="invisible">cians-poor/</span></a></p>
Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🏳️‍🌈<p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/AntiCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rich</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policies</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meme</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funny</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Laugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laugh</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
si_irini<p>Why do so many people still believe everything the super-rich say?</p><p>Especially when they say they know how the “normal” and “economically weak” are doing?</p><p>This expression alone....<br>Normal people?<br>Economically weak?</p><p>Oh....<br>Go fuck yourselves<br>😡 </p><p>Sorry, couldn't help myself...little shitposting</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/betterworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betterworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> – and retaliatory tariffs being imposed on American exports by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> trading partners – will be paid by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>'s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>.<br>The people who will benefit most from another giant Trump <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/taxcut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxcut</span></a> are America’s wealthy.<br>Tariffs are in effect <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> on imported products. They’re paid by Americans.<br>Walmart’s CEO said it will raise prices in response to Trump’s tariffs in order to protect its profits.<br>It will be a giant upward transfer of wealth. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/15/trump-tariffs-robert-reich" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/mar/15/trump-tariffs-robert-reich</span></a></p>
Leftist Lawyer<p>I <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/identify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identify</span></a> as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> </p><p>My <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pronouns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pronouns</span></a> are:</p><p>hepoor<br> &amp; <br>himpoor</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClassWarfareUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWarfareUSA</span></a></p>
Kafkaphony<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ApartheidClyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApartheidClyde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a>’s move effectively ends 3 decades of work at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> to try to ease the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> that burdens <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a> communities, which are frequently located near <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerPlants</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> plants &amp; other polluting facilities. Studies have shown that people who live in those <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> have higher rates of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/asthma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asthma</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeartDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartDisease</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> problems, compared w/the national average.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>