Following up on the brilliant tweet from @GrayGhost below... One of my core principles is that discussing the Wealth Pump, a.k.a. the “Reverse Robinhood effect,” from the perspective of current @GOP and @TheDemocrats platforms misses the point entirely.

Both parties are part of the problem, and the anti-socialism tirades you’re increasingly hearing on platforms such as the @theallinpod, etc., represent carefully designed obfuscation of this fact. Dr. @Peter_Turchin and his colleagues at the Complexity Science Hub call this phenomenon “elite overproduction.”

To me, the only credible solution is to ditch the partisan tribalism, reverse decades of corrupt campaign finance reforms, and let our democracy do what it was designed to do—i.e., represent the will of the people. I trust that We the People will make wise choices at the ballot box (e.g., flat tax—regardless of income source or level) if given the opportunity.

Thomas Sowell is correct: capitalism is the best system for organizing human societies when done properly. Some would argue that we haven’t done it properly since President Nixon unilaterally abandoned the gold standard in 1971. I would argue that we haven’t done it properly since at least the late 1970s/early 1980s, citing the charts in my earlier post: https://x.com/DariusDale42/status/2115081668226580932?s=20.

Make wise choices,

—Skipper ❤️+🤍+💙=💜