Do you really think today’s economy works?

[msc545]

This economy isn’t working for working people because it wasn’t designed to. It was designed so people likeTrump, his close inner circle, and the people with access to and influence over them can make as much money as they want. And remember, there is no such thing as too much unless it’s for the rest of us.

Yes, the economy is working just fine.

No, the economy is not working for the majority of people.

[NathanDavis]

the economy of today does work me... but I don't really depends on whatever Trump does or won't do about it

but if you mean, for most of the people in the USA, then no... and it wasn't meant to work for most people...

the US economy of today is working towards the exploitation of its middle class... the USA used the exploit the rest of the world but with globalization that's no longer as easy as it used to be... so they have turned on their own... exploit the American people who by the way, are addicted deeply into consumerism

if you're into consumerism... then this economy won't work well for you

if you're more conservative with your finances, you can still get ahead somewhat, somehow

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I live paycheck to paycheck, and I don't complain about it.

My sister is a nurse paralegal and makes around 200k per year.

My Brother barely graduated High School and also makes around 200k per year. He is certified A+ in all trade skills and used to be a boilermaker forman and make 200k per year. He quit that job to work self-employed in the lumber industry and still makes over 200k per year. I'm not going to tell you exactly what he does that, because its a trade secret.

In a lot of ways I'm sort of the failure of the three.

You need to quit with the envy, jealous, covetousness. It's really bad form.

[msc545]

If I understand it correctly, that means you want people to stop complaining even when they are treated unfairly. Correct?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

What's unfair is that my sister and brother each pay over 40,000 dollars per year in TAXES and it goes to fraudulent blacks who fake their income tax filings every year and also illegally file "head of household" every year even when they don't qualify for it in order to maximize Earned INcome Credit and othe refundable child tax credits that my brother and sister are forced to pay for so people who hate our guts can live a little more comfortably.. They actually work for a living and so do I, but none of us qualify for anything, we obviously pay TAX out the ass at insane rates.

[msc545]

Fraudulent blacks? Seriously?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Yes. Seriously. I worked seasonally in a tax office for 3 total tax seasons, and literally every black person who files taxes claims head of household and files EXACTLY the total income that optimizes Earned Income Credit. If they don't have W-2 information proving it, they fabricate "Self-Employment" income to make it exactly correct to the dollar to maximize their earned income credit free money from the government.

In several cases, I used to refuse to prepare their tax return, especially when they changed their story in the middle of the appointment. I got in several arguments with my manager about this, and the main reason I quit the job (it was decent supplemental income) the main reason I quit was because I refuse to help someone steal from the government. I am NOT signing my name to a fraudulent tax document.

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Additionally:
I do NOT prepare a tax return with Schedule C income unless the filer can prove it with receipts and 1099 documentation, because that's the scam. They work at Wendy's part-time, and don't even qualify for EIC, but they are faking 30,000 dollars income to try to peak the Earned Income Credit curve... and if they end up OWING tax, they just elect to walk out of the tax office and not file it, hoping the government doesn't catch them.

[msc545]

Why aren't you complaining about all the right wing tax fraud? Or does that somehow not count? I am beginning to get a better understanding of why people tend to shun you. You should know better than to use a phrase like" fraudulent blacks" as if black people were the only people that did the kind of fraud that you're talking about. Using a phrase like" fraudulent blacks" just brands you as a racist and most people don't want anything to do with racists. Do you not understand that?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

I've caught two white people committing tax fraud in my lifetime, both were trying to illegally file Head of Household even when doing so wasn't going to help them at all. First of all, most whites are educated enough to file their own taxes, so they don't go to a tax office to file.

[canamlusciouslad73]

BS. LOTS of briany folk are in the gig economy because of Musky, Bezos and other sociopathic greedheads who get reams of tax breaks and cut work forces to get toilers to take artificially low wages. My parents explain the drepedations of the.00001% in age-appropriate ways to my sisters and me as children, so we didn't grow up cheerleading corporate geed as do too many useful (to whom?) idiots today.

[lightbulb27]

no. I don't put that on Trump fully but he's the last guy in line to try and fix it and as well screw it up further with some bone head decisions.

The die was cast long ago and we are seeing it now. The problem is the currency is corrupt, we are losing our global power, it's crony capitalism which feeds both parties, massive debt pile, mismanagement over decades.

China has lasted 5000 years, were not looking so good at 250.

That said, can still do ok, I see some businesses banging on all cylinders... certain restaurants and local eateries. But so many don't and everything is so expensive people are looking for alternatives. that's competition and thats' good.

But then again when I was young, I didn't have a supercomputer AI in my hand and on my lap wired to the planet and a bunch of other stuff. I played with marbles, we NEVER ate out nor got coffee at the shop. Mcdonalds was a rare treat. Our house was basic.

Maybe just maybe... we are really spoiled? But overall, it's the abuse of the currency that's the problem.

[Sevenpointfive]

if people weren't corrupt then it would work. it looks like evil prevails in our society

[msc545]

Greed prevails.

[Sevenpointfive]

we are taught to be greedy in a capitalist society

[msc545]

That's not wrong.

[Iron_Man]

It’s poor but you know why it’s poor. End the war with Iran And get things moving again in the economy

[jamesgoldman]

For the majority no
For me the down times are up and the up times are down

[canamlusciouslad73]

Very much so... for the overlord swindlers !!!

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

That's what socialism and a progressive tax system does. It disincentivizes productivity and incentivizes bare minimums. It was designed to keep the masses begging for handouts rather than improving their lot in life.

It's slavery.

[msc545]

More lies.

[CaptainSmartass]

Well, companies aren't run by the state and we're not all speaking Russian, so yeah, its working.

Simples...

[msc545]

That's a very, very simple analysis of an extremely complex problem.

[CaptainSmartass]

I'm not an economist, so I don't know the ins and outs of the situation. Anyhow, the news is all doom & gloom these days, so I barely follow it.

[888theGreat]

No, Debt will cripple growth