RE: Bernie Sanders Unveils Job Program Inspired by the Hunger Games

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Bernie Sanders Unveils Job Program Inspired by the Hunger Games

in bernie •  7 years ago 

there was a real life hunger games, it was called capitalism*

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Except global poverty has tanked over the past century and the biggest problem facing the working class in America is not starvation but obesity. There are a lot less hungry people in America than Venezuela.

global poverty has tanked by changing the definition of poverty, and far more resources are controlled by the richest people than ever before

https://www.salon.com/2017/06/15/now-five-men-own-almost-as-much-wealth-as-half-of-worlds-population_partner/

5 people own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the world lmao

"There are a lot less hungry people in America than Venezuela."

multiple reasons for that, one of them is imperialism. Another is that venezuela is capitalist lmao

all you managed to prove is that you have no idea what socialism is lmao, capitalism reduces gdp per capita heavily, technology just manages to keep it growing slightly lmao (and that seems to be enough to fool people like you)

https://www.odi.org/comment/9934-definition-extreme-poverty-has-just-changed-here-s-what-you-need-know

just one example of the definition of poverty changing

http://www.businessinsider.com/inequality-in-the-us-is-much-more-extreme-than-you-think-2015-6

and a nice article on how little wealth the working class of the united states controls