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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 119 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No shit... The gaping hole is the fact rich fucks are all we have to vote for. The President that recently won is the biggest example of undeserved wealth and power ever.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Tell ya what. I'm struggling to make rent right now. Working 6 days a week, living alone, just keeping my head above water.

2028, everybody vote for me, and I'll run on the platform of giving rich people the middle finger.

Like Robin Hood......except vulgar.

[–] Turret3857@infosec.pub 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 12 points 1 year ago

You can't afford to even run. You gonna start a gofundme?

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Robin Fucking Hood? RFH!!! It has s ring! Sure I'll vote for you!

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If someone ran for governor of NY on a platform of giving Luigi a full pardon, they would win in a landslide.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In theory, couldn’t Luigi run for president from jail?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

In theory, yes!

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah. And at this point he could win.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

You are delusional if you think that elections are not just a horse race for the rich and that common people have any power. If common people interests were what drives elections you would have had free healthcare, free education, worker right and more like a century ago.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Eh, feels very populist and single issue. What's your plan for healthcare like?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Give it to the people who need it.

[–] trslim@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbf whatever they come up with will most likely be better than whats currently happening.

You could invent a better political system by tattooing every political idea onto your skin and passing whichever words get zits into law, so obviously it goes without saying

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I’d vote for you. Especially if by middle finger you mean 90% top marginal tax rate.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You won me over

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

you had me at "gaping hole"

[–] Shizrak@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We need to bring back "No taxation without representation" because rich fucks sure as hell can't fairly represent the rest of us.