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allegorical oracle

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11. Agree with all your points. I would add this: Rich don't do well without poorer people.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:12 PM

Jul 6

Poorer people drive and pilot them around, fluff their hair and clothes, supply and prepare their food. Poorer people keep the water running and the toilets flushing and the electricity flowing. Poorer people babysit, educate, and doctor their children. Poorer people care for them when they can no longer walk, feed themselves, or suffer dementia.

Once the numbers of poor people dwindle, the trumps of the world will definitely suffer because they won't know how to do anything other than to be wealthy and dependent on others.

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Don't the rich get cancer and extreme weather events? [View all] applegrove Jul 6 OP

The rich have the best healthcare available on demand. Irish_Dem Jul 6 #1

They're going to need it Rowdyag Jul 6 #3

This is why the rich are stealing as much as possible in terms of cash and resources. Irish_Dem Jul 6 #5

Oh, it'll cost them plenty EYESORE 9001 Jul 6 #9

Yes but they are sucking out all the cash/resources in the richest economy in the world. Irish_Dem Jul 6 #10

The uber-rich can fly their private jets Bluetus Jul 6 #2

The rich have access to the best *available* health care, but if research is defunded, Ocelot II Jul 6 #4

Agree with all your points. I would add this: Rich don't do well without poorer people. allegorical oracle Jul 6 #11

I think they can afford that special God insurance policy ImNotGod Jul 6 #6

They have a bigger cushion sure, but that just means they'll be the last ones standing when it all goes to shit. CrispyQ Jul 6 #7

No, they get "allergic reactions" mr715 Jul 6 #8

When their houses on Malibu drmeow Jul 6 #12