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In general, working people at any income stratum flatter their economic positions when they think they'd be worse off under socialism.
There are two ways my income privileges me: what I consume and what I have.
I consume space in a building, food, clothes, furniture, electronics. Nothing we can't make available to everyone. Some of my things are nicer, but then they get worse and need to be replaced due to planned obsolescence. Under socialism, this wouldn't be a thing -- every chair can be a nice chair that will last decades and if demand for chairs drops, good; everyone's sitting comfortably. What I'm getting at is that nice bougie shit, precluding ostentatious chandeliers filled with rare gems and gold-plated lambos, could be the floor for what we provide people. Or even briefer, we can do LGC right now.
Then there's what I have, which is a six-figure ball of investments designed to sustain a future me who, for whatever reason, doesn't have the well-paying job nor access to a social safety net. This shouldn't be necessary and it's horrifying that so many people in my country are walking a tightrope without that circus net. So fuck my portfolio, I'd gladly give it up for the revolution.