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[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 6 hours ago

Also stop giving your money to rich people. They have enough.
If you're seperate to give it away give it to your poor friends or donate it to the ACLU or something.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 hours ago

Tell that to the USA with a pedophile president.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 hours ago

Not even, it isn't easy to get

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (3 children)

I don't understand mentality of the post.

if you are two paychecks away from being a millionaire, then you're definitely not remotely close to needing food subsidies.

If I'm two paychecks away from needing food subsidies, then two paychecks from now you are definitely not going to be anywhere close to a millionaire.

And if I am about to become a millionaire then obviously I'm going to defend the millionaire class. I'm about to be one of them.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

This is about people who vote for Maga or AfD or whatever your local equivalent is.

Many people have the ideology that they too would become rich, if only there weren't all those regulations like paying for food of people who can't afford it (which again is not true, since they themselves only benefit from it) often citing stuff like bill gates (of course just not believing that he had more than enough venture capital even when called out)

In reality, opening a company is cheaper than ever, with very cheap options to prototype with 3d printing, handle costumer relations via the many payment processors, and provide it with the many Cloud it firms like hetzner.

So if they were living in the perfect world they believe in where things like monopolies didn't exist, they would have no problem becoming a successful entrepreneur.

But turbolibs be turbolibbing

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago

And if I am about to become a millionaire

But you are most probably not

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

The post is intended for people with less than 2k in the bank

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Temporarily embarrassed non-millionaire mentality explains so much.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Reductionist generalizations tend to, yes. That's their allure.

Doesn't make it accurate, though.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 9 points 13 hours ago

Worth mentioning that a lot of people who get the two paychecks are also on SNAP.

You're probably not two paychecks away from SNAP: You're two paychecks away from a debt spiral that will put you on the street or in the ground.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 7 points 14 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Fern@piefed.world 20 points 14 hours ago

Food subsidies for the poor in the US. Used to be called food stamps.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Food stamps for low income/unemployed families.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Rhythm is a Dancer, very popular dance track from the 1990s.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Actually, I appreciated that you did not know since it doesn't apply to you. That's why I took the time to explain not only the abbreviation, but its purpose as well. Have a great day!