2026-01-18 22:55 UTC
@Tattered@social.vivaldi.net I think you might be missing my point. Three EU states are former Soviet states. Six more were part of the Warsaw Pact -- Second World countries with more restrictive govts and economics. These states have had a great deal of catching up to do, in only a few decades. I don't think it's fair to judge them against US states, which don't have the same excuse.
Truth DOES matter.
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@Tattered@social.vivaldi.net 2026-01-18 23:00
@wesdym@mastodon.social And I don’t think you understand mine. Two of the wealthiest economic regions in the world have these statistics. Capitalism allows 1% of people to hold 25% or more of the wealth, while others remain in poverty. That, and I’ll say it again, *policy decision* is the source of the shame. “Catching up” is an equivalent to “trickle down”, an excuse for the policy that permits the inequality. Try looking up the percentage of GDP that went into the Marshall Plan. The funds exist for greater equality and the ending of poverty. Wealthy governments choose not to. This is the shame.