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NinjaTrance | 14 days ago

I'm not sure if this is real account or AI slop -- possibly a mix of both.

But the US is a f*cking dystopia at this point.

How come the richest country of the world - the model of capitalism - allows so many of their citizens go homeless?

It's mindblowing.

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IsTom|14 days ago

> the model of capitalism

They've got capital, but I'd argue that they're long way from model capitalism since some time. There's both over- (regulatory capture) and under regulation (consumer and environment protection) that goes against this and companies have enough sway to influence the law and consequently the market. Free market in the original sense of "free from all forms of economic privilege, monopolies and artificial scarcities" is not even a goal anymore.

relaxing|14 days ago

What about freedom from starving in the streets?