[brightbeige]

"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." - (probably not) John Steinbeck

I guess with inflation we can update the quote to “temporarily embarrassed billionaires”

[lingrush4]

Socialism never took off in America because Americans know that disincentivizing work shrinks the economy and makes everyone poorer.