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    Particularly about the misunderstandings section.

    politics and macroeconomics are not zero-sum games, however, because they do not constitute conserved systems

    Or if you don’t like Wikipedia, here’s an economics website:

    This

    In a non-zero-sum game, it is possible for two parties to both benefit from a decision.

    It also lists examples for each.

    Zero sum games are often misunderstood and used as a vehicle of misinformation to perpetuate the lie that if you do one desirable thing, you lose the status quo.

    Therefore, looking after the young and looking after the old is a non-zero sum game because you can literally do both. My best example is Australia; we have aged care and child care, with plenty of room for subsidising mining corporations.



  • redwattlebirdtomemes@lemmy.worldThe American Dream
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    4 days ago

    Maybe in America, but in most other places homelessness isn’t demonised nearly as much (also America is probably the only place that will make you homeless if you get seriously ill).

    I think somewhere in the Nordic states, they’ve trialled UBI in an area and I think with success.

    Edit: So the results are a mixed bag, as you would expect, but generally people were much happier with UBI.






  • redwattlebirdtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldComfy cozy
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    Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.

    America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.

    Edit: also Trump vs Xi.

    One has no goal for the country except to line his own pockets and the other has very strong goals for the country (involving actually making their country an economic powerhouse).

    One sees himself as a strict father of his country and the other sees himself as king.

    If it was a decision between Trump and Xi, I’d pick Xi any day of the week. It’s a shit choice but I’d rather a leader than a puppet.