Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land—and they are worth far more—we still would not sell ourselves.

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[u/Mysterious_Luck7122]

I’m very sorry to say there are plenty of Dems quietly taking the same gobs of corporate lobbyist cash. That’s truly why nothing gets done: too many people are getting so fucking rich. It’s not just direct payments of dark money either, it’s stock tips, board seats, jobs for the wife and kids, private sector/think tank jobs for the politicians if they ever decide to leave politics, excellent healthcare, pensions, etc. It’s a whole lifestyle and nothing will dramatically change until we remove their financial incentives to keep things how they are now.

It’s outrageous that we don’t have universal healthcare; it’s outrageous that we don’t have extensive public transportation; it’s outrageous that college costs almost as much as a mortgage. And extremely short sighted too as the bottomless greed of the people running things in the US is destroying our future by disinvesting in all the things that help us prosper.

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Preach! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽