... as hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding into artificial intelligence, there are serious concerns that an AI bubble could trigger another bailout with taxpayer money.

In the interview that follows, leading progressive economist Gerald Epstein, who initiated and directs the Game Changers project at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, talks about AI’s impact on finance and the bailout problem and how a transformative public finance strategy can revive democracy, promote equity and social justice, and build strong and sustainable communities.

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[–] -2 points 1 month ago* (7 children)

If you think that you can elect progressive Democrats to turn this all around...

... you're just fucking wrong.

The Democrats have been for sale since the 1960s... it's pretty obvious.

Do you know the Ds have pitched universal healthcare for over 30 years?

For about as long as the Rs have pitched "smaller government." How many times will you let them fool you? Don't be a sucker.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Buddy...

    If you don't like the candidate in the general, the time to do something was during the primary.

    If you think shitty incumbents can't be unseated and progressives can't become incumbents, you just haven't been paying attention.

    And I'd bet my house that you don't have an alternative, you just want people to disengage from the democratic process. Which is fucking stupid because if you vote, it doesn't mean you can't do anything else. And if you're doing anything else, why the fuck wouldn't you also take the time to vote?

    How do you legitimately not understand the answer is absolutely never "vote less"?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Libs really think they can vote themselves out of capitalism and the climate crisis, how sad is that?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Being prone to conspiratorial thinking and at the same time being a victim of the US education system and lacking critical thinking skills is a pretty macabre combination.

    But sure, anyone who disagrees with you is a bot, or a paid shill!

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    anyone who disagrees with you is a bot, or a paid shill!

    Im specifically talking about:

    Another .ml account that is just starting to get active before the midterm to attack Dems…

    It's a pattern, recognizable by everyone not on .ml or a handful of troll instances.

    Like, you're literally out here telling people not to vote:

    Libs really think they can vote themselves out of capitalism and the climate crisis, how sad is that?

    And you're surprised people don't like that?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Reading comprehension is also in a bad spot. That sentence is not telling anyone not to vote. It's saying that even if you vote for the lesser evil, the country is still falling apart.

    Look, if I was part of some sinister influence operation, why would I pick the instance that makes libs like you (the people I'd likely want to influence in that case) freak out as soon as they see it? You're not making any sense, not everything is about the US, the rest of the world is rejoicing at the great satan finally getting its comeuppance.

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