• AeonFelis@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    The thing about welfare cliffs is that both sides acknowledge them and want to solve them, but either side will fight to the death to prevent the other side from implementing their solution.

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      8 days ago

      what sides are u talking about the capitalist dont wanna solve shit they want to destroy the system entirely.

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        8 days ago

        there are levels, and there is intent, even if the end result seems to be the same

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        8 days ago

        The capitalists want to solve the problem of people not being incentivized to work (or to work harder) because their increased income will decrease their welfare benefits. Capitalism’s solution, as you’ve said, is to destroy the system - remove the problem entirely by removing the benefits. But just because you don’t agree with that solution (I did say that “either side will fight to the death to prevent the other side from implementing their solution”) doesn’t mean they don’t see it as a problem to be solved.