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Thrive House Shelter saved my life
Struggle is a struggle but defeat is not a option
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- What they don’t know is trans people never give up. Because we have no choice
- For decades, people have been told that if the rich prosper, prosperity will “trickle down.” In reality, that promise has functioned more like a slogan than an economic truth.
- Political systems are deeply shaped by money. Campaign donations and lobbying ensure that policies protect wealth, not people.
- The rich benefit from public infrastructure, educated workforces, and legal systems funded by taxpayers, yet often contribute proportionally less through loopholes and offshore accounts. In effect, everyone pays into the system but only a few extract the gains.
- Communities in need are rarely empowered by this process. They are treated as recipients, not participants, in solutions that affect their lives.
- The rich rely heavily on public goods roads, schools, courts, research, and healthcare systems that are paid for by society as a whole. Their success is not self-made, despite how it is marketed.
- While corporate profits and executive pay rise, wages for workers barely move. People produce more than ever, yet take home less relative to the value they create.
- Real help would mean fair wages, strong labor protections, and taxes that reflect ability to pay. It would mean fewer billionaires
- There’s also a cultural cost. When society glorifies the rich as saviors, it shifts blame onto the poor.
- As inequality grows, democracy weakens. When a few can buy influence, the many lose their voice.