Crypto
Capitalism
Anything priced: $X.99
The whole Trump administration and all of the lies, including all of the so called, assasination attempts. Don’t believe a thing coming out from that circus.
Private insurance companies
I moved to Chicago a few years. I go to rent an apartment. It has a “move-in” fee.
I’m like what’s that.
Oh it’s $500 that you don’t get back.
I say. What about the deposit? They say. Oh yeah we don’t require that. Isn’t that great ,?
I’m like. So move in fee is my deposit but it’s just guaranteed I won’t get it back.
Them: well it’s different. It’s a move in fee. We don’t require a deposit but if you don’t clean out the apartment to this list of specifications, we will charge you per item you miss.
Example. Refrigerator not cleaned :$150 Floors not clean : $200
Etc.
So I was super unhappy about this and complained to anyone who would listen. To which my new Chicago neighbors and friends were like “that’s how it’s always been here,”
Bro. Y’all getting fucked. Hard. Non refundable deposit where you still have to clean out the old apartment.
Wtf. Should be illegal.
What the fuck? So it’s just a deposit you’re garuanteed to not get back? What if you don’t “miss” anything when cleaning up? You’re not getting your money back anyway so why clean anything when you’re moving out?
Yeah there was a whole list of things and the fine for not cleaning the items. So you had to make sure you got it super clean or you would get all the fines.
Of which amounted to something close to $1000.
I spent 2 days cleaning it when I moved out to make sure I didn’t get any of the fines.
You can basically get black listed as a renter if you don’t clean well.
that’s why you stiff em the last month’s rent
capitalism
Oh you know… vaguely gestures at everything
Printer cartridges
Privatization of government institutions and programs.
The middle class in general in a lot of countries
Bottled water.
College / university in many countries.
In the US at least, its become such a parasitic industry, with tuition fees rising exponentially and far exceeding wage rates and job availability, that it accounts for a large portion of most people’s personal debt.
With so many applicants for so few jobs, a college degree is the new highschool diploma / “minimum requirement” for nearly every job now. 1 / 4 US adults have student loan debt, with an average of 40k in student loans.. Nothing is putting the brakes on degree inflation, tuition, or the student loan industry.
The US federal government also makes a killing off of student loan interest fees, most of which is going to the MIC and Israel.
They’ve made the product they’re selling you (a degree), both required, and extremely expensive; the ultimate goal of any parasitic industry. Its a dream for state and private colleges, the US government and its military, and a nightmare for people either without a job, or chained to their desks for fear of losing their job and getting further behind on loan payments.
I worked 64 hours a week to pay for my College Tuition.
That is plus 18 hours of classes, and 18 hours of studies a week.
This was for the cheapest college near me at a rate of $4000 a semester.
I love being slaved to the point my grades were low only because of my work. When I saved enough / got scholarships, I was able to stop working, and my grades became a 4.
So in summary, slaving to afford a chance to have a low grade compared to those with wealth who can get to focus all their time to college.
The real estate market. In many countries, the value of labor and materials necessary to build a house is about
30 to 4040 to 120 thousand euros. Everything else is speculation.Edit. Initially I put 30 to 40 thousand euros.
“Earning a living”.
