Financialization
2024-09-20 17:19:59.843603+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
RT skinnylatte@hachyderm.io Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte@hachyderm.io
Everything makes sense when you think of everything in America as simply a tool of financial engineering.
It's breathtaking really. Even stuff that's supposed to help you: various healthcare benefits, etc, they're all tax things, they're all financial instruments.
The other day I tried to call someone about a vet bill with a question and I got a machine pitching me A CREDIT CARD ONLY FOR VET BILLS, FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE
What is this timeline, let me get off the bus
to which 😀🚲 @enobacon@urbanists.social added:
The design of our cities is a product of financial engineering herding people into ongoing payments for a mortgage, car, and gas.