If you don't have a job nothing is affordable... unless the government provides for your needs.

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If you don't have a job nothing is affordable... unless the government provides for your needs.

Author: Curly1918 (17174 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 10:36 am on Dec 3, 2025

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"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" (German: Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen) is a slogan popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique of the Gotha Programme.

But what if no one's abilities are needed?

Replies to: "If you don't have a job nothing is affordable... unless the government provides for your needs."

Social Democrats are the canary in the AI coal mine? - Curly1918 - 8:54am 12/3/25 (22) [View All]
- Sigh - Nigel Tufnel - 4:51pm 12/3/25
- "Groceries are Americans' Top Affordability Concern"...thanks to DJT's Tariffs. Even Farmers and [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:17am 12/3/25
  - Groceries are a problem because of Biden's Wartime Deficits (120% of G.D.P.). - jakers - 10:50am 12/3/25
    - Grocery inflation last year was 1.2%; this past year it has been 2.7%. That's the tariffs. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:05am 12/3/25
      - Good thing the US is a net food exporter. But what will the poor do w/o Toblerone & Bordeaux's? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:55pm 12/3/25
      - 2021 to 2024 averaged 5.5% annually. - jakers - 12:13pm 12/3/25
        We've been through this a dozen times - Chris94 - 12:27pm 12/3/25
        Largest economy in the world, whose currency is used in half of global transactions drives the boat. - Iggle - 1:05pm 12/3/25
        Post-COVID Inflation was Global, and Russia's attack on Ukraine kept it high...but the U.S. under [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:20pm 12/3/25
        You people created a financial disaster. [NT] - jakers - 8:52pm 12/3/25
        By any chance did you read the Politifact summary? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:32am 12/4/25
        
        120% deficits. - jakers - 12:46pm 12/3/25
    - It must really suck for every thought to be motivated by politics. (See jakers & Baron) [NT] - Quest4twelve - 10:56am 12/3/25
  - If you don't have a job nothing is affordable... unless the government provides for your needs. - Curly1918 - 10:36am 12/3/25
- The affordability issue is mostly controlled by where you live. - PaND - 9:57am 12/3/25
  - AI does not give a rat's ass where you live. It will replace everyone everywhere. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:38am 12/3/25
    - Won’t happen until 2112. - PaND - 10:53am 12/3/25
      - More correct translation: those with swords that keep them sheathed shall inherit the earth. - iairishcheeks - 1:47pm 12/3/25
        Not according to the prophet Geddy Lee. - PaND - 2:47pm 12/3/25
        One man has spent a lot of time thinking about this... [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:28pm 12/3/25
- This is not analogous to the "buggy whip" situation... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:00am 12/3/25
  - Not a lot of jobs making buggy whips. - Curly1918 - 9:18am 12/3/25