Entitled Rich People

A blog about rich people's entitlement, poor people's circumstances, classism, poverty, and rich people's arrogance and hatred of the poor.  General trigger warning for classism, if you need anything else tagged please ask.

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Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Lead to 51,000 Preventable Deaths Each Year

Annual cuts to Medicaid would average $70 billion — roughly the same amount the wealthy will save in tax cuts.

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The Price of Remission

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high dru

Note: there's an autoplay gif thing at the link.

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Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works

Royal aides say the rise is because of a Buckingham Palace building project and the funding will come down again.

"We're told public finances are tight, we can't afford a winter fuel allowance, but we can pay for an increase for the Royal Family. It's completely wrong."

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Any thoughts on George Washington, first president of the United States?

Violent genocidal racist colonizer, who literally owned human beings as property. He directly ordered genocidal invasions:

Sir:  The expedition you are appointed to command is to be directed against the hostile tribes of the six nations of Indians,  with their associates and adherents.  The immediate objects are the total destruction and devastation of their settlements and the capture of  as many prisoners of every age and sex as possible…I would recommd.  That some post in the center of the Indian Country should be occupied with all expedition,  with a sufficient quantity of provision;  whence parties should be detached to lay waste all the settlements around,  with instructions to do it in the most effectual manner;  that the country may not be merely overrun but destroyed …It should be previously impressed upon the minds of the men when ever they have an opportunity, to rush on with the warhoop and fixed bayonet.  Nothing will disconcert and terrify the Indians more than this… But you will not by any means, listen to any overture of peace before the total ruin of their settlements is effected…Our future security will be in their inability to injure us; (the distance to wch.  They are driven)  and in the terror with which the severity of the chastizement they receive will inspire them… When we have effectually chastised them we may then listen to peace and endeavour to draw further advantages from their fears.

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The Truth about Medicaid Work Requirements: Costly, Ineffective, and Harmful  - Community Catalyst

As state and federal lawmakers renew their focus on Medicaid work requirements, it’s time to set the record straight: these policies don’t i

"As state and federal lawmakers renew their focus on Medicaid work requirements, it’s time to set the record straight: these policies don’t increase employment, they don’t save states money, and they disproportionately harm people already struggling to make ends meet."

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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Maine Public Housing Tenants Face Eviction at High Rates. A New Program to Keep Renters Housed Excludes Them.

For those who are evicted from public housing in Maine, experts say the consequence “is almost certainly homelessness.”

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How Lincare Cashed In on the Disastrous Recall of Philips Breathing Machines — at the Expense of Patients

Amid reports of thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths, Lincare was supposed to supply the most ailing patients with new CPAP machines

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Other than the ridiculous pretense that Democrats like Biden & Harris are leftist, rather than far right (which is part of the problem), this is always an important point to remember. The far right is consistently bankrolled by the wealthy, because it supports their interests.

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Tumblr deleted the attached link, but it still made sense, because far right Democrats are also tied to the wealthy & corporate interests in general, but I was talking about a specific piece about how even nominally "independent" rightwing media only exists and functions because rich people pay them and pay to promote them https://www.usermag.co/p/why-democrats-wont-build-their-own

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Other than the ridiculous pretense that Democrats like Biden & Harris are leftist, rather than far right (which is part of the problem), this is always an important point to remember. The far right is consistently bankrolled by the wealthy, because it supports their interests.

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Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments

People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health

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Two new studies on mucosal vaccines and Long COVID underscore the criminality of the “forever COVID” policy

The studies highlight the dangers posed by COVID reinfection and the need to bring to clinical trials effective treatments that can prevent

Governments have chosen social murder, eugenics, and completely gutting public health in order to "keep businesses running".

I don't know how these nasal vaccines would work in wider practice, but, as the article points out, there's a glaring lack of research to stop a disease causing mass death and illness. Profits are allowed to count for more than people's lives, disabled people are endangered literally everywhere-including the hospital-as government officials in charge of disease response call our deaths encouraging, etc.

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Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

As daily temperatures hit record highs across much of the South, a federal judge has taken an unusual step, challenging the treatment of mos

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Thank you dear supporters for all the help you are offering the people of Gaza in this dire time. I am a father of four tender babies who are paying much of their childhood and innocence in this unfair war. Please do whatever you can to help me save my family till the war ends.

Despite the suffering and hardships of this fierce war , your support and assistance ease us and grant us power and patience. Your contribution keeps a whole family safe, that is why i am asking you to donate whatever you can of at least share my link so that other donors can know about my tragedy and pain.

https://gofund.me/db959919

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She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.

"The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal

It takes a lot to be leach more from TANF block grant funds than is legal, because the program was intentionally designed in order to facilitate not giving aide to poor people and letting state officials keep it for themselves instead (look up the elimination of AFDC & welfare reform for more details on that).

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The Daily Worker, New York, May 4, 1927

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"It's true there are holes

In the shoes on my feet

And once in a while

I have nothing to eat;

But still I rejoice

(Though I can't pay my rent)

That the "national wealth"

Has increased ten per cent."