Yes, fascism is universal health care. That’s what I remember the most about Mussolini.
(via fearandwar)
Especially because Mussolini didn’t introduce universal health care at all. Lets think about what he did do. He drastically lowered taxes on banking on industry, abolished the tax on luxuries, halved the tax paid by company directors and abolished inheritance tax. He privatized life insurance. He privatized the telephone network. (both of these were previously state owned) He made religious education compulsory in schools. He abolished trade unions. He promised to restore national pride and enforce strict law and order. He banned literature on birth control and increased penalties for abortion.
So yeah, this is what Santorum’s dad was running from - tax breaks for the rich, more power to corporations, religious education, union bashing, nationalism, harsh policing and ‘family values’. Sound familiar?
(via servile-masses-arise)
Reblogged because this is important.
(via amadcap)
Nothing’s happening though. Mostly all I’ve done is read the entirety of Mao Zedong’s Wikipedia article for some reason and play shitty Android games on my phone.
However, every five to twenty minutes, I get a call from a confused client whose asshole-itude is cranked to eleven because it’s tax season.
In the end I’ve learned that, contrary to the claims I made in my job interview, I’d rather be bored than challenged.
