Imagine a world where food rots in warehouses while children go hungry. Where empty homes outnumber the unhoused. Where billionaires accumulate more money in a day than most people will see in a lifetime.

Now stop imagining—because that’s our world and has been long before Trump and Musk.

We live in a time where 90% of a country’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of just 0.01% of the population. That’s not just economic inequality—it’s a power play. When a tiny fraction of people hoard resources far beyond their needs, what happens to the rest of us? We’re told to believe in the lie of poverty.

Poverty is Not a Natural State—It’s a Choice

The greatest trick the ultra-wealthy ever pulled was convincing the world that scarcity is real. That there just isn’t enough to go around. That we must “earn” basic dignity while billionaires collect passive income greater than entire countries’ GDPs.

Let’s be clear: poverty is a policy choice, not an inevitability.

There is enough food, housing, healthcare, and opportunity for every single person to live a dignified life. But access is deliberately restricted. Why? Because keeping people struggling for survival is an effective way to maintain power.

The Politics of Manufactured Scarcity

When people are struggling to meet their basic needs, they don’t have time to organize, to challenge injustice, or to demand better. This is why we see policies that prioritize corporate subsidies over food assistance, that fund wars over healthcare, that bail out banks while leaving the working class to fend for itself.

Those at the top need the rest of us to believe that there isn’t enough to go around. That if we demand fair wages, universal healthcare, or debt relief, we are being “unrealistic.” But here’s the truth:

  • There is enough food to feed every person on Earth multiple times over. Yet millions starve.
  • There are more empty homes than unhoused people. Yet we criminalize homelessness.
  • There is more than enough money for universal healthcare. Yet people die from preventable illnesses every day.

Breaking Free From the Lie

The first step to dismantling this system is recognizing that we are not the problem—the system is. The lie of lack only works if we believe it. If we accept that we must struggle while billionaires ride rockets into space, then nothing will change.

But if we reject this manufactured scarcity—if we recognize that the world has more than enough for everyone—then the game is up.

We must:
✅ Demand policies that redistribute wealth fairly—higher taxes on billionaires, universal basic income, and strong labor protections.
✅ Challenge the myth that poverty is a personal failing—no one should have to “earn” the right to live.
✅ Support movements that fight for economic justice—whether it’s unions, mutual aid networks, or progressive policies.

When 90% of a country’s wealth is hoarded by 0.01% of its people, it’s not a coincidence. It’s not a flaw in the system.

It IS the system.

And it’s time to tear it down.

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