A thing that really annoys me is how the right has seized the term economic freedom, defined it as the ability of the bourgeoisie to hoard as much wealth and possible and use it in their propaganda as if that narrow special interest is at par with fundamental personal and political freedoms.
I would like the left to claim it back. Being economically free should mean that you control the product of your own labour, that you have access to the economic means of a full and dignified existence, that you have access to free healthcare and that you are not at risk of poverty.
YES
I always understand it as “you can’t be economically controlled/extorted by someone else”. Some easy examples:
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You don’t depend of your partner.
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You can tell your boss to go fuck themselves, either because you are backed by a strong union; or because you can just pick another well paid and comfortable job; or obviously because you are a independent proffesional/have your own small business.
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You can’t be extorted by a landlord, either because you live in a place with strong laws against it; and/or backed by a strong tenant union; or obviously because you own your house.
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You can freely pick a career without being constrained by money, either because education is free and you can have a part time job/receive scholarship including sustent; or because you have family that will pay for some or all that.
This examples or problem-cases have bougie “solutions” but also real solutions.
Fuck. Mega-rich people even have economic freedom from the fucking governments, which let them buy the rest of “freedoms” like being a pedo/murderer/terrorist but that’s okay because they rich.
Ah, if only mormons and all those kind of weirdos weren’t misogynistic cults. They really build strong independent communities. They aren’t cool people, but they have a strong sense of community.
