You know you can tax the rich right now, right? Just shift where you spend your money.

Support your local coffee shop instead of a big chain. Shop at farmers' markets. Eat at local restaurants. Buy from mom-and-pop stores. Choose independent brands over corporate giants.

Yes, it might cost a little more, but you're redirecting money away from corporations that thrive on low wages and putting it straight into your community—where it can grow, support jobs, and build something better.

You are effectively taxing the rich.

#ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness #EatLocal #CommunityWealth #EthicalSpending #TaxTheRich

IF only I had a dollar for ever time I hear that the "system" needs to be changed and that the "system" is at fault and the "system" keeps us in badly paid jobs....

Well, let's change the system. Yes, we can. One example of a country that did things differently in 2008, look at Iceland which imprisoned bankers after 2008 financial crisis.

vox.com/2015/6/9/8751267/icela…

#UBI #UBI4ME #UniversalBasicIncome #ChangeTheSystem #TaxTheRich

Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it.

^{Matthew Yglesias (Vox)}

I know I post a lot of photos of clouds but honestly, I think we should all spend more time looking to the skies. They speak a rare and valuable truth to us all.
*nods wisely*

#taxTheRich #UKPolitics #UKPol