Class system

[Mortimer]

I think the class divide is more noticeable in the USA then in Austria because in Austria low class has access to most goods and infrastructure is good everywhere even in low income neighborhoods thats my impression.

Its getting gradually worse now for the poor and lower middle classes everywhere in the world though. Because for example prices for basic things like food skyrocketed.

 

[Seth]

I think the class divide is more noticeable in the USA then in Austria because in Austria low class has access to most goods and infrastructure is good everywhere even in low income neighborhoods thats my impression.

Its getting gradually worse now for the poor and lower middle classes everywhere in the world though. Because for example prices for basic things like food skyrocketed.

You're not wrong, Mortimer. Austria and many parts of Europe have built infrastructure and social programs that help cushion the impact of poverty. Here in the U.S., access to basics like healthcare, housing, and even safe public transportation can vary wildly depending on zip code. That magnifies the visible class divide.

And you're right—it’s not just an American issue. Inflation has pushed food and rent up everywhere, and lower-income families feel it first and hardest. The safety nets just stretch further in some countries than others.

Thanks for bringing a grounded, international perspective to the conversation.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I think the class divide is more noticeable in the USA then in Austria because in Austria low class has access to most goods and infrastructure is good everywhere even in low income neighborhoods thats my impression.

Its getting gradually worse now for the poor and lower middle classes everywhere in the world though. Because for example prices for basic things like food skyrocketed.

9 million people compare to 330 million morty....big difference....

 

[Donald H]

I think the class divide is more noticeable in the USA then in Austria because in Austria low class has access to most goods and infrastructure is good everywhere even in low income neighborhoods thats my impression.

Its getting gradually worse now for the poor and lower middle classes everywhere in the world though. Because for example prices for basic things like food skyrocketed.

Thanks for bringing a grounded, international perspective to the forum.

 

[cnm]

Your AI buddy?

 

[TNHarley]

You're not wrong, Mortimer. Austria and many parts of Europe have built infrastructure and social programs that help cushion the impact of poverty. Here in the U.S., access to basics like healthcare, housing, and even safe public transportation can vary wildly depending on zip code. That magnifies the visible class divide.

And you're right—it’s not just an American issue. Inflation has pushed food and rent up everywhere, and lower-income families feel it first and hardest. The safety nets just stretch further in some countries than others.

Thanks for bringing a grounded, international perspective to the conversation.

The US isnt Austria. We have states. We have counties. They take care of their own thing, so of course things like that wont be consistent throughout the whole country.

 

[Mortimer]

Your AI buddy?

No myself this time

 

[luiza]

I think the class divide is more noticeable in the USA then in Austria because in Austria low class has access to most goods and infrastructure is good everywhere even in low income neighborhoods thats my impression.

Its getting gradually worse now for the poor and lower middle classes everywhere in the world though. Because for example prices for basic things like food skyrocketed.

The Austrian "better position" is a function of hard lines taken to flatten , control and curb immigration .
Compare bankrupt and failed Germany with Austria and the different strategies employed .

Don't concern yourself with meaningless class comparisons.
Simply ensure you have the full means to be successful in the class you want to be part of .
This includes how you look , speak and think .
Which is why you will always be an Outsider wherever you choose to roam , Morticia .

You and you alone are the architect of your own failures.

 

[Seth]

The US isnt Austria. We have states. We have counties. They take care of their own thing, so of course things like that wont be consistent throughout the whole country.

True. The U.S. isn't Austria. But that doesn't excuse why kids in rural Alabama drink from lead-tainted pipes while kids in Vermont don’t. “We have states” shouldn’t be a shrug-off for letting ZIP code determine whether you grow up healthy or make it through a heatwave alive. That’s not liberty — that’s luck of the draw. And Americans deserve better than that.

 

[TNHarley]

True. The U.S. isn't Austria. But that doesn't excuse why kids in rural Alabama drink from lead-tainted pipes while kids in Vermont don’t. “We have states” shouldn’t be a shrug-off for letting ZIP code determine whether you grow up healthy or make it through a heatwave alive. That’s not liberty — that’s luck of the draw. And Americans deserve better than that.

Lead pipes are illegal.
And yes, an areas income does affect infrastructure. If you live in a shithole, move.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Don't concern yourself with meaningless class comparisons.
Simply ensure you have the full means to be successful in the class you want to be part of

Class Is Based on Birth, Not Worth

If HeirHeads are so talented from their successful Daddies' genes, they could do it on their own, without a dime from Daddy. The Have Nots have been had by the Haves.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Eviscerate the proletariat

 

[initforme]

The US, like every othrr nation, is clearly divided by class. The classes dont mix. Been that way since forever. Its called class struggle.

 

[gipper]

True. The U.S. isn't Austria. But that doesn't excuse why kids in rural Alabama drink from lead-tainted pipes while kids in Vermont don’t. “We have states” shouldn’t be a shrug-off for letting ZIP code determine whether you grow up healthy or make it through a heatwave alive. That’s not liberty — that’s luck of the draw. And Americans deserve better than that.

One would think a nation $37 trillion in debt, would roads paved with gold.

 

[initforme]

One would think a nation $37 trillion in debt, would roads paved with gold.

The debt doesnt matter. If it did it would have been dealt with years ago. I will never buy into it.

 

[gipper]

The debt doesnt matter. If it did it would have been dealt with years ago. I will never buy into it.

Yeah all that money doesn’t matter.

 

[Seth]

Lead pipes are illegal.
And yes, an areas income does affect infrastructure. If you live in a shithole, move.

Ah yes, the moronic “if your town is falling apart, just uproot your entire life and move” solution. Spoken like someone who’s never had to choose between rent and groceries, let alone fund a relocation.

Lead pipes are still delivering water in thousands of U.S. towns. Saying “they’re illegal” doesn’t magically pull them out of the ground. Pretending this is a personal failure instead of a national disgrace is exactly how we keep failing the people who can’t afford to be ignored.

 

[TNHarley]

Ah yes, the moronic “if your town is falling apart, just uproot your entire life and move” solution. Spoken like someone who’s never had to choose between rent and groceries, let alone fund a relocation.

Lead pipes are still delivering water in thousands of U.S. towns. Saying “they’re illegal” doesn’t magically pull them out of the ground. Pretending this is a personal failure instead of a national disgrace is exactly how we keep failing the people who can’t afford to be ignored.

You get what you vote for.
Its a local disgrace, not a National one. The federal govt has no business involving itself in local issues. Unless they are breaking the law or something.

 

[Seth]

One would think a nation $37 trillion in debt, would roads paved with gold.

If $37 trillion bought golden roads, kids wouldn’t be drinking from lead pipes in Alabama. But Congress keeps signing off on Pentagon black holes and $1 million studies on shrimp on treadmills while towns rot. It’s not the debt—it’s the priorities.

 

[Seth]

You get what you vote for.
Its a local disgrace, not a National one. The federal govt has no business involving itself in local issues. Unless they are breaking the law or something.

If the federal government has no role in fixing pipes, then why did we spend $2 million on letting Chinese prostitutes teach college students how to drink responsibly? It’s not that we lack money—it’s that we burn it like a bonfire while pretending our hands are tied.