Why Most Money Advice From The Rich & Financial ‘Gurus’ Is Garbage

We can’t budget our way out of a corrupt economic system

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I am sick of financial “gurus” and ultra-rich fat cats telling we “poors” to budget better in order to survive capitalism.

We are advised to make our own lunches to take to the office. Work harder. Stop buying lattes and avacado toast.

Quit playing video games or doing whatever it is we do to decompress from the hellscape that is modern life in the United States.

We are admonished to “Hustle!” Get more productive!

And Work, Work, and Work, until we croak.

Fuck that.

Here’s what needs to happen:

• The federal and state governments need to tax the hell out of the one percent. Trust, they will still be absurdly wealthy
• Employers need to pay a living wage for EVERY job. “But how will that be financially feasible?” “What about the businesses bottom line?” Easy solution: reduce CEO and C-Suite executive salaries by 60 percent. Distribute the rest to the employees

Fixed it.

“But Rod, that’s too simple!”

No, it’s not.