The article doesn’t mention it, but it’s also difficult to bring their money with them due to strict transfer limits.

https://archive.ph/2RegJ

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dealing a further blow to its economy

The large number of rich Chinese heading elsewhere could add to the strain on the nation’s fragile economy

MSM stop bootlicking rich people challenge: impossible

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🤣

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It’s incredible to see how American media has done so much to mystify capitalism that they’ve forgotten that workers actually do the work. They seem to have even forgotten that work even needs to be done.

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Thats because they, too, dont really work

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If we define work/labor as human effort that results in the creation of value by transforming raw materials into a commodity (or an intermediaries that later become commodities) or providing services that allow for the continuation of human society, you kinda see why the disconnect exists.

Because many Americans do not produce commodities or intermediaries. They only consume.

Many Americans aren’t in service sectors that provide necessary functions for society to continue. They’re in finance, or medical billing, or collections, or FUCKING ADVERTISING, etc.

And no, I’m not saying “lol, making music isn’t a real job hippie!” I would absolutely lump creatives under necessary (once all the primary needs are met like sewage systems operating and being maintained etc.).

All the bullshit jobs, which oddly and coincidentally seem to possess the majority of people shitting on the necessary jobs (hmm), like working on Wall Street with fake money to spin up more fake money to eventually leverage against people and steal their possessions to add to the giant pile of capital… those are the ones who also are self-deluded into thinking THEY are the movers and creators of society, that without the finance bros everything would collapse! Oh no, imagine if a company voted on things instead of having a generational nepo baby own it and be the CEO- IMAGINE WHAT THE PLEBS WOULD DO!

It’s kind of classic noble/peasant dynamics where the noble class’ descendants lose all perspective and start to actually believe some god must have ordained their grandfather and not that their grandfather was just the luckiest or most brutal asshole at the time. Once they believe that they are the creators, that they are somehow special and more intelligent, it’s basically a wrap for them because they will inevitably undermine core components of the system they exploit but don’t understand.

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If we define work/labor as human effort that results in the creation of value by transforming raw materials into a commodity (or an intermediaries that later become commodities) or providing services that allow for the continuation of human society, you kinda see why the disconnect exists.

We do.

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I’ve been saying for a few years now that we’re in the Habsburg chin portion of capitalist decay. The system is run by the inbred failsons of failsons of failsons. They don’t understand and don’t care to understand the systems that have empowered them their entire lives. They only know the results they expect to get and are very angry when this doesn’t happen. Unfortunately that’s a very dangerous situation for everyone involved.

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who’s going to buy all the houses above market value so I’m forced to rent above market value???

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i mean yeah, the MSM is a rich people bootlicking machine, it’s never going to do literally anything else

Death to America

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Ah yes, the famously fragile Chinese economy

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Crap, it’s the same old story. My love of harassing gusanos is arguing with my fear of committing a hate crime.

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Rich Chinese paused their efforts to move themselves and their fortunes offshore during the COVID-19 pandemic, but quickly resumed their emigration after draconian restrictions on travel were lifted.

They’re draconian when they try to stop the spread of a deadly disease.

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Turns out, dragons are kind of cool.

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Let’s not forget that the US banned travel from China as well.

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41 points

muh capital flight will surely occur this time

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brb packing 400 tons of assemblyline into my carry-on luggage

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Watch it then just get shipped back to China for a tax break.

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Time for some private jets to go missing and never be recovered MH370 style.

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