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minus-squareXiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoNo it’s not… it’s a textbook example of a social safety net. aka Social Security. aka what they said.
minus-squareSunflier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down13·edit-21 day agoA safety net is an synonym for insurance.
minus-squaremagic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoNo insurance is a scam posing as a safety net.
minus-squareXiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoAn… adjective? Did you mean to claim it’s a synonym?
minus-squareSunflier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 day agoFixed (it’s late here), but glad you recognized my point.
minus-squareXiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agobut they’re not synonyms either lol. Insurance is a very specific thing. It doesn’t just mean “Anytime you collectivize costs” or “a safety net”. It’s a specific business model used to cover specific losses of specific things.
minus-squareSunflier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·19 hours ago It’s a specific business model used to cover specific losses of specific things. It can be.
No it’s not… it’s a textbook example of a social safety net. aka Social Security. aka what they said.
A safety net is an synonym for insurance.
No insurance is a scam posing as a safety net.
An… adjective? Did you mean to claim it’s a synonym?
Fixed (it’s late here), but glad you recognized my point.
but they’re not synonyms either lol. Insurance is a very specific thing. It doesn’t just mean “Anytime you collectivize costs” or “a safety net”. It’s a specific business model used to cover specific losses of specific things.
It can be.