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What they don’t know is trans people never give up. Because we have no choice

This month, we honor Lucy Hicks Anderson a Black trans chef, socialite, and Prohibition era entrepreneur. She became the first Black American trans woman to defend her identity in court, boldly stating:

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For decades, people have been told that if the rich prosper, prosperity will “trickle down.” In reality, that promise has functioned more like a slogan than an economic truth.

Political systems are deeply shaped by money. Campaign donations and lobbying ensure that policies protect wealth, not people.

The rich benefit from public infrastructure, educated workforces, and legal systems funded by taxpayers, yet often contribute proportionally less through loopholes and offshore accounts. In effect, everyone pays into the system but only a few extract the gains.

Communities in need are rarely empowered by this process. They are treated as recipients, not participants, in solutions that affect their lives.

The rich rely heavily on public goods roads, schools, courts, research, and healthcare systems that are paid for by society as a whole. Their success is not self-made, despite how it is marketed.

While corporate profits and executive pay rise, wages for workers barely move. People produce more than ever, yet take home less relative to the value they create.

Real help would mean fair wages, strong labor protections, and taxes that reflect ability to pay. It would mean fewer billionaires

There’s also a cultural cost. When society glorifies the rich as saviors, it shifts blame onto the poor.

As inequality grows, democracy weakens. When a few can buy influence, the many lose their voice.

Even philanthropy, often held up as proof of generosity, can distort priorities. Wealthy donors decide which problems are “worth” solving, sidelining democratic decision making.

If help exists and people still struggle, the narrative becomes personal failure instead of structural injustice. This mindset excuses inequality and normalizes suffering as inevitable or deserved.

The rich are often praised as job creators, philanthropists, and engines of progress but in practice, their help is limited, selective, and often self serving.

As inequality grows, democracy weakens. When a few can buy influence, the many lose their voice.

Environmental damage follows the same pattern. Industries extract resources, pollute communities, and then fund “green” initiatives that barely offset the destruction.

Philanthropy is often presented as evidence of generosity, but it is a poor substitute for accountability. Giving away surplus wealth does not undo the harm caused in accumulating it.

Wealth does not flow downward on its own. It accumulates, compounds, and hardens into permanence, passed between a small group while others are locked out. With great wealth comes great power.

There is also a moral sleight of hand at work. A donation can distract from low wages, union-busting, or unsafe working conditions that created the need for help in the first place.

A billionaire can fund a school while opposing taxes that would fund thousands. They can sponsor a food drive while paying workers so little those workers need food assistance. This isn’t help it’s patchwork.

Wealth does not flow downward on its own. It accumulates, compounds, and hardens into permanence, passed between a small group while others are locked out. With great wealth comes great power.

The rich rely heavily on public goods roads, schools, courts, research, and healthcare systems that are paid for by society as a whole. Their success is not self-made, despite how it is marketed.

Environmental damage follows the same pattern. Industries extract resources, pollute communities, and then fund “green” initiatives that barely offset the destruction.

As inequality grows, democracy weakens. When a few can buy influence, the many lose their voice.

Wealth concentrates power, and power rarely moves without pressure. When the rich do “help,” it is usually through charity that they control, on terms they set, and in ways that preserve their status. Donations become branding. Foundations become tax shelters.

Economic crashes and pandemics wipe out savings for ordinary people while the rich often emerge wealthier than before.

There is also a moral sleight of hand at work. A donation can distract from low wages, union-busting, or unsafe working conditions that created the need for help in the first place.