This Online Community Demands Work Reform, And Here Are 40 Of Their Top Posts

It's not the cost of hamburgers. It's the idea that people working in fastfood would earn a livable wage just like a plumber, builder or electrician that frightens the shït out of some Americans. Because being concerned about what someone else earns is one of Americas greatest pastimes.

The two most shocking f*****g mind-boggling stats about America is that 40% of their gigantic homeless population actually work, many with more than two jobs. Some mind -numbing 45,000,000 Americans live in abject poverty. Nearly the population of an average sized European country. How has this been done? In the TV series 'Deadwood' the evil tycoon Hearst said before he had the local newspaperman murdered "Im getting one of these (newspapers) to spread my own lies".

Remember we also have free education (from school to university), free healthcare, pay when you are sick AND all that above in Denmark. And not because of socialisme.... because of a tax-payed wealfare-system....

Wait you mean that USA workers don't get vacation ? I don't get it ?

So quit the lie that the US is the best country in the world.

Then don't buy their s**t. I know it's easier said than done but seriously, you don't need the first 3 and try pumping gas at a different brand/place. It's the small things we as consumers can do but if we all do it together we would have way more "power".

We are taken advantage of by companies that make billions for their owners and executives by paying their worker slave wages and, while inflation maybe 8%, prices rise 50%. This is Capitalism unchecked and will lead to our country's destruction.

Yep, this is absolutely correct

Well duh! Above all profits have to increase annually.

Problem is based on capitalism being exctly that, CAPITAL-ism - which, among other features, means that people providing capital will demand as much of it as they can. Risks are taken differently, but generally not liked of course, and something being legal or prohibited is a question of accountability and chances of getting caught vs potential gain and chances of getting away, so law isn't exactly enforced in a sufficient way, and on top still lacks adressing countless issues. The key element is that there is no law stating that "Who has money, has the say in everything!", but a lot of absence of actual law leads to agents of whatever kind (people, corps, baks, ...) doing whatever they seem fit and taking the competition wto whereever they assume being able to succeed against their peers, which thereby are in pressure of having prices that can compete, no matter how immoral their competitors' lower cost has been achieved, no matter if it is exploitation or efficiency.

I have always said that a government representative's income should be capped at the median wage of their state/country. THAT is how you get them interested in the workers.

Electing a working class Congress is impossible because...you guessed it...Power Corrupts. The more power they have, the more corrupt they get. They may champion the poor on the campaign trail, but the higher they get, the worse they get.

One of my daughters is a second grade teacher. I appreciate that the principal does reimburse a large portion of her expenses - BUT - she still has to pay out more than $250.00 from her own income so that the kids can have even the most basic supplies. I kid you not; basic school supplies furnished by the school does not include pencils. PENCILS! For second graders! Yeah, pencils, they need them as well as other no-frills supplies.

Chances are the schoolbord get more money to pay for their gas.

Elect a working class congress? THAT THAR IS COMMIE WORDS! /s/

Socialism is a threat only to the 1%. For everyone else, it's a solution to save the loss of our middle class.

Mathematically speaking, "the 1%" are a minority, just not the one that usually gets blamed. However much they should be.

Boss likes to import cheap labor… I don’t blame the labor, I blame the boss. Maybe we should stop seeing racism everywhere.

Technically, the rich Are a minority group... You should just blame the Right minorities.

If your income has increased by 5.7% over the course of 24 years then you’re a fool and you don’t deserve better.

No, you just aren't working hard enough. If you just work 1,000 hours a week, you too can achieve the American dream. Stop being lazy and entitled.

Wealth of me.. 2011:🙄 2021: 🤨

Tax the rich on ALL their earnings. Not just over a certain amount.

I'd tax the rich AND give higher minimum wage like $15 or more?

The Rich are already paying more than you do in taxes. They know how to use the system Politicians on BOTH sides put into place.

Food prices go up and wages remain stagnant. Only the lower-middle classes feel the burden. That's a win win for the 1%.

Rampant wealth, greed and corruption is literally destabilizing the world as we speak. The wealth gap in the world is just obscene. We can't go on like this. It will be our doom. I long for a better world.

well wages increased to in order to get workers back, and yes inflation does tend to do that after you print trillions of dollars over and over