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‘Workers Strike Back’: 40 Times People Realized That Modern Capitalism Is Starting To Look Ridiculous
Everyone’s entitled to a good wage, decent working conditions, and the respect of their peers. It sounds so simple. So fair. So obvious. And yet, many workers still find themselves exploited even in developed countries. Overworked for mere cents, marginalized, their voices and needs unheard.
The r/WorkersStrikeBack subreddit is an online community that advocates and fights for workers' rights in a wide variety of ways. They’re dedicated to supporting strikes and unions, addressing various workplace issues, and giving advice to anyone who might be dealing with especially tough problems or anti-worker sentiment at their jobs.
Created in late October of 2021, the subreddit already has nearly 78k members and is still growing. Scroll down for some of r/WorkersStrikeBack top posts that highlight the dark side of capitalism, and to learn more about the community.
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#1
Wow. Medical Debt Causes Divorce Of Married Couple Of 52 Years
Bobby 3 years ago
She can't technically "inherit" his debt if it was just in his name, however everything she does expect to inherit could be sold by the estate to cover those debts, leaving her nothing. Just putting this out because after my dad died every bank was calling my mom to make good on his debt, until she got a lawyer involved. Don't spend a penny on someone else's debt unless you talk to a lawyer first
Littlebunnyfufu 3 years ago
I second talking to a lawyer, estate laws are more complicated than you'd think and with a divorce in the mix it gets even more complicated. When my dad died (WA state -so I'm guessing state by state/country by country) we had to prove that we'd tried to notify creditors and given them a certain amount of time to send us notice and documentation for debt. We were required to pay them if they could furnish proof he owed the money. But, they also had to go through our lawyer and weren't allowed to harass us.
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Trophy Husband 3 years ago
I can't upvote it, it feels like I'm supporting it. But at the same time it's absolutely horrible and I'm ashamed that it came to this!
Mer☕️🧭☕️ 3 years ago
Yup, yay 'Murika. I have several debt collection agencies after me because I had to spend a month in the hospital for a leg amputation. I have no insurance, no job, no personal wealth...but I'm American therefore I have no protection against bad health or emergencies. The American "healthcare system" considers everyone worthless except the top 10% of lucrative earners. It's all for-profit.
Gypsy Lee 3 years ago
A cousin’s baby was born with a hole in its heart. The medical bills caused them to lose their home & file for bankruptcy. Because American medical is all about profit. As an American I’m sickened & furious about this. I’ve no hope it’ll ever change; too many rich & powerful people have their hands in medical.
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#2
Billionaires Must Be Abolished
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
If Elon Musk spent a dollar per second, it would take him 707 centuries to spend all his money. That's not 100 lifetimes; it's more than 700 lifetimes.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
We should change the word to "money hoarder". As in "Money hoarder Jeff Bezos..."
Leodavinci 3 years ago
People talk about the money the wealthy have and how that's the problem... all while ignoring how much money the government has and how much (approx. 50%) of it is used for things that bring little (if any) direct (or indirect) benefit to citizens. Btw, It's way more than all the "billionaires" put together.
Dani Pret 3 years ago
Jealous much? If someone is smart enough to have legally earned and saved that amount they can wipe their butt with it. I want to be filthy rich but I also have great plans for improving the lives of the poor in my community by building more schools. Many kids here cannot get an education. Bill gates is a philanthropist and I guess he is a billionaire??
#3
This Should Not Be Allowed!
Leodavinci 3 years ago
Then the problem is politicians, not "capitalism". No amount of money can buy something (a politician) that isn't for sale. The problem with "income caps" for the disabled (or anyone in similar situations) is that they (like income tax deductions for children) are ludicrously low amounts. Designed, not to actually help people, but for no other reason than to keep people poor. They should reflect a "realistic" income level at which someone can live at without assistance. They shouldn't be used to keep someone from earning more income just because they are getting assistance.
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Puppeteer Saint 3 years ago
As a disabled person I can confirm this.. I get just over $500/mo to live on plus $140 for food a month.. And if either goes up the other goes down.. If I tried to make more I could lose both.. And if I have more than $2k in my account they stop giving me benefits as well
James016 3 years ago
I think it is, I did read somewhere that if a disabled person's income goes over a very low threshold, they lose any benefits they receive because of their disability
Load More Replies... Bill Allen 3 years ago
Technically, there is no income cap on disabled people. But there is a cap on income if you are enrolled in Medicaid. Medicaid is for very poor people who can’t support themselves. The trouble to me comes when a person who makes a certain amount of money but not enough to support himself and pay for the extra insurance and copays and drugs and all that is cut off from any help at all from Medicaid. It’s an all or nothing situation. In Michigan when my sister went into a nursing home, Medicare paid most of her stay for a short time and then stopped. She had about $60k in savings and investments and a $1400 social security income. Plus a house and car. I had to spend her money till she had less than $2k before she qualified for Medicaid. Nearly $7k a month for the nursing home. She could keep her house and car. After less than two years, the remaining $2k was gone because of the property taxes and insurance on the house. Sold the car for some extra money for that.
Katie 3 years ago
It's not just Medicaid. I'd get kicked off of Social Security Disability if I made more than a certain threshold. Last time I checked, that cutoff was $600/month *before taxes.* My doctor bills and medications cost much more than that, not to mention housing, food, utilities, transportation, etc.
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Ashley Nieto 3 years ago
Because corporate welfare provides more ROI than disability payments to individuals who are just a societal drain.
Katie 3 years ago
Thanks for calling me "just a societal drain." I guess I can't possibly contribute to society in other ways.🙄
Load More Replies... CbusResident 3 years ago
Sorry, but I have to srsly play my 'barred attorney card' again: in no way, shape or form is there any American law of our federal, state of local governments which is an income cap on disabled people. What this person may be thinking of is that if you are a handicapped person who APPLIES FOR GOVT. WELFARE, then, on the question of whether you get that welfare, if you earn over a certain amount you are ineligible. This is sort of in line w/ the 'I hate the rich' mentality; e.g. if a guy is in a wheelchair, but makes $250k annually, as a business consultant, I'm sure many of us would agree that it's a rational policy that this should make said man ineligible for public assistance. If his handicapped condition rendered him unable to work at all, he'd be eligible for help then. On and on the examples could go.
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
I'm torn. Just a bit. If the cap were on a level that they really don't need outside help, then it would be ok to loose benefits, so others may have them. But if it is a very low cap (which it seams to be) then this is screwed up.
Sue User 3 years ago
It is above the federal poverty level which is $13590. Which is ridiculous.
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robjl 316 3 years ago
This is being taking way out of context. The income cap is for disability benefits. Clearly the system needs fixed because like all other systems affiliated with the government, it is FUBAR. Essentially the income cap is there to keep people from abusing disability benefits when they could easily afford their expenses but the system currently also oppresses disabled people to not be able to grow past being a state dependant.
Load More Replies... Monica Michelle 3 years ago
No. The cap varies if it it social security or disability. But it is always below the poverty line. To qualify is almost a 20 hour a week job and for 6 months I was not allowed to bring in any money
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It’s all very black-and-white. So if you’re going to be posting on the sub, keep in mind that the goal is to give workers more negotiating power at work, not to analyze the nuances of economics and politics. There are plenty of other places to do this. This isn’t one of them.
#4
Cayman Islands
Abdul Rahman Falih 3 years ago
not everywhere, some places don't have taxes
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Alexandra Nara 3 years ago
Wealthy companies should pay taxes in the land, where they have most employees not where they have their main adress. So the goverments can (and should) use the taxes to fix common ground (scools, streets,hospitals etc etc) and stabilize the society Employees living in such secure surroundings are more productive Win-win except for the greedy managements and politicians
#5
Sad Reality
Mike Crow 3 years ago
Then people say that if wages go up, prices go up. Not true, and it has been proven that wages go up then people have money to buy more things and businesses make more profit.
Hedgeh og 3 years ago
Yes, people say a lot of untrue things in an effort to prop up the same stupid systems that don't work. Like "trickle down economics" which of course has had 50 years to show it doesn't work. Formerly called "horse and sparrow" economics which said that if you give the horse enough oats, they'll s**t some of it out for the sparrows to pick through on the roadway. The rich are the horses and friends, you and I are the sparrows. We don't have to keep doing the same stupid thing. Vote for something better and it AIN'T the people who want to keep this current system.
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Grace Barclay 3 years ago
During the Great Depression Franklin Delano Roosevelt urged all working people to form unions. They did and it worked for a while and when corporate business burst on the scene they shut them down. If I am mistaken, please correct. Under Lyndon B Johnson, the last decent and honest increases were awarded to blue collar workers and lower paid white collar workers. Big Corporates own governments the worl over incuding the USA.
#6
Love It Here
Bobby 3 years ago
Right, just like unoccupied, forclosed housing. Why would we ever make a free or reduced housing program out of that when you had to pay full price for your's? If I can't get the deal no one can!
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Aliquid 3 years ago
Feudal peasants had more time off than your typical American worker of today. That's a proven fact. The average American worker puts in 1,780 hours per year. The Average 14th century peasant put in 1,440 hours. That's 340 more hours off a year... which would equate to over 8 weeks of additional vacation with our current work-day schedule.
Lara Verne 3 years ago
"Hmmm, so workers do better with shorter shift? You mean, less than 40 hours a week? Make them work on a Saturday!"
“Worker exploitation is not up for debate. It is evident. If you intend to debate, go elsewhere,” the mods explain. “Capitalism is an inherently exploitative economic system. This is not up for debate.”
The community believes wealthy special interests groups have corrupted governments everywhere, meaning that they do not represent the will of the people. As a result, wages remain stagnant, affordable medical coverage remains difficult (mostly in the United States), and the climate crisis continues to get out of hand.
#7
Burgernomics
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
And the people without money vote for Republicans who give massive tax breaks to the rich. WTF is that all about?
Sue User 3 years ago
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." John Steinbeck
Load More Replies... Henry Crank 3 years ago
Basically the same in Germany and McDonald's is required by law to contribute too their healthcare
Tba 1 3 years ago
Cost of living in Denmark is substantially higher than the in the United States, plus higher taxation rates, hence the necessity for higher salaries to compensate. The cost of a Big Mac varies greatly from region to region in the U.S. Plus, around, here McDonald's is actively advertising $15/hour.
Himory TheDreamer 3 years ago
Pretty sure my country is about 1 dollar hour and more than 4 dollars a burger (in national currency would be R$5.51 hour, R$22.90 a big mac). If you think living in America sucks, come here to suck more.
#8
Congrats!
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
I don't understand why business owners can't just do the work themselves just like how they started out.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
They can they just don't. It's like corporate farmers pretending to be real farmers.
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Andy Hinds 3 years ago
You lost your business because nobody wants to work for a shitty employer.
Ringer15345 3 years ago (edited)
I have the same problem. when you start you start small then grow bigger. I do home construction. started with small repairs but now we do whole additions or roofs. I've been without employees for a year now
Summer and Luna K 3 years ago
If managers would treat people better this wouldn't happen as much. PERIOD
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
If you can't afford to pay your employees a living wage, you don't deserve to be in business
Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
No, you lost your business because you wanted people to work for nothing.
Manbearpig 3 years ago
Most employers do.. my favorite why can't we keep and retain employees??? Maybe the pay and zero benefits... Well that can't be it.
#9
Trolling Ancaps, Temporarily Inconvenienced Billionaires
Richard Doran 3 years ago
I cannot count how many times I have ranted about that same argument. I mean seriously, they have stated "we have more money than we know what to do with", on Sky News and now they're crying poverty?? F**k off!
Richard A Petro 3 years ago
Dear Dave, What a "radical" proposal! Why that would mean these folks would have to develop some kind of conscience or, even, "empathy" about as likely to happen as either of the United States political parties to stop taking campaign donations from them! Remember, "money makes the world go 'round" (Cabaret) and it certainly makes the politicians drool.
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
And why are we still paying out billions of dollars in subsidies to oil companies?! I use the word "we" advisedly: our taxes pay for this.
bumble bee 3 years ago
Look to the stock market as the reason why. They can borrow against their stock valuation for exploration, manufacturing, etc. Stock holders get their cut which raises the price of their stock if their returns are large enough for others to want to invest. Employees are not paid enough so their margins can increase. Look to the stock market
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)
Also: Google made three times as much money as Exxon. Also making more: Apple, Berkishire Hathaway, Microsoft, Facebook/Meta, Amazon, AT&T... So why do people always attack oil companies for making "obscene profits?" Because Russian and Saudi oil competitors want to hobble their American competition. (Saudi Aramco makes seven times more money than Exxon.)
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Fun fact: Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell make so much money when oil prices go up because they IMPORT oil. The more they choke off the supply of domestic oil, the more money they make. That's why they funded all those humans-are-destroying-the-planet TV shows that you grew up watching.
In the subreddit’s view, mass striking is what leads to real change. However, it has to be done as efficiently, as widely as possible. They have a handy guide in the subreddit’s sidebar on the right with a whole host of resources for anyone who is thinking of organizing a strike at work.
#10
Hmmm I Wonder Why
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
That's another "Only in Murica"-thing, I suppose? Minimal wage started in January 2015 in Germany and got up from 8,50 €/h to 10,45 €/h since than. Still low, but improving.
SS 3 years ago
Same in the UK. Minimum wage introduced in 1999 at £3.60. This April it will be £9.50.
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Gypsy Lee 3 years ago
In 1988 I made $3.35 an hour minimum wage & gas cost .90¢ a gallon. In 2022 I can make $7.25 an hour & gas at my local pump is $4.36. The only car I can afford gets about 13 miles a gallon because it too is from 1988. Tell me again how to afford medical/ anything in life in America in 2022. The system is broken. It’s time to fight. Billionaires need some humbling.
Psycho Cat 3 years ago
It's interesting that minimum wage in countries that Americans look down on is much better than their's. But they still think that they're better than everyone else. Not all Americans, but judging by posts and comments, most of them.
madbakes 3 years ago
Maybe half of Americans feel that way. The rest of us aren't idiots and wish we could get others to realize they're brainwashed.
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Peter Van Rillaer 3 years ago
In Belgium the wages follows the index. It means that if life become more expensive, the wages rise accordingly. Though this was the case in every civilized country.
#11
Truth
Lara Verne 3 years ago (edited)
How is possible that poor people make coffee at home, eat everything in the fridge, never use cab, and still are poor? Such a mystery.
#12
You Don't Have To Pay Your Boss Miscalculations
Pez42025 3 years ago
Nah, go to work sick, spread it around...2020 taught us alot, but apparently nothing at the same time.
Gregg Bender 3 years ago
Spread it around, take out most of the staff sick at once. Place has to cut way back eck or close.
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NsG 3 years ago
Employment should be at 80% capacity. In other words, employees should have 20% slack built into their workload. This means that sick days are covered. Everyone else has the bandwidth available to go up to 100% (in extremely rare cases even slightly over, but - critical point - these should be compensated as unicorn events, not "every other Wednesday"). And no, 80% capacity doesn't mean giving them a lunch break.
Chuck daniels 3 years ago
That would work if one employee called off. What about the first summer day or special event when 10 employees call "out sick"
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However, r/WorkersStrikeBack isn’t the only online community that is concerned with better working conditions and showing the dark, dreary underbelly of capitalist society.
Earlier, Bored Panda interviewed Angel, the founder and moderator of the ‘Humans of Capitalism’ page. They told us that the current capitalist system is flawed, absurd, and unjust. What’s more, this injustice permeates every layer of our lives, not just work, according to them.
#13
Just Like Thomas Edison, Elon Rides Of Tesla's Success
DC 3 years ago
Elon Musk has to shut up. I can't stand him anymore ... he sucks, he's selfish and by making people call him a Freak, it makes us regular Freaks, members of the working class, look bad.
Ravenkingofaplanet 3 years ago
ZHC better not still have the elon musk shrine, or I swear to god, I- I don't even know.
Load More Replies... Henry Crank 3 years ago
And he also constantly complains about taxes, government regulations, threatened to close all operations in California due to pandemic regulations and he has worked tirelessly to keep union formation out of Tesla saying he would pay more if there were no unions because he wouldn't have to fight the unions. Typical billionaire. He's pretentious and greedy.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
I admire him all the more for that. Same goes for any wealthy individual advocating for a more humane system at the potential cost of more of their money.
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Boycott Amy's
Paul Davis 3 years ago
All of these things are illegal, and it makes me mad that no one expects those people running that company to go to jail for breaking the law.
Miriam L 3 years ago
Once it's already been purchased it would be food waste to throw it out. It may also be left on the shelves for people who haven't yet had a chance to find an alternative that suits their medical/dietary needs. As long as no more is being ordered, then I don't think this is all talk
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Kiwii Stone 3 years ago
I've only just seen this. I love Amy's food as a gluten intolerant person, but this isn't right
#15
Basically, The Laws Exist To Protect The Capitalist Class
Csaba Hegedűs 3 years ago
If you are a bank and go bankrupt, government will help you out with a few billion dollars taken from taxpayers' pockets.
Richard A Petro 3 years ago
Remember, the U.S. Congress, when I last checked, had 50% of its members checking in as millionaires. Surely their own wealth doesn't influence their decisions, right (Hint, hint, wink, wink)???
Henry Crank 3 years ago
This is something most Americans did not understand about capitalism... They are not capitalists. They're workers, wage earners and consumers. The capitalists are the super wealthy that fight against them earning a fair wage that competes with the inflation that they literally create and bust unions because it's not in their interest. Capitalist's are literally the "let them eat cake" crowd. We all should know how France eventually dealt with them... 200 that's ago. Now they're totally on board too. The French have become sheep too... Baaaaaaa
bushmeat 3 years ago
And when a company goes bankrupt, shareholders get to make money before pensions and wages are paid.
bumble bee 3 years ago
Re: Student Loans and bankruptcy, This was not the way it was 30+ years ago. You were able to get your loan dismissed in a bankruptcy, you also could default on your loan and nothing negative would happen. Then sometime during the 1990's, there were laws passed that changed everything. They sited professionals like, doctors, lawyers, etc who were making good money but not paying back their loans.
Chuck daniels 3 years ago
That's a misleading title. It all depends on the type of bankruptcy. Chapter 7( complete loss) or chapter 11 ( finance restructuring. You also CHOOSE to take on debt from school as a personal LOAN. Employment is contractual and highlights the event of going bankrupt.
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
Ummm no. An employee who is owed wages is listed as an unsecured creditor and will still receive payment. Not immediately, but they still get paid.
For Angel, the future looks bleak. They don’t have much optimism that capitalism as a whole can be replaced easily. In fact, they think that capitalism evolved into corporatism.
"We often see many small businesses collapsing because they are not able to fight with the current trend or to combat with the giant competitors. So they have two options, close the business or sell it," Angel mused.
#16
Can't Afford Job Loyalty In This Situation
Henry Crank 3 years ago
Yeah there isn't a defence for those jobs period. This is a realization the upper class needs to address. People don't want to be your sl@√es anymore. People are tired of serving Kim Kardashian expensive coffee (you know who) and chicken strips from a company that hates LGBTQ+ people (Chick-fil-A).
#17
Pssssssssssssst! ... It Was Our Money
Leodavinci 3 years ago
Yeah... where did that extra .2 trillion come from?
Load More Replies... Richard A Petro 3 years ago
But, but...the "supply chain" or the "chip shortage" or the "container ship backlog" anything but "rampant price gouging to line the .01% pockets" as an excuse for why the 99.99% get hosed every time. I guess 'Capitalism" now means spreading lots of cash between the two political parties to keep the rest of the cash in your pocket. This also appears to be how "democracy" works with some of the people being a little more "equal" than others (Thank you "Animal Farm"!).
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
I have friends and family that work in car dealerships. The chip shortage is a real thing (at least in their business) why do you think there's a mass shortage of new model cars? And less used cars? People aren't trading in because there is nothing available
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Amy Beckler 3 years ago
Meanwhile...Texas Senatir Ted Cruise is opening that Critic Race Theory has a basis in Marxism??? Holy Crap!
Jojo Kyubey 3 years ago
I don’t think this is really a pandemic-specific thing… the poor will keep getting poorer and the rich will keep getting richer. Any obstacle will be worse for the people who are actually working to survive instead of “working” to buy their next yacht or whatever.
The Scout 3 years ago
Money does not mysteriously appear out of thin air. If someone gains more money, someone else must lose it, as it is only a matter of distribution. If the re-distribution of money would go top to bottom, everybody would scream "communism!". But somehow everybody is OK with the richest 1% getting richer while for some full-time workers things like having a place to sleep or even eating at least one meal per day become an unaffordable luxury.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
There seems to be an unwarranted degree of admiration for people who are wealthy. I'm sure there's quite a machine in place to encourage the continuation of that admiration.
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#18
Secessio Plebis
roxymo1983 3 years ago
Because in 'Merica there is a class of working ppl brainwashed into thinking higher taxes for the rich will impact them..."rolls eyes"
v 3 years ago (edited)
Don't forget about the working class people who have been brainwashed into believing that trickle down economics will actually benefit them. It hasn't worked for the last 40 or so years that it's been around and does more to make the rich richer than conservatives will ever admit.
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Shayda 3 years ago
I would love to see Kim Kardashian just lose all her employees and see what happens.
Jerry Mathers 3 years ago
There will always be a boot locker to take their place. In todays world, there will always be enough people willing to work against the common interest to prevent this from happening. Part of it is because people are desperate and need relief from their short term problems and part is because their are many dumb people that think they are smart. Those in power have figured it out. Keep people on the edge of failure. Give them just enough to have something to lose and create division so that they blame each other. Then sit back and enjoy the show.
Load More Replies... EJN 3 years ago
Unions used to work pretty well until the 60s when union bosses got greedy and the members got tired of paying out the nose for their upper management greedy types. Now, unions have been weakened and you see the price in Amazon, Walmart, etc. The government no longer has access to determine whether businesses are operating legally or not. Most of those people in government positions will end up working in the companies they investigated. They operate as paid-off inspectors.
Cheyanne Pavan 3 years ago
My dad is a retired steel-worker & I saw the consequences of weakening unions through him. Until 20 years ago, unions fought for & won gains in wages, pensions, time off, & health care in every contract negotiation. Over time, these gains got smaller & smaller to the point where the union doesn't fight for how much workers gain but to minimize/mitigate annual losses. And yet we wonder why people voted for Trump! So many people were more disenfranchised each passing year & therefore so desperate for a change that they'd do ANYTHING that might slow their free fall into poverty. Personally speaking, I DESPISE Trump & everything he pretends to stand for. However, I can kind of see why some people were willing to take a risk w/him business-wise, regardless of how obscenely greedy, racist, misogynous, homophobic, & xenophobic he is — they willfully ignored everything else in hopes of retaining their jobs & homes.
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Because, in general, America’s working class doesn’t have the luxury of engaging in ideological pursuits. Not only do they potentially lack the necessary resources to protest (money, time, transportation, etc), but they may also legitimately fear the individual consequences of fighting against the status quo. Would you personally be willing to risk the roof over your children's heads to advocate for political/economic/social causes?
Summer and Luna K 3 years ago
I think we all should have a walk out and let the aholes fend for themselves.
v 3 years ago
This comes up quite often in modern life with the various cries of "BOYCOTT!". This even gains a significant amount of traction on social media because it's almost effortless to type a few words or click a like button. It's the real world implementation that fails because people just can't be bothered to put out the effort.
"We have many companies that have been bought by enormous giants that I do not want to mention and they won't stop there, they are trying to get their hands on any business category. Is there a solution for it? I believe that there can be some solutions, but capitalists will work and find a way to bypass those solutions and continue with the destruction of the system while being totally ignorant about it," they said.
#19
Amazon Making Blatantly Fake Twitter Accounts Ahead Of The Union Vote To Discourage Workers From Unionizing
GoldShovel 3 years ago (edited)
Wow. Can that be a lawsuit, having your own face used on a Twitter account without your permission?
Bobby 3 years ago
I'm not sure, but I would be talking to a lawyer. Probably depends if that picture was considered public domain or not
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Chuck daniels 3 years ago
You realize not every employee is a whiner or miserable? My buddy is a production lead at a local Amazon distribution center. He loves it and they pay well for the area.
Load More Replies... Henry Crank 3 years ago
Amazon is evil even though it's basically indisputably indispensable... Awful but true
#20
You Can Do It, Too! If They Don’t Want To Pay You Fair Wages, Force Them To Close!
Rosemary Booth 3 years ago
The owner of Jimmy Johns (Jimmy John Liautaud) is a disgusting big game trophy hunter. I personally would rather starve to death than support this piece of fecal waste. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jimmy-john-liautaud-hunting-photos/
AzKhaleesi 3 years ago
Well there goes one of my fave places to eat. I never knew this. I'll never set foot in there again. I'm against any big hunt game, but an Elephant??? and ELEPHANT??? f**k that dude.
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Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
Obviously owned by folks who are not even coming in or that sign would never have lasted on the door.
I I 3 years ago
keep on saying it WE THE WORKERS HOLD THE POWER , DOWN TOOLS IF THEY DONT LISTEN
Chuck daniels 3 years ago
You only hold power until a robot can replace you. Example? Entire Amazon warehouses with robots picking orders
Load More Replies... Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
$10 an hour in Ms....not that it's much better lol
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Love The Late Stage Capitalism Of Child Labor Needed To Pay Off That Good ‘Ol American Child Debt
Henry Crank 3 years ago
What's more heartwarming than this? Than it not being necessary. A Wisconsin school district just refused the Biden administrations extension of free lunches. Awful humans.
MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Bet children services already sued her parents for child abuse.
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#22
Born In The System. Trapped In The System
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
If the leader of a chimpanzee troupe takes more than what the other members consider a fair share and is abusive to those others they will gang up on it and kill it and eat it. Just sayin'.
Chuck daniels 3 years ago
Unfortunately and employer isn't part of the group. The employee is the only person taking a financial risk to create jobs for people who have to merely show up and do simple tasks.
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Then what? Every company needs someone to make a final decision.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Capitalism was deliberately constructed for the benefit of the rich who were hoping to avoid the guillotines. The "Original Position" thought experiment is useful for imagining how a society could be deliberately constructed for the benefit of all people.
#23
In 2020 We Were Called "Essential Workers" When They Needed Us To Work And Now We're Back To Being Called "Low Skilled Workers" If The Pandemic Has Shown Anything It's That So Called "Low Skilled Workers" Are Of Vital Importants To The Economy And Without These Workers The Economy Would Shut Down
rspanther 3 years ago
The economy crashes without them, not the multi-millionaire "job creators".
Grahamalama09 3 years ago
IDEA... what if that happens? Yes i'm saying that the "low skill workers" could all just suddenly quit.
Load More Replies... AzKhaleesi 3 years ago
I was (am) an essential worker. 16 years in my field I'll retire at 44 years old. My dad died two weeks ago. Only got three days of bereavement leave (5 if out of state) I should've lied and said out of state. But when I asked to just do me a solid they said no. Came back to work, mental and physical and emotional mess. No card, no I'm sorry not even an email. But I sure did get a write up today for a tiny mistake on paperwork. Big companies / agencies can go f**k themselves.
Fred Burrows 3 years ago
I'm the ditchdigger that folks always mention when talking about the lowest of the low. .
#24
Sigma Female
The founder of ‘Humans of Capitalism’ told Bored Panda how they envision the future. They believe that we’re in for an automated ‘utopia’ where machines will produce, deliver, and take care of everything. From food and clothing to health. However, that wouldn’t necessarily make things perfect, as someone would still control the system of distribution.
#25
It’s Never In More Pay
John C 3 years ago (edited)
I've learned this lesson many times, and yet I feel like trash when I give less than 100%. It probably has to do with being in healthcare and how my efforts (or lack thereof) directly impacts patients.
Bill Allen 3 years ago
What do you do if you run a business where you have three employees and there’s one particular unpopular task that has to be done ever so often and all three of your employees are qualified to do the task. You arrange it so each of the three employees takes turns doing that task. Two employees do a good job but one does not do it right because he/she doesn’t like doing it. None of your employees like doing it but two of them still do it well. Far too many managers would solve the problem by making the good employees who do a good job do it and let the bad employee off. Good managers make the bad employee do that task every time till they do it like they’re supposed to then go back to a rotation.
LadyHardanger 3 years ago
I've heard a saying many times, "if you want something done quick, ask the busiest person!" and I'm dying inside every time.
Summer and Luna K 3 years ago
I had 5 different positions and 3 different schedules a week....with zero extra money for 4 years. All because I loved my residents in my nursing home so much.
Henry Crank 3 years ago
This is a lesson I learned when I was 18. My mom was super quick to tell me to be good at what you do and show skill, imagination and the desire for upward motivation but don't be irreplaceable because you'll never be allowed to go beyond that point. The second they realize they can't do without you in a position... You're doomed
Henry Crank 3 years ago
She was 100% right. They will abuse you as long as they can
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Candi Cabaniss 3 years ago
Price's law, 50 percent of the work is done by square root of the people who work in that business.
#26
This Is What Happens When Companies Run The Country
Chris Ganser 3 years ago
America has so much potential. Unfortunately there are so many fanatical people, mostly to the right who are preaching racist, fascists and hateful ideas. And what so sad is much of it is coming from the evangelical and Baptist church. Certain sects have gone so far to the right they are like Nazis. Corporate creed and corrupt politicians are one thing. Oftentimes they get their comeuppance. But this mass hysteria and ultra right wing nationalism that is rising is what's most disturbing, divisive, and destructive
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
America is a third world nation with enough bombs to blow up the world
boredkitten 3 years ago
XiatiaL just explained it below: "Conversion therapy. It’s a method of “therapy” that aims to turn gay youth straight."
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Well, This Is It
Ravenkingofaplanet 3 years ago
Anarchy seems better and better with each passing day, and sometimes it seems that that is the only way to achieve equity. I wish it wasn't, that capitalism was a word unheard of, racism a word that no one has reason to use or act on, and the thought of hindering instead of helping the weak among us would be abbhorant, but all the genies were killed by capitalism, so that's not happening. (I need to stop ranting now, but It's hard.)
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MagentaBlu 3 years ago
The wall is missing. There should be a huge electrified and arm guarded wall keeping anyone who can't pay outside.
Biofish23 3 years ago
Not the same thing, but very much intertwined things.
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#28
"I Started From The Bottom..."
TmKhr 3 years ago
Nah, they just worked really hard, only bought 1 cup of Starbucks a day, woke up early etc. /sarcasm
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
Kenny Troutt, Mohed Altred, Do Won Chant, Oprah Winfrey, George Soros, Jan Coum, Leonardo Del Vecchio....just to name a few. All came from poverty or were orphans, all worked their way through school. All built themselves up. EVERY SINGLE ONE IS SELF MADE.
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Peter Vens 3 years ago
their billions are in direct connection with how many people at the bottom of their ladder they squeezed out of money :(
Richard A Petro 3 years ago
Well, two of them keep shooting themselves off into space; perhaps we should all be be cheering for an asteroid strike or a piece of space debris, maybe a Tesla, to collide with their spaceships?
Joran Quinten 3 years ago
To be fair though, the left hand side has pledged and has been giving away lots of their wealth at tremendous speed..the right hand side... Went to space in d***s
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
Guy Laliberte (CEO of Cirque de Soleil), Oprah Winfrey, Howard Shultz (founder of Starbucks), John Paul DeJoria (creator of Paul Mitchell hair care products and Patron Tequila) just a few of many billionaires who started from nothing and grew their empire. Yes it's possible and doesn't only happen if they come from wealthy families.
River Daski 3 years ago
the podcast Behind the Bastards goes into how each of these guys got their starts. the Bezos ones really mess with a moral person because he's been doing EXACTLY what he's doing today, the ENTIRE TIME..
#29
Marshalls: Free Shipping On Orders Over $89, Workers Gfy
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
It's like charging people to park when visiting a doctor or hospital. This is sicker than the patients visiting
#30
Building Class Conscience Through Memes
rspanther 3 years ago
Oil company execs are going to be buying the Russian oligarchs seized yachts.
Paul Davis 3 years ago
American companies put in ads for new positions which are batshit crazy, requiring 20+ years experience in software that was first created 2 years ago, doctor's degrees and so forth for "entry level" positions -- then of course when they "cant' find qualified applicants" they bring in someone from overseas who meets none of the requirements either. And of course our government knows these companies are scamming everyone and all they care about is how much of a bribe they're getting for allowing loopholes for companies to rob everyone.
They can see a dark future where, as technology progresses, more and more workers will lose their jobs.
"I believe that 50 years from now machines will provide food, clothing, healthcare services, and much more, by themselves, with little to no employees monitoring them. But there is an issue with that. You will leave millions of people jobless and cause huge riots as the famous quote from Jean-Jacques Rousseau goes: 'When the people shall have no more to eat, they will eat the rich.'"
#31
Can I Have Nothing Please?
Ravenkingofaplanet 3 years ago
And thats why my greatest goal in life is to be a hacker, so I can delete student loans!
Load More Replies... rumade 3 years ago
I live with my parents after losing a good job to covid. In return they get rent, a live in gardener, and good meals cooked. There's nothing lazy about it :)
KT 3 years ago
You shouldn't have to pay rent to your parents when you need help getting back on your feet thats BS
Load More Replies... Summer and Luna K 3 years ago
I'm a janitor now at a very nice University so my daughter can go to school for free. Sure ill clean for you so my kid has a chance.
#32
“Wildest Part Of Labor History Class”
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Where's the guy who called me an "armchair socialist"? Shouldn't he be here defending the cops and Pinkerton agents who shot coal miners and factory workers on strike?
Caro Caro 3 years ago
What, you mean here on BP??? Shall I try and find him ... beat him up?
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Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Not that the topic came up often, but my nana would go ballistic if anyone mentioned Pinkerton because of the trauma it caused her.
#33
America Needs A Socialist Revolution
Lisa Peters 3 years ago
God forbid you say the “S” word. Most Mercian’s think it’s Communism. They have no idea what socialism really is.
CbusResident 3 years ago
Wrong. Restaurants have to price in the cost of all labor and overhead, in addition to the food and drink cost. All told the conventional wisdom of the restaurant biz is that if you don't charge at least 3x your cost of food or drink sold you'll actually be losing money on those sales overall.
roxymo1983 3 years ago
Socialism was welcome in America until after the Civil Rights Movement. Then "those people" would abuse the system & never work.
EJN 3 years ago
I seriously suspect that almost no one in America understands what either socialism or communism really is about. We have only biased views of some countries' attempts that went wrong. Just like America often appears to be an attempt at democracy gone wrong. Good ideas; bad implementation.
#34
The Owner Class Does None Of The Work And Owns All Of The Wealth, The Working Class Does All Of The Actual Work And Gets Almost None Of The Wealth
Aliquid 3 years ago
I'm all for socialism... as you can see from previous posts. But this specific argument is flawed. The problem is, a huge amount of money needs to go into finding and mining the gold, and if it turns out that the gold mine is a failure... the miners still got paid for their work, but the mine owner just wasted a whole bunch of money. The individual miners didn't take any risk. -- So the question is, if you don't like this model, then who should take on the risk? Co-ops are a possible solution, where the miners pool their resources together and invest in the mine, and if it fails, they all share the loss. Another option is socialism, where the government owns the mine and takes on the risk, so ultimately the tax-payer will take the hit if it is a failure. -- There are options, but someone will have to suffer if the mine fails.
Phenom 3 years ago
Resource based economy. Fiat currency was a useful tool we invented, but its outlived its usefulness and is holding us back.
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Merlin Oddog 3 years ago
Then they can do all the work if they expect to keep all the gold.
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F**k That
Honu 3 years ago
Yes. My parents' generation worked decades for the same organization and retired with a defined benefit pension. By the time I was starting out in the mid 90s, pensions were a thing of the past and corporations were laying off masses of people, even folks who had been there for decades. Oh, I mean "downsizing". Oh, I mean "rightsizing". It didn't matter what kind of marketing speak they tried to shop to us. Loyalty to the employee was dead. That's the work world I started in and I'm in my 50s now. The "work 40 years for the same company and get sent off with a gold watch and a nice pension" work culture died decades ago before the young workers of today were even born.
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Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I'm a 57yo GenXer, and I don't know a single person under 60 who hasn't job hopped repeatedly. By the time I graduated college, the concept of company pensions had already disappeared, and companies were offering little in the way of benefits.
John Baker 3 years ago
I certainly don't begrudge anyone trying to improve their lot in life, but to be honest, if I see you've changed jobs five times in the past three years, I'm probably not going to hire you.
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Koni Royval 3 years ago
I'm nearly 70 and could Not care less how often you change your job. Have NEVER heard any friends or my patients complain about what you choose to do with your employment. NEVER. Makes no difference to our lives.
Sandra Llewelyn 3 years ago
I'm a boomer and I applaud young people in fighting back against what is almost slave labour. We're not all the same
Marik 3 years ago
10 years spent under 7 differennt employers --- everytime I felt like they just enjoyed to squeeze out my very soul. When the contracts ran out they needed "to let me go" and hired the next poor sod to squeeze out their soul. --- you just trained (And drained) me, why do I need to be loyal, when I'm not shown any loyality? --- I hate job-hopping and would love to find someone I want to be loyal to, but seriously, that thing just works out when it goes both ways
Lily Robertson 3 years ago
Used to be an executive secretary. All of us knew we'd hit our wage ceiling inside of two years and if we wanted to keep up with inflation, we had to keep our resumes up to date. Some of us had boss loyalty, but none of us had company loyalty because companies never deserved it.
#36
Let’s Keep It Up Till All Jobs Are Unionized
Nordic And Sneezing 3 years ago
Still can't get over the fact that the US are only NOW getting unions FOR the workers
Bobby 3 years ago
Unions are absolutely huge in the automotive industry and really manufacturing in general, but not as prevalent outside of that
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Mary Garroutte 3 years ago
Sorry, but the US had unions until the businesses pushed the "right to work" laws and Ronald Regan busted all the rest of the unions.
Michelle Boden 3 years ago
We need unions as much as we ever did. With such immorality at the top, the people HAVE to take care of themselves.
#37
What You Want vs. What You Get, Living Under Capitalism
ThatsBats 3 years ago
… Why does that seem like a warning. What do you know. What have you seen. Tell us your ways, oh wise one.
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Unionized Women Earn 23% More Hourly Then Those Without A Union
Brenda 3 years ago
Years ago (early 1900s) workers NEEDED unions because companies were taking advantage of them, 6 -7 day weeks, 10-16 hour days, conditions were horrid ,unsafe, and if you got injured on the job? Bye bye! Look up the slaughter houses in Chicago. But eventually, many union bosses became too powerful, only looking out for themselves. They wanted concessions that were putting companies out of business, even insisting small businesses had to join ,which they couldn't afford. Not all unions were like this, but many big ones were. So a lot of people stopped joining because of the fees charged (as much as $200-$500 a month, a lot in the 80s). That's why they tried to get rid of them. Now, almost 50 years later, we have a whole new set of problems with companies & unions are making a comeback. Unions can be an amazing asset for workers; fair pay, good benefits, legal representation, etc. But, just like govt, we can't let them control us
Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
Unionized women also know the difference between "then" and "than."
#39
Comrade Clippy
John L 3 years ago
It's what they get for waiting until the last minute. I don't know why lawyers like to do that. I sued my HOA for painting my house without my permission. They waited until the morning of our court case to settle.
Ernesto 3 years ago
This. I remember a story about a death row inmate who got executed because his lawyer missed the 5pm filing deadline by a couple of minutes for the last-minute appeal... Setting aside the debate about the criminal justice system, why did the lawyer wait until 5pm to file it? When your client's life is on the line, file the damn thing first thing in the morning!
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#40
Yikes
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago
This feels like an ADA violation, among many other problems.
Kay blue 3 years ago
I want to know who the hell designed them in the first place.
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I normally enjoy learning something new everyday; this just looks like gussied up slavery!
#41
The Actual Truth
ZAPanda 3 years ago
100% not true though, the more money I've had the more I've given it away to those less fortunate. I don't mean coins at traffic lights, I mean like paying off peoples' debts etc. Really what you want to say is "most people do not evolve in their thinking". And that's the problem.
albernistuff 4sale 3 years ago
As I have aged (late 50's now) I have become LESS conservative. I don't complain about taxes, even now that I will be paying a huge capital gains tax this year. Why? Because I prefer comprehensive health care, reasonably honest police and courts, better care for those who are disadvantaged by circumstances beyond their control, and so much more. I don't NEED a new Mercedes every two years.
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
When I was a kid, my parents didn't have much money, and supported "liberal" causes like the civil rights movement, Planned Parenthood, improved labor laws, and anti war demonstrations. Then their finances improved...and they steadily drifted further and further right, until my mom's heroes were people like Newt Gingrich, Tucker Carlson, and Glenn Beck. It's been absolutely heartbreaking to see this transformation, and it has damaged my relationship with both of them.
#42
The Working Class Is Shamed For Eating The Only Food They Can Afford, Yet All Food Is Not Created Or Distributed Equally
Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago
A healthy meal goes for about $40 bucks per person here in México :O
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
My cousin and her husband can afford to eat healthy. They choose not to. They choose to spend their money on several concerts a year, Starbucks and Dunkin coffee several times a day, going out to eat almost every day.....
Gábor Molnár 3 years ago
Yes, they are. But I don't want to eat them 365 days /year until the end of my life.
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Facts...
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
It's weird how caring for each other, easing the suffering of others and realiziing our potential is what the Bible tells us to do, but so many people think the opposite is true.
User# 6 3 years ago
Maybe because in other parts of the bible it says to bash the heads in of the non-believers, suffering is send by god and to stay stupid. The bible is a collection of propaganda pamphlets written by whom ever was in power at the time of writing. It is not to be taken litterally or even seriously at any time.
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Nicess 3 years ago
Unfortunately, it is in human nature to be competitive, aggressive and selfish. It will never change. But a lot of good has come out of it as well. Nowadays, vaccines can be developed at a record time and many other medical advances mean that people can live longer. Such advances happens because of the same competitive, aggressive and selfish nature.
E B 3 years ago
Maybe not. Researchers are finding that in social animals, pro-social behaviors may be innate. https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/02/04/altruistic-babies-study-shows-infants-are-willing-to-give-up-food-help-others/
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F**k Billionaires
#45
That’s... That’s Literally A Good Thing...
Sharron Lindsay 3 years ago
It's interesting that he uses the word 'warns' like it's a bad thing
Theo Blackwood 3 years ago
Absolute prick. And we thought he was going to be a great Taoiseach because he was gay and born of immigrant parents. Nope, just another f*****g politician.
Atchaco-Leigh 3 years ago
Nightmare Scenario, you mean heaven for the real people, with real heart in the world, the ones who deserve to live.
Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago
Hahahahaha, free market motherf*ckers! >:D (rent freeze is awesome)
#46
I Wonder Why Nobody Want To Be A Teacher
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
They're real. There's an extremely loud minority in my country that would prefer to live in the 1800s, when most human beings were not considered to be actual people. They all suffer from Main Character Syndrome.
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Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
The second one is good for daycares, headstart, preschool and maybe kindergarten. I'd push to 3rd grade max in some cases but only because kids at that age aren't usually taught things like "you have a higher chance of being molested by someone you know". They're taught stranger danger
GlitterQueen541 3 years ago
And yet people still wonder why we're losing all our good teachers to other careers...
Yo Momma 3 years ago
I am ok with the cameras in the classrooms. There is too much bad stuff going on in schools that parents don't see. I worked at a daycare and 2 teachers in the room next to me used to cuss at the 5 year olds and threaten to hit them with wooden spoons. Would make fun of the kids, withhold water, snacks, etc. It was terrible.
#48
If Billionaires Can Go To Space, Ordinary Ride People Should Not Have To Pay For Ambulances
ThatsBats 3 years ago
Yes, billionaires with yachts have even figured that out. How useful. We all definitely need that.
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Brenda 3 years ago (edited)
When going through chemo, I literally had to choose between paying rent and feeding my family or getting the treatment I needed. Lucky for me, several friends got together and scrapped up enough for my rent the 1st month until the cancer center was able to get me a grant that put my insurance at 100%. During the next few months, it was still so hard for my family. Somehow, they made sure I had food I could eat, all my meds, and Dr's appointments and expensive tests paid for. My parents moved back here just so we could live with them and pay off my medical bills. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT! I'm better now, but the stress caused my husband to have a heart attack. Finally paid off my bills and now we have his. And the plan was to pay things off and get our own place, but we can't afford it now
#50
Do They Even Know What It Is?
ZAPanda 3 years ago (edited)
This meme fundamentally misunderstands middle america. Middle america comprises white racist males who think that if they work hard enough they will become millionaires and get to a**e-ram the poor themselves. However, what the middle american does not understand is that (a) racism is a side-effect of capitalism, and that their racist rants are perpetrating capitalist differences so as to create a labour class made of black people who can be exploited (b) capitalism is in itself what is keeping them (and black people) poor, and that (c) wealth is never achieved by hard work it is achieved by social networks.
#51
Solidarity
Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago
There is a very special word for companies like this. It starts with a C and ends in TS.
#52
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Had the minimum wage kept up with inflation and the cost of living, it would currently be around $26/hour.
Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago
Let's double that and live more comfortably :D
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GlitterQueen541 3 years ago
I read somewhere that McDonalds has set a goal for nationwide (in the U.S.) $15 minimum wage by 2035...by then it will be the same as $8/hr. now. This is NOT them doing anything at all!
Brenda 3 years ago
My son and his girlfriend have a 6mo child. They can't make their rent of $1100 for a 450 sq.ft.1 bedroom apartment. Yes, they are both working as much as possible. They can't afford daycare, so I watch him as much as I can, even though I'm disabled and shouldn't be doing that. At his age, I had an apartment, a car and a life. It wasn't easy, but it was possible to do it. Today they can't do it on their own
#54
Disgusting
Bobby 3 years ago
I've come to really hate late fees and overdraft fees. It's just another poor tax. The only time I've ever agreed with a late fee was when I had a customer that intentionally paid the bill 1 day late, outside the grace period, because he disagreed with the late fee policy. I think your fight has merit, man, but you are going about it very backward, only hurting yourself
#56
This Is Why Revolutionary Class Consciousness Is So Important
NsG 3 years ago
Which (and this is painful for me to type) just shows how pointless most desk jobs are. Fast food workers provide a service, delivering food directly to the people who want it. I... crunch numbers on a spreadsheet. Now, my role does have a touch more responsibility (if a McDonald's cashier screws up, a customer gets 7 nuggets instead of 8, or even the other way around. If I screw up, several cashiers may not actually get paid (for example, I'm not actually McDonald's payroll). But is my job really creating that much of a difference in society that I'm worth as much as twice theirs? (Sorry, bit rambling, can't fit a diatribe into the character limit)
NsG 3 years ago
I have done the maths, though. Raise the minimum wage to $15 and on the current exchange rate, the US McDonalds worker would be earning more than me - a part qualified management accountant, based outside Greater London. Because minimum wages aren't global, neither is the cost of living. But the internet is, so I'm not sure I've not dismantled my own argument.
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#58
How Corporate Profits Even Don't Get Any Blame For Price Increasing? Unthinkable
#59
Yeah Pretty Sure That’s Illegal As F**k
#61
Why Is This An Acceptable Life?
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
We don't have a trademark on crazy. Take a look around.
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ZAPanda 3 years ago
Frankly it's self-imposed. Americans (and many here in my country, frankly), are obsessed with celebrities and do not think about, or understand, the cost of gross (excessive) consumer culture. They'll cry about the amazon for "likes" on social media and then go get a burger. They'll rave about the latest celeb and blame the homeless for not having money (meantime the money the celebs have is just because of the adulation which draws ad revenue). Etc etc. If you want a better society, reduce consumerism and vote the capitalists out. (BOTH teams, they are not substantially different).
#62
'not Worth It'
#64
Post Offices Matter
M O'Connell 3 years ago
A US postal service money order is like a cashier's check. You give the post office cash, and the post office gives you a non-cash financial instrument for the value of that cash. It's essentially a paper check endorsed by the post office, and therefore cannot 'bounce' due to insufficient funds for creditors who refuse to take payment in cash.
Load More Replies... Hime 3 years ago
Local grocery stores also sell money orders, stamps, and will wire money too. I had to go this route for years. I also paid my electric bill, water bill, and tags on my car at the local grocery store b/c lunch hour was my only chance to do these things and I only got 45 minutes if I had permission to not eat at my desk. And to explain to Hex Gurls, people too broke to pay bank fees or too broke to carry a balance at a bank or job hopped, couldn't hold open a bank account so had to cash their paychecks at the post office, grocery store, local rip-you-off-cash-your-paycheck places in order to use the paycheck they were given for work done.
IDK_Something 3 years ago
There is a large portion in my moderate sized city that don't even have grocery stores within walking distance. But boy do they have Dollar Generals and Family Dollars!
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This Is Class Warfare!
Randolph Croft 3 years ago
Class Warfare implies that there is some even balance between the two belligerents. This is more like a Class Blitzkrieg.
Sasha Kuleshov 3 years ago
You could buy an entire state (as in the whole *ss 78,588 km2 of a state) here in México with that yatch's money) ._.
#66
It’s A Scam
#67
Amazon Can't Afford To Let Workers Unionize
James016 3 years ago
I think he is paying to dismantle a historic bridge as well so he can get his new super yacht out of port.
#68
Imagine Being This Dumb
ThatsBats 3 years ago
Gofundme 2016: Just a fun little website where you can support peoples cool projects. Gofundme 2022: The backbone of the American healthcare system.
Load More Replies... Brenda 3 years ago
If my medical team hadn't gotten me a grant, I shudder to think how much my cancer would have cost me. And I DO have insurance - my husband works for the federal government! My 1st treatment was $127,000. That doesn't include any of the testing required beforehand. A PET scan (to make sure the cancer hasn't spread) is standard procedure for cancer patients and costs over $50,000, more in some places. My insurance denied it twice, delaying treatment for a month. My Dr's and my team refused to let me go without treatment, even when I couldn't make my $25 co-pay. My insurance only pays 80% for radiology, even though I was at 100%.for my medical insurance. I was lucky and they did the tests anyway and fought for me. Not everyone gets that
#69
Wage Theft Is The Largest Form Of Theft Bigger Then All Others Combined But Yet The Mass Media Doesn't Cover It
#70
The Only Reason You Get Any Time Off Is Because Organized Labor Fought And Struggled For It And Won
#72
Kellogg's Is Trying To Break The Strike By Bringing In Scabs Remember Don't Cross The Picket Line, Don't Buy Anything From Kellogg's Untill They Agree To The Unions Terms. Solidarity Forever!
#73
Okay Who Did It?
Burnt Toast 3 years ago
People should actually read Karl Marx before they bag on him. As per typical, most people haven’t.
#74
Simple Life Hack ...
TrickQuestion 3 years ago
My team went from 5 to 2, with an increased workload. We were losing our minds.
#75
Wait! Not Like That
#76
Exactly
#77
Boomers Are Detached From Reality
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
This is agism and it hides the fact that college tuitions skyrocketed in a very short time. When my grandfather came home after WWII, he went to a state college and tuition was free. That was less than 80 years ago.
Honu 3 years ago
I went to a state university in the early 90s, only 30 years ago. My tuition tripled during my time there. Granted, it went from dirt cheap to still kind of affordable. My state used to invest heavily in its state colleges and university and that's the point they decided to be more like a business and less like a public good. Tuition has since quadrupled, along with rent in the city where I went to school. You know what hasn't quadrupled? Wages. The kinds of retail jobs I worked that let me graduate without student loans pay about 50% more than they did back then. Yeah. I worked through university and it was really freaking hard. I even had a little help from my folks where they could. I ate beans and rice. I never had a weekend. It took 5 years instead of 4. I was physically at my breaking point by the end of it. And now it's much, much harder. I can't expect anyone to do that under today's conditions.
Load More Replies... Biofish23 3 years ago (edited)
I calculated it out for my home state. In state resident tuition, with room and board and mandatory fees, at the University of New Hampshire is $34,978.00 per year. Minimum wage in NH is the Federal Minimum wage of $7.25. Working a minimum wage job you would have to work 95 hours a week 52 weeks a year, just to earn your tuition. That doesn't even take into account the taxes taken out of your check or other expenses like transportation to your job or clothing to wear or health insurance. Not all jobs pay minimum wage you say. "A smart , responsible, hard working high school graduate could probably find a job paying $15 an hour. " Maybe, So let's assume $15 an hour, 50 weeks a year to account for holidays, sick days ect, and an extra $5000 to cover basic expenses beyond tuition. This hypothetical student now has to work 53 hours a week in addition to attending class and keeping up with all their course work.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Here are some real-world calculations to back this up. Annual cost-to-attend at my alma mater is $22,271 for 15 credit-hours in one fall and one spring semester, including dormitory and basic meal plan (books, student health insurance and personal expenses not included). To pay for this basic state university experience you would need to work a full 40-hour week getting paid 13.75/hr and putting 100% of that after-tax income toward your education to not go into debt for school.
M O'Connell 3 years ago (edited)
If you add $1300/semester for the mandatory insurance and books the hourly rate you would need to be paid for a 40-hour week goes up to: $15.40/hour. Illinois minimum wage is $9.25/hr.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
That woman is too old to be a Boomer; she's Silent Generation. Trust me, Silent Generation is far worse. They still believe their life experience is how things are done today. Nothing you say will change their minds.
#79
This Escalated From 0 To Full Blown Dystopian Real Quick
#81
Capitalist Propaganda At Its Finest
mulk 3 years ago
When I look at this picture: "Soooo, you are telling us to cut our bosses' head?"
John L 3 years ago
To be blunt, history has shown in other countries it's the way to get change. This country hasn't had a revolution. Either the US will collapse or there will be a revolution. The status quo is unsustainable.
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Virgil Blue 3 years ago
Yes the "I want to be paid so I can feed and house me and my family" midset is just so inconsiderate to multi million dollar companies getting fat on free labour.
#82
There Is Nothing Good About Huddle Culture
Laura Mende (Human) 3 years ago
One of the favourite songs of my mother is "Mach dich nicht kaputt" by Juliane Werding (German folk singer) The title simply translates to "Do not wreck yourself". Written in the 70's, it's about a guy who works himself to death and his girlfriend tells him "Do not wreck yourself, it's not worth it". Even back then people knew it was bad to work so long and dedicate every free second for the business. HOW on earth could've this go on for so long? I don't get it...
#83
F**k Elon Musk
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
Elon names his kids by poking randomly at a keyboard and pays someone else to raise them.
Bobby 3 years ago
That's just not true and it really ticks me off when people say that. He is clearly letting a cat walk across the keyboard
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If The Territory Of The USA Was Divided The Same Way As Wealth This Is What It Would Look Like
#85
Ironic...
Caro Caro 3 years ago (edited)
Didn't you force your workers to come in even when a pandemic was raging??? Did you threaten to fire them if they refused to come in? Or am I mistaken??? Oh and by the way, how are their wages? Do you pay a fair wage? Do they have company health insurance? 4 or 5 weeks paid holidays? Paid overtime? Just asking....
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
Health, Vision and Dental (with $0 coming out of every paycheck, although there's still a deductible and copay), Health Savings Account, Surrogacy Assistance, 12 Weeks Paid Maternity leave, Long term and Short term disability, 35% off Tesla products, unlimited PTO, 7 weeks paid Paternity leave, adoption and fertility assistance, 401k and so much more.
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#86
Ancaps Being Ancaps. Wtf Is Wrong With Those People?
#89
I Bet The Same Goes For "Capitalism"
#90
Gonna Go Get Some Coffee. Anyone Want Anything?
Bobby 3 years ago
Hell, even if 10% was passed on as new wages for employees....quick google search, thats 383000 employees. lets round that down to 38000 to account for the top brass that get fair raises anyway... lets just say everyone gets an equal share of that, that means the annual income for the employee would increase by $53,421/year. I'm not sure what they pay hourly, but lets assume minimum wage. 40hr work week, I'll be generous and assume 2 weeks off a year, that would put them at 67.921/year or 33.96/hr. Even just evenly distributing 1% of that would still average out to about 2.61/hr more
Bobby 3 years ago
Another way to look at it is that ~28% increase over last year means about 4.5B more, so following the same idea as above would mean an hourly increase of about $5.90, or close to doubling the federal minimum wage
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#92
It’s Systemic …
TrickQuestion 3 years ago
Let some of the f'ng managers go. Usually an area can run without them.
Darla Taylor 3 years ago
Yeah most managers I previously worked with were promoted there because they were worthless as craft workers. Unfortunately they still are worthless and working in management positions!
#93
I Guess This Was Off-Topic At Antiwork So I Wanted To Post Here. It's A Brief Solidification Of The Point That There's No Labor Shortage Leading To Supply Issues, And Thus Higher Prices. This Is Clear, Given The Growing Profit Margins
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
My small business locally owned coffee shop that I am regular at? Profit increase, no prices raised.
Scott 3 years ago
I don't think that the original author is actually trying to claim there's no inflation, but rather that using inflation as an excuse for increased prices and such while ignoring the record profits posted by major companies at the expense of people like myself who, even with a decent, salaried position are still living cheque to cheque and debating which bill to pay and which to let go late (this month I paid my car insurance, last month it was electric). My thought process is that if inflation were the only cause of raising prices, the profits wouldn't show such drastic increases.
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Footloose And Fancy-Free Rebels Strike Back!
mulk 3 years ago
I am very surprised they wrote "over-qualified for current job" and not "under-qualified"..
Adagar 3 years ago
It's code for someone who is doing the duties of a higher position without higher pay to reflect that.
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#95
Meanwhile, Over In R/Smallbusiness...
#96
Beyond Parody
Bobby 3 years ago
So close to the mark there INC. so close. What we want is to be treated like humans. Pay us enough so we don't have to live payday to payday, barely scraping by, don't work us so many hours we have no time for friends/family or fun, so we can actually invest some of that money back into the economy. appreciation for our work(that "thank you) falls under the "treat us like a human" umbrella
Nicess 3 years ago
Well, a good example of this was the "clap for the NHS" in UK. The government encourage citizens to go outside their front door on thursdays at 8pm to clap for the National Health Service workers risking their lives during the first outbreak of Covid. A year later, the government generously offered a 3% rise. It makes a mockery of people who need to work to survive.
#97
Yet What Force On Earth Is Weaker Than The Feeble Strength Of One?
#98
Nationwide Strike
#99
Amazon Workers At A Staten Island, New York City, Amazon Warehouse Filed For A Union Election Today. Solidarity To Them
#100
Don't Let These Businesses Gaslight You. They've Taken More "Handouts" Than Any One Of Us Will Ever Receive
#101
Only In America...
Biofish23 3 years ago
In the 90s my friends and I were all babysitting at 14. How have we gone from considering teenage babysitters standard practice of responsible parents to criminal negligence in a single generation.
Honu 3 years ago (edited)
There are plenty of states in the US that would allow a 14 year old to be married and some that would essentially force her to have a baby if she became pregnant, but she can't babysit her little brother.
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Tree sticker 2 years ago
I'm 14 and babysit 2-4 year olds. I'm paid 15/hour as a starting rate. How is this any different?
#102
When We Explain To A Capitalist That The Rule Of Supply And Demand Is Equally Applicable To Wages
#105
This Guy Is Disconnected From Reality
digitalin 3 years ago
He's going to personally till, plant, water, chase off pests, fertilize, harvest, transport, and sell 4million tomatoes. Himself. That's a good business plan. /s
Zuko 3 years ago
No, instead he's going to hire plenty of workers workers which he'll pay less than the money they need to buy a tomato meal.
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Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
It takes 3 hours a day EVERY DAY to tend to a crop of 500 😉 at least when I had my farm that was how long it took me by myself. Much more efficient after I got in the black enough to hire farm hands.
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 3 years ago
They're not Tribbles! Agricultural production requires significant time and capital expense, and also presents enormous risk to the farmer. A crash in market prices or a failed crop can be the end of them.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Sigh... As a farmer he is waaaaaay the heck off on his business model. Doing it that way would bankrupt you VERY quickly.
#106
The Power Of Solidarity: More Than 4,500 Mft Union Educators From Minneapolis Public Schools Are On Strike And Picketed Across The City Today
#108
This Is Prevalent In India As Well, For Those Wondering. Employers Are S**ty Everywhere
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It's like they understand the concept, but just can't make the connection as to why!! If you keep your salary competitive, your employees are more likely to stay. Duh.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Which completely misses the cogent point: if you didn't need to pay for living expenses, why the hell would you work for someone else? Of course it's about money. Duh.
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
I'd rather make $10 an hour at a job I love than $30 an hour at a job I hate but that's just me.
Syrah 3 years ago
That question has two answers depending on whether or not you have money.
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The Courts Are Refusing To Allow Railroad Workers The Right To Strike
#113
Get Back To Work
T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
They've also refused to boycott Russia and remove their business from there.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It sounds like BP is trying to paint this as an evil thing? Nestle is a substantial food producer/distributor, wouldn't continuing to produce/distribute food in the non-occupied parts of Ukraine be a good thing?
#114
Well That’s Terrifying
Honu 3 years ago
I was reading not too long ago that one of their challenges in staffing their warehouses is that they've already run through so many employees that the pool of available employees who haven't already worked for them is becoming quite small. So many people have worked at their fulfillment centers and gotten burnt out or been fired for not being able to meet their ridiculous quotas. Those positions have high turnover. They tend to be located outside major population centers in small to mid sized towns, so there's not a huge influx of new people into the area and they're exhausting the people who live there.
Danielle Gibbs 3 years ago
This is so true. My sister out in Utah was hired and quit 3 times in the past year at their Salt Lake City fulfillment center. The burn out is real.
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Somehow I've Deduced That Bankers Are Exempt From This...
Nunya Business 3 years ago
People like him have absolutely no idea what it's like to not have enough money . . . And of they ever knew, they've forgotten.
Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago
Sit down and shut up a*****e. Don't make someone have to beat you.
#116
You Don't Have To Be A Mathematician To See That These Numbers Don't Add Up!
John Baker 3 years ago
I've seen houses for sale for even less than that - but it would cost another $50 - $60K minimum to make them fit to live in.
Load More Replies... T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
How to become a millionaire: sell questionable advice books on how to become a millionaire.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
I started with a beat up old nissan and $20k in debt. Guess I was screwed from the get go
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Michael Pothier 3 years ago
Capitalism is a terrible system. It just happens to be better than all the other terrible systems we've tried. I'll stick with the least worst economic system until we get something that is proven to work better.
IJ 3 years ago
Our financial system is f****d up. Like, how are we supposed purchase necessities if we make $2 an hour with 90% of it going to taxes and bills? And they wonder why the homeless population is getting bigger. Minimum wage should be raised to an actual wage we can LIVE off of. People still live with their parents because the system isn't giving them enough to live. I say tax the s**t out of the billionaires. They've got enough money just laying around. And inflation isn't making things any better. Workers wages stay the same while the price of goods go up making it even more impossible to live. Even if you get like $25000 or more a year, most of it is going to fixed expenses like bills and taxes so you have $11 to go buy this week's groceries. The middle class is shrinking because we're all losing money while billionaires are getting richer. This concludes my TED Talk. (yes I know a lot of this is an exaggeration but it helps me express how f****d up this is)
Liz-ard 3 years ago (edited)
Living in a country that US tourists find expensive and got high taxes I don't get these posts. For our taxes we for example just pay between 11-32 USD depending on who, how, where and when. We never pay more than 127 USD during a 12 month period and the daycost for any hospital recovery is 11,60 USD. But I can add that medical prices were raised a lot after the ISIS war when we received many refugees. How ever most medicine have humane prices and also have a maximum cost per year: 252 USD counted from the first purchase. For daycare the maximum tax is 111 USD/month/child over 3 y. Elementary school is payed with the taxes and includes food and books. Most roads are payed for and some more things. But of course do we have rich people who only gets richer and low-wages. as for a cleaner it's approximately 2297 USD/month and unions for all categories of employments. We have brakes and free water! Some workplaces even have free coffee/tea/hot chocolate and/or soda and access to food for a reduced costs for ordinary workers. So reading these posts I get terrified and will never visit US.
Himory TheDreamer 3 years ago
Can people in America work in a Mcdonald's without high school? Just curious... Here vast majority of jobs require high school meanwhile there are people in college who can't write properly.
Jack Jackson 3 years ago
The majority of students at the University of Wyoming can barely write their names. Hyperbole aside, most of the students I encounter write at a 9th-grade level.
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Stefan 3 years ago
The title should have been "in the over deregulated american economy". Capitalism is just the frame, the tool. It's efficient, but has to be slightly regulated and controlled.
Michael Pothier 3 years ago
Capitalism is a terrible system. It just happens to be better than all the other terrible systems we've tried. I'll stick with the least worst economic system until we get something that is proven to work better.
IJ 3 years ago
Our financial system is f****d up. Like, how are we supposed purchase necessities if we make $2 an hour with 90% of it going to taxes and bills? And they wonder why the homeless population is getting bigger. Minimum wage should be raised to an actual wage we can LIVE off of. People still live with their parents because the system isn't giving them enough to live. I say tax the s**t out of the billionaires. They've got enough money just laying around. And inflation isn't making things any better. Workers wages stay the same while the price of goods go up making it even more impossible to live. Even if you get like $25000 or more a year, most of it is going to fixed expenses like bills and taxes so you have $11 to go buy this week's groceries. The middle class is shrinking because we're all losing money while billionaires are getting richer. This concludes my TED Talk. (yes I know a lot of this is an exaggeration but it helps me express how f****d up this is)
Liz-ard 3 years ago (edited)
Living in a country that US tourists find expensive and got high taxes I don't get these posts. For our taxes we for example just pay between 11-32 USD depending on who, how, where and when. We never pay more than 127 USD during a 12 month period and the daycost for any hospital recovery is 11,60 USD. But I can add that medical prices were raised a lot after the ISIS war when we received many refugees. How ever most medicine have humane prices and also have a maximum cost per year: 252 USD counted from the first purchase. For daycare the maximum tax is 111 USD/month/child over 3 y. Elementary school is payed with the taxes and includes food and books. Most roads are payed for and some more things. But of course do we have rich people who only gets richer and low-wages. as for a cleaner it's approximately 2297 USD/month and unions for all categories of employments. We have brakes and free water! Some workplaces even have free coffee/tea/hot chocolate and/or soda and access to food for a reduced costs for ordinary workers. So reading these posts I get terrified and will never visit US.
Himory TheDreamer 3 years ago
Can people in America work in a Mcdonald's without high school? Just curious... Here vast majority of jobs require high school meanwhile there are people in college who can't write properly.
Jack Jackson 3 years ago
The majority of students at the University of Wyoming can barely write their names. Hyperbole aside, most of the students I encounter write at a 9th-grade level.
Load More Replies... Stefan 3 years ago
The title should have been "in the over deregulated american economy". Capitalism is just the frame, the tool. It's efficient, but has to be slightly regulated and controlled.
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