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How much longer is this system going to last? Where we are paid peanuts, with no benefits or health, for hard work that barely covers the cost of rent or our mortgage, and that destroys our lives? Where we are constantly given more to do, told to put or shut up, or we can go jobless and compete with millions of immigrants? And if that isn't enough, they'll do everything they can to outsource our work elsewhere?
And on top of that, whatever we are paid, half of it is taxed to pay for welfare, banker bailouts, and constant war against countries that hate us precisely because we wage war on them?
10, 20, 50 years? Forever?
Are working Americans so addicted to food, drugs, sports, and entertainment, that they will put up with this forever?
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Yes, this post is about work.
How much longer is this system going to last? Where we are paid peanuts, with no benefits or health, for hard work that barely covers the cost of rent or our mortgage, and that destroys our lives? Where we are constantly given more to do, told to put or shut up, or we can go jobless and compete with millions of immigrants? And if that isn't enough, they'll do everything they can to outsource our work elsewhere?
And on top of that, whatever we are paid, half of it is taxed to pay for welfare, banker bailouts, and constant war against countries that hate us precisely because we wage war on them?
10, 20, 50 years? Forever?
Are working Americans so addicted to food, drugs, sports, and entertainment, that they will put up with this forever?
The median family income is now well over $50,000. In most of the country that's enough to have a comfortable living and even buy a house. Your first paragraph could describe those making $100,000 or more in higher cost areas like San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, but I wouldn't expect that demographic to start a revolution. There will continue to be $15/hour minimum wage protests and more cities/states raising it, but there are already plenty of threads on that.
How much longer is this system going to last? Where we are paid peanuts, with no benefits or health, for hard work that barely covers the cost of rent or our mortgage, and that destroys our lives? Where we are constantly given more to do, told to put or shut up, or we can go jobless and compete with millions of immigrants? And if that isn't enough, they'll do everything they can to outsource our work elsewhere?
Who's "we"? None of that applies to me. And no, I'm not "special", or a member of the "ruling elite".
How much longer is this system going to last? Where we are paid peanuts, with no benefits or health, for hard work that barely covers the cost of rent or our mortgage, and that destroys our lives? Where we are constantly given more to do, told to put or shut up, or we can go jobless and compete with millions of immigrants? And if that isn't enough, they'll do everything they can to outsource our work elsewhere?
And on top of that, whatever we are paid, half of it is taxed to pay for welfare, banker bailouts, and constant war against countries that hate us precisely because we wage war on them?
10, 20, 50 years? Forever?
Are working Americans so addicted to food, drugs, sports, and entertainment, that they will put up with this forever?
You got a mouse in your pocket, don't lump me in your we.
The suckage in your life is a direct result of the choices you made, stop projecting.
How much longer is this system going to last? Where we are paid peanuts, with no benefits or health, for hard work that barely covers the cost of rent or our mortgage, and that destroys our lives? Where we are constantly given more to do, told to put or shut up, or we can go jobless and compete with millions of immigrants? And if that isn't enough, they'll do everything they can to outsource our work elsewhere?
And on top of that, whatever we are paid, half of it is taxed to pay for welfare, banker bailouts, and constant war against countries that hate us precisely because we wage war on them?
10, 20, 50 years? Forever?
Are working Americans so addicted to food, drugs, sports, and entertainment, that they will put up with this forever?
If I might ask, what job are you doing that you are taxed 50% and yet have no benefits and have immigrants competing for your job?
Its not the companies (which many were at one time very good) but the psychopaths/sociopaths that are given power. The worst thing you can do is put someone with a SEVERE mental/personality disorder into power. These types of people need to go and should be nowhere near power positions. They are evil personified.
Sadly, there are more Nutty people out there now in the world than decent ones with morals, ethics. They would gladly kill someone to save a nickel.
The gene pool is what needs to improve. And theres is much greed now. How many steaks can you eat in one day?
There really isn't much difference between most corporate execs today and genocidal dictators. Just a difference of a degree. They all the same same mental/personality flaws
Blaming others is negative. Negativity will bring you no good. We all have to work for a living. Maybe some don't, and that might be for a reason.
Right.. Just think puppies and candycanes and things will automatically improve
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