A big yes to that last one. At least in my experience it’s always been a huge red flag I should have heeded.

Remember folks! There's no 'I' in team!

That was Stalinism not Socialism (let alone Communism)

This used to be a punishment in Victorian (possibly earlier) prisons. It had no function other than to punish. Its where the phrase "turning the screw," came from and why prison officers are called screws.

I know a female worker that went from working directly to hospital for labour and returned to work after she left the hospital a few days later. She denied paid maternity leave. About 20 years later she cursed and screamed at a pregnant co-worker for wanting to stay at home a few weeks before labour. She told her how she has no worth for society if she doesn't work etc. I hated her so much after that.

Every speculative investment is a pyramid scheme. Capitalism is not, because it is based on producing actual stuff with an actual worth. Crypto is just a thing you buy to someone smarter than you because you hope you will be able to sell it for an even higher price to someone dumber than you.

My 19 yr old is really feeling this way right now. She has absolutely nothing to look forward too. Everything in the US feels a little hopeless

yea like those videos that are like ‘how to become a billionaire: 1. take cold showers 2. have a dream journal 3. meditate’ like what

They agreed only because it used to be way longer and unregulated hours before that. The 8 hours system is actually a fought victory. I agree, however, that it's time for further improvement and to shorten it up, but, I wouldn't want to give up part of my salary if that's what it would mean. Still, a solution is needed.

my 'lil car (a gift from a relative) dropped its CV axle (while I was driving) I was lucky that I had enough money for a cheap tow (networked through a mechanic friend). I need my car to get to work...the lovely gentleman who volunteers for an organisation that delivers left over bread families in the area noted that I was dressed for "work" (I had on overalls), I motioned to my car...and he said..."why are you fixing it yourself?"...I didn't have the heart to explain it all...right down to how I am scraping together the money for the parts...and am already factoring in the "late payment fees" I will be hit with later...robbing Peter to pay Paul...I still consider that we are doing "ok"...we have more than a lot of others...

Elon Musk 😂

There is labor shortage, like people just upped and vanished or something?

"We pay you the least amount we're legally allowed to pay you! SUCH AN HONOR TO WORK WITH US!"

yes

Umm, Batman is a billionaire.

I guess one can only take so much cr*p before tossing it at the fan.

SO TRUEEEE! upvote to help me cover a nasty comment!

There has been many times in my life when I’ve told employers I realize the only reason I have a job is because he makes a profit off of me & the second he doesn’t he’ll throw me away in a minute.

And the execs get bonuses.

A trivial win overwhelmed by a major loss.

I have been to sooooo many interviews where I didn’t get the job and the following week, the job “under” the one I applied for is now vacant. Sick. To. Death. Of. It.

ooh but he allegedly "earned" it. yeah right.

Yeah nobody wants to work anymore!/s We all just want to frolic in fields of wild flowers and tickle puppies all day.

This is why I think the current economic model isn't sustainable. Eventually you run out of people who will work at that price unless you keep certain countries in poverty. And then there is the issue of fuel for logistics, that clearly isn't infinite.

Perhaps it's time for the guillotine to make a comeback?

No, it wasn't. Single income households were the exception by the mid 1980s. Thanks, Reagan.

Having a strong work ethic and willingness to do that work well isn't a failing. Not being paid what that work is worth is where the failure lies.

not only wage theft but human rights violations.