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BlueMTexpat

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52. Too many basically have

Sat Mar 16, 2024, 04:14 AM

Mar 16

to live from paycheck to paycheck, work extra jobs to make ends meet, be terrified to fall ill, and STILL end up in debt.

It's simple exhaustion for too many.

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Wow. UAW President Shawn Fain isn't mincing words. [View all] kpete Mar 15 OP

Take that 40-hour week defenders! redqueen Mar 15 #1

Plenty of those right here. ret5hd Mar 15 #2

Honestly no idea how that's possible redqueen Mar 15 #3

here: ret5hd Mar 15 #4

WTAF??? niyad Mar 15 #7

They do it all over Europe. And I think they have a better standard of living than we do Maraya1969 Mar 15 #15

Sorry. I was referring to all the negative, gasping, pearl-clutching comments niyad Mar 15 #17

Oh------Got it Maraya1969 Mar 15 #25

To be fair, the comments disparaging Sanders and the thread in general Wednesdays Mar 15 #38

True. But they were. . .verbose. niyad Mar 15 #39

We've learned that there's a cohort of maybe 20 to 30 percent of the population littlemissmartypants Mar 15 #42

Some days I need a LOT of chocolate and wine! niyad Mar 15 #45

Excellent coping strategies! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 15 #47

Hmm... I can only see less than half of the replies. demmiblue Mar 15 #14

It's the usual crew Prairie Gates Mar 15 #18

I read that post yesterday, but never read the replies. Now that I have I've added a couple of people to my ignore list pecosbob Mar 15 #37

Happens to me a lot. littlemissmartypants Mar 15 #43

I resemble that remark I'm a capitalist parasite Warpy Mar 15 #21

dont forget some of the idle rich too. AllaN01Bear Mar 15 #5

Parasites... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #6

On the average, these guys have increased their wealth by nearly 14 times since 2012. patphil Mar 15 #10

Once upon a time, our tax code discouraged hoarding and encouraged re-investing. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #11

K&R mountain grammy Mar 15 #26

Need huge tax on the Paris Hilton multigraincracker Mar 15 #8

Of all the celebs and super -rich, you chose Paris Hilton? Why, exactly? niyad Mar 15 #19

If born to any middle or multigraincracker Mar 15 #22

Google Paris Hilton tax v estate tax. multigraincracker Mar 15 #29

How fascinating that you are using a trope from years ago, about a woman niyad Mar 15 #34

I did look on wikipedia.org. multigraincracker Mar 15 #41

Cherry picking ? There were quite a few other, more positive paragraphs. niyad Mar 15 #46

I am fascinated that you multigraincracker Mar 15 #48

Bravo! K&R jmbar2 Mar 15 #9

I prefer to frame it as: Initech Mar 15 #12

1) RW brainwashing; and 2) A generalized sense of futility and of being in survival mode peppertree Mar 15 #16

Yup. And like I keep saying on social media. Initech Mar 15 #27

Sad, but true. peppertree Mar 15 #31

I know, it's scary as hell to think about. Initech Mar 15 #33

No - but they do have two major RW news networks (which, in turn, own many newspapers and radio stations) peppertree Mar 15 #36

Too many basically have BlueMTexpat Mar 16 #52

BRAVO! Maraya1969 Mar 15 #13

Kickass LudwigPastorius Mar 15 #20

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Mar 15 #23

Those three families should be advocating for fairness Bluethroughu Mar 15 #24

K&R ck4829 Mar 15 #28

Boom................. turbinetree Mar 15 #30

Nailed i malaise Mar 15 #32

For what it's worth, we mostly broke up the zaibatsu in Japan after WWII. pecosbob Mar 15 #35

Brilliant speech and summation of where we are at in this country. llmart Mar 15 #40

Hear! Hear! Well done, Shawn Fain!! littlemissmartypants Mar 15 #44

I love how his name makes me think of Sinn Fin dflprincess Mar 15 #49

I fucking love this guy. Good on the UAW for recognizing his leadership skills! n/t D23MIURG23 Mar 15 #50

K&R Blue Owl Mar 15 #51

Retired GM here yankee87 Mar 16 #53

Powerful! NYC2ATL Mar 17 #54