Federal government spending is not funded by taxes. When the federal government spends, it credits accounts with the press of a keystroke, creating money from nothing. The federal government issues money by spending and destroys money by collecting taxes. medium.com/ā¦/on-the-role-of-taxes-mmt-707fb4b3b80ā¦
I left a private sector job where I did increasingly evil things for a good amount of money for a public works job where Iām doing something beneficial to society. I have to work a shit-ton of OT to make the same money but the OT is there for the working and I ultimately maybe work a hair more than I used to in my salary position.
There are some thing that will always be dangerous and thereās nothing that can be done to mitigate risks. See also: linemen. Electricity is pretty goddam indifferent.
However, if your union was not helping at all, then you need to have a word with union leadership or, maybe, replace them :)
Not having a union guarantees having no power when the bosses stomp their boots over the faces of workers.
A union is just workers agreeing and organizing among themselves that they prefer to fight back. United we can build the power we need to make meaningful advances.
There is no reason simply to let the bosses take whatever they want just because no one tried to stop them.
Canāt afford to live, get shouted at by callers irrelevant to my role each day just cos I am at a phone, canāt work from home despite the whole organisation doing so, higher paid people throw their workload at me cos they donāt want to do it.
Feels no different from when i was in the private sector really.
Lol damn, God forbid someone want more out of life than scraping by getting basic needs barely met. Iāve been looking around while in school, and plenty of jobs are still paying $15-19/hr. That is barely enough to get by, depending where you live and rent may not even be enough, let alone take a vacation once a year or even think of raising a family.
Youāre arguing semantics while the intention is clear. Quit being pedantic.
In our parentsā generationās time, a public service job could fund a house, two kids, and annual vacations. We want that, or even more since weāre significantly more productive since those days. A job used to give us needs and a good amount of wants. Conflating the two in this context, while not perfectly precise, is irrelevant.
If Iām talking about liking red cars then point to a car, and you say, āthatās not red, thatās mauve,ā youāre being an ass.
If weāre shopping for paint together, and i say āi like this red,ā and you reply, āi think thatās mauve,ā youāre trying to be specific in our communication about a common task.
Please do explain the difference, then, between why breaks are necessary but vacations shouldnāt be? You do realize study after study shows that 24-30 hour work weeks provide the most productivity? That family leave, healthcare, paid time off etc is associated with the happiest citizens? Is increased well-being not necessary in your worldview?
between why breaks are necessary but vacations shouldnāt be?
One is literally necessary for survival while the other isnāt. This is the difference between a āneedā and a āwant.ā
Is increased well-being not necessary in your worldview?
Considering how many people are able to live a significantly lower quality of life than what youāre advocating for, no. Itās not a āneed.ā Itās a āwant.ā Thereās no limit to āincreased well being.ā There is a limit to what the human body can take before it can no longer go on living.
Might want to brush up on your vocabulary. This is a pretty simple concept that even 2nd graders have no problem understanding.
Yeah, second graders get longer vacations than I do, interesting aināt it. Maybe you need one cuz your brain seems to be working overtime to justify people suffering.
I need a vacation, you might say? Or do you need me to work hard enough by your standards to earn it? You havenāt even seen my resume. Sorry you canāt handle criticism.
I can afford to eat. But I canāt afford housing and any enjoyment comes with guilt from knowing itll have a knock on effect to my finances. Iām living with a parent (who similarly struggles to pay bills)
Itās more a case of finding it hard to hit the bills and not being able to see a future where Iām comfortable.
Iād say itās mostly due to the cost of living rather than the pay. 10 years ago Iād be doing quite well, but the pay grades havenāt changed to meet inflation or accommodate for the high cost of living.
Mind elaborating on this rich tax? Iām honestly curious but also feeling skeptical. Iām starting to think this is just a joke since itās in meme form.
A grant (taxpayer money) funded company creating jobs that will eventually run out of money while having the double benefit of poors feeling empowered and forgetting/not caring who is siphoning off the value of the company slowly.
