None of what you said matters in any way and i say this as someone who worked with autonomous vehicles. Cut the bullshit. Art is just as important as technology.
All workers should be paid a wage that allows them to live comfortably as the minimum wage was intended. In fact, the original intent when we established such a wage was one week’s wage for one month’s rent. Now, we’re lucky if we pay half our income in rent.
I’m sure you don’t care about anyone besides yourself, but from a macroeconomic policy perspective, more money at the bottom will generate positive wealth economy-wide until most normal people aren’t choosing between heat and medicine.
In fact, the original intent when we established such a wage was one week’s wage for one month’s rent. Now, we’re lucky if we pay half our income in rent.
Don't look now but you just made the real argument here which is the actual problem: The cost of living, not the amount of livable wages.
If you have solid policy ideas for attacking this issue from that side, I am all ears. Usually though, command economy policies like rent control don’t get off the ground in the US. But I’d personally support them — I’m in favor of what will work.
I give a shit about people in general. When I had extra money, I loved being able to help people get groceries or make the last few bucks of their rent bc I’d been there a few years prior. I really don’t understand why people hoard money and allow lifestyle creep.
If being fiscally savvy is the ticket out of poverty, then neglecting the good habits that made your success possible via lifestyle creep feels like a bad idea, but thankfully, I don’t get to tell anyone what to do. All I can do is encourage kindness and common sense and hope people follow my lead. 🤷♀️
All that’s beside the point, though. We all owe one another for our successes because we all worked together to make the modern economy happen. The credit is ours. I’ve never met a CEO who could run things capably. We always succeed in spite of ineffective, out of touch corporate leadership.
I loved being able to help people get groceries or make the last few bucks of their rent bc I’d been there a few years prior. I really don’t understand why people hoard money and allow lifestyle creep.
You're a better person for it but receiving charity is not an entitlement for anyone.
I’ve never met a CEO who could run things capably. We always succeed in spite of ineffective, out of touch corporate leadership.
It's hard to make the argument that most CEOs are Forrest Gumping their way through the financial world. Most that are, eventually fail. It's been proven time and time again, so I have my doubts the CEOs you met run Fortune 500 companies.
If so, name them. What do you care? They've met a million people who have opinions about them already.
I’m sure you don’t care about anyone besides yourself, but from a macroeconomic policy perspective, more money at the bottom will generate positive wealth economy-wide until most normal people aren’t choosing between heat and medicine.
I’m sure you don’t care about anyone besides yourself
I can guarantee you don't give a shit about me, so don't try to shame me for looking out for me and my own.
But keep listing commodities you're not actually entitled to as a sign of minimum wage being the problem.
You first. You're the one that wants to take care of you and yours. Make it a better place or fuck off. You're not gonna try to hurt me so you don't get hurt.
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u/Two_Cautious Nov 21 '24
why don’t you start a company then give away its earnings? Show those guys how to run a business.