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    10 months ago

    Remember. Lots of people in this country look at this and say he doesn’t deserve a house because his job isn’t good enough.

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      10 months ago

      But they are happy to eat at Burger King. The food is good enough for them, but the people making the food aren’t.

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              Learn to build, DIY everything, make everything, reject capitalism hole-cloth. Build things for your friends in exchange for goods and services. Exchange labor. Shop at farm stands, and spend on only essentials and the tools for creation. Play an instrument. Go for walks.

              Learning to reject capitalism starts small.

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              I think a lot of people are very much pissed about their situations, but also mislead and/or ignorant about what the problems actually are, how solutions can be enacted, and both who can lead and who to blame.

              There’s also burnout. I think most people are just trying to make sure they can get to work, see their family, raise their kids, etc. The system works to grind us down so we don’t put up a fight, and the system is working well.

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            £35 for delivery burgers and fries for three people, it came cold and they didnt deliver the drinks we ordered

      • CanadaPlus@futurology.today
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        The trick, you see, is to not think about it, and avoid anything that makes you think about it. For most people that achieves all personal objectives.

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      His job isn’t good enough, his employer, Burger King, treated him like shit for 27 years paying bottom of the barrel wages to the point where he couldn’t afford a down payment or mortgage on a house.

      It doesn’t mean he doesn’t deserve a house, anyone who works full time should be able to afford a house. It doesn’t have to be a big luxurious house, but they should be able to own a place big enough for themselves and their dependents a reasonable distance from work.

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      I wonder what is most to blame, 1) real wage deflation, 2) real wealth deflation or 3) rising cost of living

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        The rich pieces of shit who own Burger King? And all of the stockholders?

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        IMHO it’s #2. Even if you’ve got a high wage to CoL ratio, they’ll keep robbing you while calling you financially illiterate.

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      If he really wanted a house he would have just hustled more, like getting 3 extra full time jobs, or selling some organs. Stop rewarding lazy uncommitted people that are scared of the grind.

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        It’s his own fault for not being born into emerald mine money. If Elon can do it, so could he, if he weren’t too lazy.

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      Also, Burger King decided long ago he doesn’t deserve a house, regardless of how hard he works or how few days he calls in for. That’s Corporate Greed, and it’s insatiable.

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        10 months ago

        I bet all the people working in their corporate office can buy houses though. They probably get health insurance too

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          It’s almost like if you want to achieve certain things in life, you need to put yourself in the position to achieve those things. Thinking you’re dependent on your employer for health care is wild and a whole different discussion.