“COL living raise for me but not for thee.”

  • vikingr@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    A raise so they can continue their comfy lifestyles all while doing NOTHING for us? Remember – these fuckers have socialized healthcare. They don’t live in the same reality as those of us who are barely scraping by. They also benefit from insider trading and lavish “gifts.”

    Nah, fuck all that. Don’t lick their boots.

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      3 days ago

      That’s not what they’re saying at all. I’ll repeat it but they do a very good job explaining it, re-read it if you have to.

      The most important point is that the lower the salary, the more someone would find themselves needing to take extras from someone. It has the same basic vibe of being afraid of losing your health insurance so you don’t fight back when your company asks you to do questionable shit. This becomes a huge barrier for people that don’t have the money to ignore bribery and the people that do are way more likely to not be great people in the first place.

      Without adequate salary the working class has a way harder time breaking into politics.