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This is true; the only way to survive in modern capitalism is to REALLY fuck workers over so much that they can't even survive while working at your company, le

This is true; the only way to survive in modern capitalism is to REALLY fuck workers over so much that they can't even survive while working at your company, let alone after they retire. Fuck this economy so damn much.

TheDong 8y ago
You say, as you post on a website where the average user gets paid 6 figures+, works for a capitalist company (most of which aren't screwing over many workers), and could retire at 35 and live a comfortable life off the money saved up by working in tech.
- jshorty 8y ago
  Bullshit, and your claim doesn't reveal any inherent hypocrisy in this person's complaint.
- makotech222 8y ago
  While turning a blind eye to the massive exploitation that occurs all around the world which allows them to pull in 6 figs.
tomcam 8y ago
Question without an agenda here, honest: what would you replace it with?
- CydeWeys 8y ago
  How about what works well for many European countries? A more progressive taxation scheme (i.e. the opposite of what Trump's done) combined with a more generous social safety net (e.g. public healthcare). The US is facing wealth inequality right now almost on par with the gilded age, which resulted in serious social upheaval. Other than the gilded age, and especially for a long period in the last century, wealth equality has much better then than it is now. We could go back to that at least, for starters. But ever since Reaganomics we've been seeing more and more wealth accumulating to those who already have it. Democrats get elected and aren't able to make headway against it (or don't try very hard), but when Republicans get elected they make it worse (look at the Bush and Trump tax cuts).
- makotech222 8y ago
  Socialism would be the next economic system to replace capitalism. Essentially it means ending the stock market, and giving one vote to each worker in a company, where they can decide what happens in the company.

TheDong 8y ago

You say, as you post on a website where the average user gets paid 6 figures+, works for a capitalist company (most of which aren't screwing over many workers), and could retire at 35 and live a comfortable life off the money saved up by working in tech.

jshorty 8y ago
Bullshit, and your claim doesn't reveal any inherent hypocrisy in this person's complaint.
makotech222 8y ago
While turning a blind eye to the massive exploitation that occurs all around the world which allows them to pull in 6 figs.

tomcam 8y ago

Question without an agenda here, honest: what would you replace it with?

CydeWeys 8y ago
How about what works well for many European countries? A more progressive taxation scheme (i.e. the opposite of what Trump's done) combined with a more generous social safety net (e.g. public healthcare). The US is facing wealth inequality right now almost on par with the gilded age, which resulted in serious social upheaval. Other than the gilded age, and especially for a long period in the last century, wealth equality has much better then than it is now. We could go back to that at least, for starters. But ever since Reaganomics we've been seeing more and more wealth accumulating to those who already have it. Democrats get elected and aren't able to make headway against it (or don't try very hard), but when Republicans get elected they make it worse (look at the Bush and Trump tax cuts).
makotech222 8y ago
Socialism would be the next economic system to replace capitalism. Essentially it means ending the stock market, and giving one vote to each worker in a company, where they can decide what happens in the company.