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I mean, I'm not jeff bezos rich but I am in the 0.1% of income for my age group according to [0] and I don't want that. Why would I want that? Even for the ub

by mrep 5y ago

I mean, I'm not jeff bezos rich but I am in the 0.1% of income for my age group according to [0] and I don't want that. Why would I want that? Even for the uber rich I feel like they wouldn't want that. Smarter population keeps us competitive which is good for the stock market which is where the uber rich have their money and it's not like smarter population = more cap gains tax from what can tell [1]. [0]: https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-top-1-percent-and-top-0-point-1-percent-income-levels-by-age-group/#:~:text=Ages%2027%20%E2%80%93%2031%3A%20You%20are,if%20you%20make%20roughly%20%24210%2C000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-top-1-percent-and-top-0.... [11]: https://taxfoundation.org/us-taxpayers-face-6th-highest-top-marginal-capital-gains-tax-rate-oecd/ https://taxfoundation.org/us-taxpayers-face-6th-highest-top-...

encryptluks2 5y ago
Do you think smart people are going to work for tips because their employers don't pay enough while their employers complain about them going on unemployment while taking huge payouts from pandemic relief and having millions forgiven while everyone else loses their assistance? Or smart people will work for ISPs and large corporations that have turned employment into a one-sided legal agreement that many people feel like they have no other choice to sign, all the while dealing with a company that doesn't even care about it's customers? Do you think media and people in power really want people to have the capacity to think logically about issues instead of just accept whatever narrative they are pushing? Rich people want to get richer and need stupid people to do the low wage jobs and to fight amongst themselves. That's the way it has been for ages.
- mrep 5y ago
  > Do you think smart people are going to work for tips because their employers don't pay enough I'm not a waiter and hate tipping but don't most waiters like tips because they earn more with them. It looks like the US has the highest paid waiters in the world being 25% more than malta and 50% higher than the UK which are the second and third highest paying countries for waiters [0]. > Or smart people will work for ISPs and large corporations that have turned employment into a one-sided legal agreement that many people feel like they have no other choice to sign, all the while dealing with a company that doesn't even care about it's customers? What do you mean? What is legally allowed to be contracted is dictated by laws, not the populaces education. > Rich people want to get richer and need stupid people to do the low wage jobs and to fight amongst themselves. That's the way it has been for ages. That is a great way to destroy your economies stock market and your wealth by turning your country from a high income economy into a middle income one [1]. [0]: https://knowyourworth.site/job-titles/waiter https://knowyourworth.site/job-titles/waiter [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_income_trap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_income_trap
  - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
    "It looks like the US has the highest paid waiters in the world" Consider how much tip you will make as an attractive flirty woman vs someone who is unattractive, regardsless of food and service. I feel those people shouldn't feel like they work at a strip club.
    - mrep 5y ago
      > Consider how much tip you will make as an attractive flirty woman vs someone who is unattractive, regardless of food and service. ~4% difference according to this article [0] and still thus 21% more than the next highest paying country. [0]: https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigger-tips-from-women-2015-9#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20published%20in,tips%20than%20a%20homelier%20server https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigge....

by mrep 5y ago

encryptluks2 5y ago

Do you think smart people are going to work for tips because their employers don't pay enough while their employers complain about them going on unemployment while taking huge payouts from pandemic relief and having millions forgiven while everyone else loses their assistance? Or smart people will work for ISPs and large corporations that have turned employment into a one-sided legal agreement that many people feel like they have no other choice to sign, all the while dealing with a company that doesn't even care about it's customers? Do you think media and people in power really want people to have the capacity to think logically about issues instead of just accept whatever narrative they are pushing? Rich people want to get richer and need stupid people to do the low wage jobs and to fight amongst themselves. That's the way it has been for ages.

mrep 5y ago
> Do you think smart people are going to work for tips because their employers don't pay enough I'm not a waiter and hate tipping but don't most waiters like tips because they earn more with them. It looks like the US has the highest paid waiters in the world being 25% more than malta and 50% higher than the UK which are the second and third highest paying countries for waiters [0]. > Or smart people will work for ISPs and large corporations that have turned employment into a one-sided legal agreement that many people feel like they have no other choice to sign, all the while dealing with a company that doesn't even care about it's customers? What do you mean? What is legally allowed to be contracted is dictated by laws, not the populaces education. > Rich people want to get richer and need stupid people to do the low wage jobs and to fight amongst themselves. That's the way it has been for ages. That is a great way to destroy your economies stock market and your wealth by turning your country from a high income economy into a middle income one [1]. [0]: https://knowyourworth.site/job-titles/waiter https://knowyourworth.site/job-titles/waiter [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_income_trap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_income_trap
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago
  "It looks like the US has the highest paid waiters in the world" Consider how much tip you will make as an attractive flirty woman vs someone who is unattractive, regardsless of food and service. I feel those people shouldn't feel like they work at a strip club.
  - mrep 5y ago
    > Consider how much tip you will make as an attractive flirty woman vs someone who is unattractive, regardless of food and service. ~4% difference according to this article [0] and still thus 21% more than the next highest paying country. [0]: https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigger-tips-from-women-2015-9#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20published%20in,tips%20than%20a%20homelier%20server https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigge....