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They'll do anything but pay their workers, and not overwork them. Almost like when you need to use 80% of your paycheck to pay rent that people can't think much
by johnnyanmac 1y ago
They'll do anything but pay their workers, and not overwork them. Almost like when you need to use 80% of your paycheck to pay rent that people can't think much farther than next month.
- wagwang 1y agoNo don't you see, we just need more migrants to be a permanent underclass to do our labor
- HPsquared 1y ago"We" being the actual decision-makers, the owners. The class who wants GDP to go up, but doesn't care about GDP per capita. Edit: I'm undecided if it's capitalist ownership class, or a "late stage socialism running out of other people's money". Still undecided. It's probably both, which is why we're doomed.
- wagwang 1y agoThe liberal order(consensus between both sides) of the past 50 years have decided that GDP is the only thing that matters and we should trade everything for it.
- tomp 1y agoGerman salaries are not bad, nor amazing. I actually think they pay their workers too much though - for not working. I think standard unemployment on full salary is 2 years, even if you quit your job yourself! Generous benefits invite abuse…
- nielsole 1y ago> I think standard unemployment on full salary is 2 years, even if you quit your job yourself! I think three of these claims are wrong https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/arbeitslos-arbeit-finden/arbeitslosengeld/finanzielle-hilfen/arbeitslosengeld-anspruch-hoehe-dauer https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/arbeitslos-arbeit-finden/arbei...
- oezi 1y agoLet's spell the mistakes out: You get 60% of last salary, not full salary. You get it for up to 12 months not 24. You lose 3 months of unemployment money if you quit rather than being fired.