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Old 08-31-2023 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Buck Rogers
God forbid we stop there!

I want everybody to have a livable wage. I want everybody to have affordable housing. I want everybody to have free health care. I want everybody to have free college tuition. I want everybody to have a 4 day work week.

There are a lot of things that would be great for society/everybody to have.

But ........

Then the adult in the room asks, "What are the down stream effects likely to be?" and "How are you gonna pay for it?"...... and the answer from the masses is, "The government should pay for it".
What's funny is that if you replace 4 day with 5 day work week, this is exactly what the modern labor movement provided before state and national laws were gutted that ensured the near complete destruction of labor unions in this country. As to the morality of the items you listed, I think if you do a job for someone on a full-time basis, you should make a liveable wage and be able to afford safe housing. We are the richest nation on earth and yet we have a large percentage of Americans who routinely have to go into debt or not pay bills because of medical care. They are choosing life over paying bills. And if you have the skillset or intelligence and drive to attend an institution of higher learning, it is our country's and economy's best interest to ensure you can go while not being straddled with crushing debt.
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