It makes me so angry how badly people devalue labor.

If you work a full time job but don't make enough money, so many people tell you "Well that's on you, if only you had a better job." As if the work you already do isn't valuable, and you don't deserve to be paid accordingly to it.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Well and ... I mean fuck it's not like whatever someone earns as a wage is this just number determined by some true ordinance of the universe. It's just the lowest number the employer can pay to get the skills they want and that number is influenced by political context.

You don't "work harder to earn more money" that's an insane lie. If that was true janitors would be worth more than useless assholes like Trump's idiot sons.

Job doesn't pay enough? Unionize. Those profits are your capital sucked up by the greedy asshole at top. Take them back. The power to withhold labour for better wages and conditions is as vital as it ever has been and was essential to creating the american middle class.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@CountScrofula The lowest value payable is right. You nailed that one.