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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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

It's complicated.

In the early 20th Century, there was a worldwide recognition that economies would fail if laborers were not paid a living wage and that the wealthy needed to be taxed to appropriately support the government.

But, the money flowing to government corrupted the government. Money flowing to the unions corrupted the unions. All the while, the value of labor was chipped away.

However, today, we literally have more things to do than people to do them. There are many examples of people who could actually find better paying jobs that are simply complacent.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@JoeyFoxx This is gonna sound hella nerdy but it almost reminds me of the Dark Side of the Force in "Star Wars." No matter how good your intentions are in using the Dark Side, it will always corrupt you eventually. The governments and unions wanted the money to do what they felt was right for the working class, but over time, the money eventually corrupted them.

JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M

@BlueMetalChick Money, in an of itself, isn't evil. There's the old saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

We have lots of disingenuous actors in society. We all need to be more collectively intelligent to sniff them out.

I get into arguments with my daughter about AOC and folks of her ilk. Semi-informed do-gooders that ride fads of misinformation to promote ideas that have little basis in reality.

But then it's hard to say she's a big problem when you have the old fucks like Mitchy and Pelosi who want old-school confrontational and stagnant politics.

There are so many ways that we could be investing in jobs that would benefit everyone. We have a crumbling infrastructure. Healthcare research is being driven by big pharma. Alternate energy sources and plant-based nutrition should also have government backing.

There's money in this for everyone. We don't need a goody-two-shoes approach. We just need to dig in.

Oh, and elect a President with a brain, who can lead and compromise.

Haven't had one of those since HW and Clinton (first term).