Cultural-Creme-7475 t1_iydsp8p wrote
Reply to comment by Yourbubblestink in I Called Jared Golden, Susan Collins, and Angus King today to express my support for railroad workers. I hope you call your reps, too! by Stunning_Ambition_16
After years and years of little to no raises
Yourbubblestink t1_iydvq3v wrote
That’s true in many fields.
iglidante t1_iye2lms wrote
That doesn't mean these workers shouldn't push for it.
Yourbubblestink t1_iyed76k wrote
Right but it’s also not a reason to let the American economy collapse. There are plenty of workers who have not gotten colas. In fact, annual increases, don’t even exist in the world of nonprofits.
a_pirate_life t1_iyehbjx wrote
You're arguing that the US economy essentially still requires slavery, albeit shifted from chattel to wage slavery.
Just by the way...
Yourbubblestink t1_iyerqjl wrote
No, we’re not talking about slavery. In fact, that’s a super dramatic comparison to try to make.
We’re talking about a negotiation in which people are unhappy with what’s being offered to them. That’s a long way from slavery my friend it’s called capitalism.
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