U.S. Politics

[steves850]

Always fun to see those who want government expanded to levels not yet seen in this country calling others a bootlicker.

Explain to me how supporting those fighting for a living wage is asking for government expansion?

[Gorilla]

You can make that argument for probably 99% of the working country

#selfawarewolves

[delavan]

[CatoTheElder]

Their biggest contention is having 30 days of paid leave per year that they have to schedule months in advance.

They don't get holidays off, that 30 days is all they get.

[Badger]

The dirty dozen

https://www.businessinsider.com/which-republican-senators-vote-for-same-sex-marriage-codification-bill-2022-11

[dcm1602]

Their biggest contention is having 30 days of paid leave per year that they have to schedule months in advance.

They don't get holidays off, that 30 days is all they get.

That's more than HCWs get

[CatoTheElder]

That's more than HCWs get

If you are upset that it's all you get then you should probably do something about it.

[steves850]

That's more than HCWs get

The conservative mindset is "why should they get more than me" rather than "why don't we all get what we need."

I had a conversation with a Trumpster and his argument was "But I did well under Trump, so he must be a good president." It's baffling. Continue to vote against your best interest in fear that someone else may get a piece of the pie.

Dumbass.

[Badger]

The conservative mindset is "why should they get more than me" rather than "why don't we all get what we need."

I had a conversation with a Trumpster and his argument was "But I did well under Trump, so he must be a good president." It's baffling. Continue to vote against your best interest in fear that someone else may get a piece of the pie.

Dumbass.

Funny how the "toughen up, life isn't fair" crowd is so quick to complain "but I'm not getting help so why should other people?"

[dcm1602]

The issue isn't who gets what

It's if I don't get what I want, I'm going to freak the entire country.

Imagine if during covid the largest union for HCWs was like yup if you don't give us everything we want, we're all going on strike next week and the rest of yall can go freak yourselves.

That's essentially what this is, holding the entire country hostage

[Badger]

It's if I don't get what I want, I'm going to freak the entire country.

That's already the default setting for business owners.

[steves850]

The issue isn't who gets what

It's if I don't get what I want, I'm going to freak the entire country.

Imagine if during covid the largest union for HCWs was like yup if you don't give us everything we want, we're all going on strike next week and the rest of yall can go freak yourselves.

That's essentially what this is, holding the entire country hostage

First, you keep mentioning HCWs when they’re the most selfless group possible. They ABSOLUTELY should get more but they’re not in it to have an easy life.

Second, your frustration is displaced. Capitalism, by design, doesn’t give the power to the worker. They have exactly one play and that’s to simply not work. They’re making their play.

If you don’t like it, show your anger towards the millionaires. Not the wage worker struggling with inflation and whether to get life saving medicine or food this week.

[Johnny English]

https://abovethelaw.com/2022/11/supreme-court-concerned-that-bribery-law-might-prevent-their-friends-from-taking-bribes/

[delavan]

yo joey union buster and busty nancy: simply include standard paid sick day provisions and be done with it..

https://www.cp-texas.org

"It is in the class struggle that the proletariat comes to disentangle and confront the relations of forces in which it is enmeshed, and succeeds in defining the power of its struggle.."   ....yawn....

[Badger]