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minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoA man working an average job used to earn enough to buy an average house and comfortably support his wife and kids. Now you need two people in full-time work just to pay rent to the landlord. The problem is inequality of wealth and the solution is make work pay.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNo no, you’re wrong. The problem is taxes are too high and the people on the absolute top don’t get enough money. If we just make them a bit richer, the wealth will finally start trickling down on us. Wait! I think I feel it trickling down right now! Nope. Just piss. Again.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAnd too many immigrants. Surely if we keep them out, all those low wage manual labor jobs will still get done, and our population will increase
A man working an average job used to earn enough to buy an average house and comfortably support his wife and kids.
Now you need two people in full-time work just to pay rent to the landlord.
The problem is inequality of wealth and the solution is make work pay.
No no, you’re wrong. The problem is taxes are too high and the people on the absolute top don’t get enough money. If we just make them a bit richer, the wealth will finally start trickling down on us.
Wait! I think I feel it trickling down right now!
Nope. Just piss. Again.
And too many immigrants. Surely if we keep them out, all those low wage manual labor jobs will still get done, and our population will increase