And?

Hope none of that came across as rude. I was trying to be concise but as punctual with the feeling as i could. We are all still in this together.

When the phrase working 9 to 5 was sang to the world for the first time it was true. Men got into the office at 9 and left at 5. An eight hour time. This was given to the man in his paycheck. A full 40 hours. Today the company no longer compensates a persons lunch. Meaning people either are made to clock off for an hour making the 9 to 5 now either 8 to 5 or 9 to 6. If someone does work only 9 to 5 Monday through Friday their employer will deduct 0.5 hours per shift for the lunch they took. Thats 2.5 hours they no longer pay you. The 9 to 5 doesn’t exist anymore and hasn’t for decades. That’s only speaking about time cards.

If you worked a full 40 hours a week but, can’t afford a home. Then all of this has failed. If you can’t reverse a fatal action the system isn’t faulty it’s broken. We’ve been quibbling over how to fix the problems of inequality for so long, it’s no longer a question of how do we fix it but, can we even fix it at all now?

Capitalism was doomed the moment they decided a standard was no longer needed. Inflation meant it was only a matter of time. If entropy is added to a system that system will inevitably fail. The wealth inequality is so massive, most people can’t actually comprehend it and think we are being exaggerative or demonstrably over starting the problem. Heee is the only solution I’ve heard that would possibly correct the last 100 years of pure greed.

1. Cap inheritance to 50 million.

2. Tax every property owned past one with a step up taxe system. Each adds 10% property tax to the next. Something along those lines.

3. This may piss some off: Only allow citizens (naturalized is included) to own land.

Now can you see why I say it’s failed and this can’t be fixed? The degree of change needed is too great. The rudder will snap first.

Edit: sorry all the money taken from these three things would then need to be redistributed to the people directly at the end of the year as tax returns. I also recognize stocks in there current form would not survive this process. Again, the rudder breaks first.

No, it’s a failed experiment. The fact it doesn’t even exist anymore should tell you that. 9 to 5 monday to friday today is only 37.5 hours of pay a week.

Who is this “he” you’re talking about?

I think you’re missing the point. Just because it was worse does not mean progress is pointless.

It’s more exploitative than many younger individuals agree with. 40 hours and still can’t buy a home? I’d say the 9 to 5 is a failed experiment.

Also on my lemmy the title of a post is below the image. It would be very strange for someone not to read the image first. This joke is bad.

That’s just called the outside now. Assume you are on camera at all times the moment you step out the front door. To be safe in the surveillance we live in today, best act as though you are being recorded in your own home as well.

This is definitely a thing. I had a friend in high-school who put a loud speaker in his 69 Tempest. He was funny too. He would say the silliest things to people.

This is a big fact almost no one speaks of. Tesla has only ever been profitable by manipulating the carbon footprint regulations and selling Ford and GMC carbon credits. Not a single tesla vehicle has ever been profitable as an actual vehicle. You know, the product they claim to be selling. The real product is pollution hiding. N ot correcting, not fixing, not even slowing pollution. No, its a shell game. Tesla is making money by shifting the blame of pollution for profit. Oh, they build vehicles also.