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In reply to the discussion: In 1981, I was a full time stock clerk at an Ohio Big Bear grocery store making 12.60 an hour [View all]magicarpet
(14,544 posts)11. Just wait until robotics and artificial intelligence,...
.... really takes its foothold in the work place. And not only blue collar jobs are impacted but many white collar jobs are phased out or disappear entirely also.
Our society is about to become a seriously hurting place for those seeking employment to survive with any human dignity or provide the very basics for themselves or their families.
The more the screws are tightened on Joe Six Pack and the middle class the more receptive they will become to extremist Fascistic solutions masquerading as the salvation for the average Tom, Dick and Harry.
A perfect Petri dish for AmeriKKKa First, White Power, White Supremacy, Neo-Nazi, Aryan Nation, Hyper-Conservative Christian Nationalists, and violent right-wing militias to expand and flourish.
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In 1981, I was a full time stock clerk at an Ohio Big Bear grocery store making 12.60 an hour [View all]
maxrandb
Sep 2023
OP
This is the pattern of private equity - they have already destroyed 2 hospitals for low-income
Stargazer99
Sep 2023
#49
I retired 15 years ago and was looking for something to kill time. That was before I joined the
3Hotdogs
Sep 2023
#3
My teachers' union was powerful. When I retired, we were the second highest paid district in the
3Hotdogs
Oct 2023
#138
That store was on High around 6th. Unfortunately the ride was not mine.
Floyd R. Turbo
Sep 2023
#118
Yes I know. The democratic house. The senate went republican for part of the 8 years.
jimfields33
Sep 2023
#31
Current wealth/income disparity is unsustainable. Let's resolve it peaceably by taxing the ultrarich
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2023
#19
Every solid college degree ought to come with a good trade job as a backup superpower.
hunter
Sep 2023
#116
Just this morning, I read an article about concerns over the falling birth rate
Attilatheblond
Sep 2023
#107
Could not compete my a**. Private Equity bought Big Bear and loaded them with debt and then sold the
Stargazer99
Sep 2023
#59
Really good post, Max. You are quite intelligent enough to have stated the basic problem.
PatrickforB
Sep 2023
#40
Republicans have forced through policies that have hollowed out the American middle class. 50 years
Martin68
Sep 2023
#54
Granted, they were the days of high inflation, and everything was costing more and more, but...
BobTheSubgenius
Sep 2023
#72
'this country has been valuing wealth over labor for the better part of 4 decades now.'
elleng
Sep 2023
#89
Excellent post. I received union scale (teamsters) wages in 1975 and was thrilled (9.93 an hour).
Evolve Dammit
Sep 2023
#92
There's no reason for top executives to make 300 or 400 times what they pay their workers
dlk
Sep 2023
#129
In the summer of '66 I worked as an apprentice electrician earning $2.75/hr. I was able to
flashman13
Sep 2023
#110
I worked at a union grocery store through high school & college as a part time cashier
dflprincess
Sep 2023
#127