Reply #35: Well, my father-in-law worked for a factory [View All]

that had factories around the world--europe, mexico, china, etc. And he's bitching because these factory workers wanted $13.00 an hour. He's like "Well, try that shit down in Mexico. You're lucky to get $13.00 a fucking WEEK"---as if that's a GOOD thing.

Of course, in addition to being a republican, he's also a wealthy bastard and feels that anyone who is poor DESERVES to be poor and should just work harder. I asked him once how much harder one has to work maing $7.00 an hour to be "worthy"? And wouldn't it be easier for people to NOT be poor if they were making $13.00 an hour doing repetititve, dangerous, tiring work? ANd what about the factory workers that are retired at 45 because their shoulders gave out on them, their wrists gave out on them, their legs gave out on them from working at the factory for 25 years doing the same thing 50 hours a week.

He was nonplussed. Said they should go to school and get an education and then they wouldn't have to work for minimum wage. Reminded him that if everyone in his plant got a degree and found a better job, then HE would be out of a job and most likely working minimum fucking wage