Biden push to raise minimum wage to $15 would kill 1.4 million jobs: CBO

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[–]jet199 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Mostly these people have other priorities than getting rich such as being an present member of their family/community or caring.

Not everyone wants to move up the social scale. Indeed those who do often don't end up happier because they lose some of the support network which people who stay in one place on one track create.

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Capitalism is anti-family, just like Communism.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Having a job isn't capitalist though.

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Capitalism rewards you for spending less time with your family and for abandoning family values in the name of profit.

[–]TheEvilNick 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

lol, your comment is so fucking retarded lol, and lol again. so basically you choose what you choose. If you choose to stay in a low paying position then its your choice. lol lol lol.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

It is your choice in the West.

Everyone has access to education and the option to change their job unless they are being kept as a literal slave.

But as I said it's not just a case of one choice, it's what you lose and what discomfort and risk you have to put up with if you do something like move to a different city or start another career from the bottom.

I mean have you ever done that?

About 5 years ago I switched career and started right back at minimum wage but now I'm earning double what I was. It was a risk and I was living in someone's garage for a year to save on rent but if I didn't take that risk I'd have been poor my whole life.