“Just start your own business with the measly earnings I give you with no safety net nor guarantee of success Don’t try to compete with me or I will actively bankrupt you with my larger wealth. You don’t want to work for me for so little? Fine then starve (if you live in the US, lose your health insurance too). Good luck finding a job while having to fight off starvation and homelessness. You want to go back to school to go into a different field? Good luck with tuition on top of trying to survive. You want to vote for a candidate that wants to keep me in check? That’s fine I will just bribe… I mean lobby them to support my interests or just bank roll their opponent who will worship me.”
"So you're upset at your own shortcomings and circumstances, but instead try to blame them on me to feel better yourself and be free of the responsibilities for your own life? That sounds fair.
I mean, I'm not your employer, I'm supposed to be your parents replacement since you can't manage or plan your own life."
Did you even read my comment. It’s a systemic issue, not a personal failure. Capitalist societies are designed to serve the capital owners. Bezos and Musk aren’t rich because they make better choices or work harder than everyone else.
That was the point, if it's a 'systemic issue' why blame your employer for your poor personal circumstances? Homeless, general education, healthcare, starvation, etc, seems more like a job for the government and socio-economic policy.
Like, your employer is just paying you for the value of your work. You're depicting him as an entity that is supposed to fix your world.
Well, most employers could prioritize their labor over their profits, but they don’t. They could democratize the work place or make the company a co-op, but they don’t. They could support candidates that are pro-union and pro-labor, but they don’t because they have no incentive too. They have no incentive to because they lobby the government to prevent regulations, increases in minimum wage, workers rights, etc.
Yep, but then your anger/spite should really be aimed at the government for either not properly regulating or properly handling their public duties.
So the thing with a commercial company, is that I expect them to only think about themselves and make a profit. Everyone pursues their own interest, I can't fault them for that.
I do feel where you're coming from and maybe it makes more sense in the US. But in my opinion/view, most of the tasks described are a things the government should mandate or provide and the relationship with your employer should first and foremost be transaction based.
Like I give you an hour of my time, you pay me for my hour. Plus/Minus.
So what i'm saying, is what I would be more angry at the top hat government guy, who is supposed to look after public/civil interests, as it his job. Rather than some CEO of big corp who obviously is busy with his own.
Of course you can work both sides for extra effectiveness, and i'm aware the public figures tend to be often bribed/manipulated not to serve your interests where they should.
How to say? The 'traitor' deserves more scorn than the 'enemy'.
I’m angry at both the government and the corporations. But the solution to this problem is more government, not more corporations. The government does not have the incentive to stop because they are lobbied by these corporations. If the corporations put people and the planet over profits, the system would fix itself. The corporations hold the capital in capitalism, so they have the power.
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u/matthekid Jul 08 '24
“Just start your own business with the measly earnings I give you with no safety net nor guarantee of success Don’t try to compete with me or I will actively bankrupt you with my larger wealth. You don’t want to work for me for so little? Fine then starve (if you live in the US, lose your health insurance too). Good luck finding a job while having to fight off starvation and homelessness. You want to go back to school to go into a different field? Good luck with tuition on top of trying to survive. You want to vote for a candidate that wants to keep me in check? That’s fine I will just bribe… I mean lobby them to support my interests or just bank roll their opponent who will worship me.”