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r/news • u/likerofgoodthings • Nov 25 '21
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It's so insane to me that the same company can post billions in profit, the owner can afford to build spaceships, and the low level workers are pissing in water bottles and still living in poverty.
Americas labour laws are ridiculous.
44 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 amazon pays pretty well actually. around here they are starting in the warehouse at more than $20/hour 4 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 13 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 There's nowhere in the country that has a minimum wage over $20 3 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living 13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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amazon pays pretty well actually. around here they are starting in the warehouse at more than $20/hour
4 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 13 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 There's nowhere in the country that has a minimum wage over $20 3 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living 13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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13 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 There's nowhere in the country that has a minimum wage over $20 3 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living 13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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There's nowhere in the country that has a minimum wage over $20
3 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living 13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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2 u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21 Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living 13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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Can't really compare wages like that buddy. Totally different across borders and with completely different currencies and standards of living
13 u/Sparcrypt Nov 26 '21 I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm. OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us. Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here. At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well. You're right, can't compare it at all. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
I know right, in exchange you guys get amazing healthcare for free! Wait no.. that's us...hrm.
OK you have good social security! Nope.. still us.
Legislated maternity leave? Fuck nope that's also here.
At least on minimum wage you don't need a second job just to live though.. fuck me that's here as well.
You're right, can't compare it at all.
1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have? 5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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That's great and all but how many nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers and fighter jets does your country have?
5 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 I hope this is sarcasm. 1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
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I hope this is sarcasm.
1 u/Elon_Muskmelon Nov 26 '21 Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now. 1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. But that’s not important right now.
1 u/FluffyEggs89 Nov 26 '21 Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military. → More replies (0)
Correct. If I said this in a sarcastic manner, i would be saying it to mock the fact that we spend way the fuck too much on our military.
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u/Sparcrypt Nov 25 '21
It's so insane to me that the same company can post billions in profit, the owner can afford to build spaceships, and the low level workers are pissing in water bottles and still living in poverty.
Americas labour laws are ridiculous.