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The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states (fortune.com)

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[-] exanime@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

but every single election, you all insist to me that I have to vote for a capitalist as a moral imperative.

Have you ever had the choice to vote anyone other than a capitalist?

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago

Yes.

You can vote Green.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Ralph Nader on Simple Capitalism

"What the corporations have done is destroyed the principles of simple capitalism, that if you own something you have some control over it," Nader said in a hulking, stentorian voice, belied by his now-stooped shoulders and 80 years. "Managers control the process and define their own mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy without any shareholder rights, as well as how much they pay themselves."

Only by putting aside the bitter anger and acrimony that forces us to take sides can we break the corporate stranglehold over government and the economy, Nader said.

You see, America hasn't tried the correct type of capitalism. They're stuck on Sparkling Corporatism, which is where all the problems come from.

this post was submitted on 22 May 2024

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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