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Commie NedFlanders
Mar 8, 2014

nomadologique posted:

people who rah rah rah for bernie sanders are equally guilty of not giving a poo poo about starving people they'll never meet, and just like donald trump voters they drink from a bottomless well of self-righteousness.

False

I grew up poor and care about the working class and work with disadvantaged people

Also rah rah Bernie Sanders

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Dapper Dan
Dec 16, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 3 years!

Frog Act posted:

hey guys wanna hear a joke? turns out college educations, on aggregate, actually dont help you much at all

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/9/the-education-myth.html

lmao i cant wait for our horrifying dystopian future

it depends on the field honestly. in mine, the difference between a bachelor's and phd is huge, as you need one to do substantial stuff. the article is also talking about for profit schools, typically online. they are the biggest loving ed scams out there and a natural result of the libtard desire to let business take control of everything.

Top City Homo
Oct 15, 2014


Ramrod XTreme

Blazing Ownager posted:

The answer is never, but only because people think they are "doing something" and "making change" if they stand out in a street with a sign until their nuts freeze while rich people laugh at them. They also think if they chant stuff marching down the street it'll change the world, haha. It worked once in the 60s and people have been trying ever since.

Countries that deny the right to protest haven't figured out the "allow it and ignore it" approach blows off all the steam for absolutely no result.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnaY0l4XsM&spfreload=10

what are henry offenses?

Top City Homo
Oct 15, 2014


Ramrod XTreme

a misanthrope
Jun 21, 2010

:burgerpug::burgerpug::burgerpug::burgerpug::burgerpug:

what's that

looks cool

Broken Machine
Oct 22, 2010

Top City Homo posted:

what are henry offenses?

it is someone who is a High Earner but they are Not Rich Yet and the poo poo they do.

Top City Homo
Oct 15, 2014


Ramrod XTreme

A misanthrope posted:

what's that

looks cool

its from The Berzerker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epRcB_8lwB0

thewireguy
Jul 2, 2013
You assholes are taking too long, I'm gonna start looting without yall...

Hexel
Nov 18, 2011




thewireguy posted:

You assholes are taking too long, I'm gonna start looting without yall...

Loot me a PS4

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax
by some strange coincidence, the working poor are too apathetic to revolt

The Saurus
Dec 3, 2006

by Smythe
basically the american state is so militarized and violent to its own people that any outpourings of revolutionary emotion come in the form of rage killings, single events that are chalked down to being one-offs.

these just need to be directed at the rich instead of whatever random people end up getting shot.

The Saurus
Dec 3, 2006

by Smythe

Poetic Justice posted:

they are called dead end jobs for a reason.

DnD Goons: Yeah, we should pay the dude flipping my burgers the same amount as an EMT
Everyone else that has an understanding of the world and economy: :rolleyes:

you know that this will lead to a rise in wages for everyone, including EMTs right? Like a minimum wage of 15 dollars an hour will force jobs that are more specialised/skillful than fast food to raise their wages because otherwise people won't do them so market pressure means EMTs will still earn more than burger flippers, but everyone will actually be able to afford to subsist.

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax
I like that the main argument against bringing the minimum wage back to where it was a few decades ago in the US is "but then I won't be able to stuff my fat face with fatty fat fatcakes as often because it will be more expensive"

ANIME IS BLOOD
Sep 4, 2008

by zen death robot

TacticalUrbanHomo posted:

I like that the main argument against bringing the minimum wage back to where it was a few decades ago in the US is "but then I won't be able to stuff my fat face with fatty fat fatcakes as often because it will be more expensive"

yes, vastly increasing the price of basic foodstuffs is definitely going to hit the rich more than the poor, gr8 job :thumbsup:

ANIME IS BLOOD
Sep 4, 2008

by zen death robot
*big macs now cost $15 and all cashiers have been automated* ha ha those loving riches got rekt :smug:

Bulgogi Hoagie
Jun 1, 2012

We
people think any sort of revolt is fundamentally too privileged because their ancestors had such a hard time and their suffering is nothing compared to that and blah blah blah

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax

ANIME IS BLOOD posted:

yes, vastly increasing the price of basic foodstuffs is definitely going to hit the rich more than the poor, gr8 job :thumbsup:


ANIME IS BLOOD posted:

*big macs now cost $15 and all cashiers have been automated* ha ha those loving riches got rekt :smug:

Wait... I'm confused, are you suggesting that restoring the minimum wage would actually hurt the poor by putting them out of work??

NutritiousSnack
Jul 12, 2011
Trump the demogague is already running on a left leaning moderate economic program. Politicians are honestly waking up and realizing how electable those positions make them.

TEAYCHES
Jun 23, 2002

full communism now

Broken Machine
Oct 22, 2010

ANIME IS BLOOD posted:

*big macs now cost $15 and all cashiers have been automated* ha ha those loving riches got rekt :smug:


Amusingly, thanks to The Economist this is actually a well-studied global price index.



You might notice that the price of a Big Mac in Australia is actually less than in the US, and they have one of the highest minimum wages in the world.

TEAYCHES
Jun 23, 2002

moving to ukraine later

naem
May 29, 2011

NutritiousSnack posted:

Trump the demogague is already running on a left leaning moderate economic program. Politicians are honestly waking up and realizing how electable those positions make them.

Will laugh so hard if trump enacts genuine reform policy

Top City Homo
Oct 15, 2014


Ramrod XTreme

TEAYCHES posted:

moving to ukraine later

big mac there made out or rats

Russian collaborators; real rats everywhere else

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax

TEAYCHES posted:

full communism now

otoh, literally execute communists

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax

Broken Machine posted:

Amusingly, thanks to The Economist this is actually a well-studied global price index.



You might notice that the price of a Big Mac in Australia is actually less than in the US, and they have one of the highest minimum wages in the world.

I don't think they accounted for the fluctuation of the AUD compared to the USD. as an American/Australian dual national I can definitely tell you that fast food in general is more expensive here.

that said, who cares. anything that slows down the rate of fast food consumption in america is incontestably good.

NutritiousSnack
Jul 12, 2011

naem posted:

Will laugh so hard if trump enacts genuine reform policy

It would be genuinely hilarious in all aspects.

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax
oh, you know what else might be throwing it off? they're just comparing one menu item. things are priced a bit differently in general, soda is generally more expensive and you don't get any refills.

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Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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in accordance with horseshoe theory electing donald trump is functionally the same as electing a full communist

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