Give me lower growth if all people willing to work in this country get to be middle class. Wanting stock market returns at all cost means complicity in a system that causes working poverty.
How about those “able” to work? I have more of an issue with those “able” but not “willing” than those “willing” not being paid enough.
It reveals a lot that you consider other people getting too much a bigger problem than other people not getting enough.
Yes - heaven forbid I feel slightly jaded when I work 700+ hrs of overtime in a 6 month period while people working 40 hrs a week are complaining that they can’t get by.
I am just not wired that way. To complain about my situation instead of working to improve it.
Someone making $15/hr working 50 hr weeks makes more than MMM and many people here spend in a given year.. let alone a couple with two working people..
I thought MMM was making way more than 15/hr, unless you mean spending... if you don't count the Nissian Leaf, Studio, Organic food, travel, tuition, or donations.
One downside to working more is there are less opportunities to save on money. Can't spend the time do do your own car repairs when you need the car the next day to go to work. Miss out on grocery sales because you only have time to stop at one store. Not enough time to garden, do home repairs, cook food, shop around, etc.
This year I have spent over 3k in car repairs, 4.5k for a used vehicle, 2.5k in medical bills, those are big chunks for someone not making 15/hr, that's about half my take home pay for the entire year not counting housing, utilities, food, gas, home repairs, etc.