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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
Our Philosophies:
- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
Our Goals
- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
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It's not just about owning, it's about living off what you own. You have to work to live? Working class. You live from passive income? Owner. As you can see, middle class definition is not meaningful in this conversation. In other contexts, sure it matters, but not here
So everyone who retires transitions from the working class to the owner class?
I'm not sure it's that useful to say that a 70 year old retired engineer is owner class because they're living off of the stock market returns of their 401k.
No, that's just called retirement
So what about someone who retires in their 30s?