Xerxos

joined 2 years ago
[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

Low birth rate, low immigration, government deep in debt. This looks bad for US retirement plans.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trump is probably bi. No joke, just a fact. We know from the Epstein emails that he 'blew Bubba'. While we don't know exactly who that is, it paints a certain picture.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

NATO is a fucking defensive pact. It should not help with attacking a nation.

For the same reason Russias aversion against Ukraine joining NATO only makes sense if they planed on attacking Ukraine (which they did, big surprise).

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

I mean, that's the plan, right?

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago

Sure, our polls mean nothing, but think about the money you can save!!!

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

Don't threaten me with a good time.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Women fought for the right to choose to work. Capitalism saw that as an opportunity to force both parents to work.

Now we have the worst of both worlds: wages are often too low to support a parent dedicated to caregiving, while two working parents are often not rich enough to pay for a full-time nanny.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Of course, that goes without saying.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, my answer was not complete. There were many factors for the prosperity of the 1950s. You could easily write books about that topic, and many did. I still see strong unions and more effective taxation as big factors.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

And not one mention about how the trip was... No one can tell me they didn't try!

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 66 points 1 week ago (17 children)

The 1950s were great (for white people) because wages were high enough to pay for a house and support a family of five, with only one parent needing to work - even for 'untrained labor' jobs.

This was made possible by higher taxes for the rich and strong unions. Both disappeared, and the effects are evident.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Ah, a good little peon, owns nothing but debt. Those won't riot against their master, even if the masters are pedos and try to take even more from those who have nothing.

Everything is as planned.

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