22 May 2023 8:20 pm
4. Underemployment
A common lament amongst "traditional conservatives" is that people, esp. young men, aren't working these days. These conservatives will blame a lack of carpentry classes in high school, too much soy in modern diets, welfare stamps, $1400 Covid-19 checks, video games, "a lack of fatherhood," or anything they personally despise in modern life to pin the blame on "people not working."
The problem is that this argument is retarded.
First, underemployment isn't even a problem. Anyone can get a job if they want. Hell, they can get 3 soul-sucking, time-wasting jobs if they want.
(Ask George Bush - "uniquely American!")
Second, the problem is these conservatives' astounding ignorance on anything related to basic economics. Or just the "job market" in general.
Now how many people are making $120K, let alone $250K, esp. when starting out? When you factor in high rent payments and rampant inflation, is it really a surprise people "aren't working?"
Whenever I bring up these facts, retarded conservatives will default to asinine counters like the following:
1. Retarded conservative: "Back in my day, houses were 900 sq ft. Of course when everyone wants to live in 2500 sqft McMansions today or luxury apartments downtown things get expensive"
Fact: First of all, a large % of people despise McMansions as well as luxury aptments. They just want a place to live without breaking the bank.
That's also not the problem of people who "refuse" to work. That's a problem caused by zoning regulations and hardly any home builders are building ~1200 starter homes anymore. These developers prefer 2000-3000 to maximize profits you ****, so no actual starters get built.
2. Retarded conservative: It's the Starbucks and iPhones!
Fact: lol
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Onto the second point, you would THINK people who claim they have a grasp of "basic economicKs" (and who frequently mock socialists/leftists for lacking such understanding) would acknowledge that, maybe, just maybe, when wages (adj for REAL INFLATIoN) haven't budged in 40+ years, that would indicate UNDERemployment isn't the problem. If anything, there are too many people in the workforce competing for scraps.
But irony reigns.
A common lament amongst "traditional conservatives" is that people, esp. young men, aren't working these days. These conservatives will blame a lack of carpentry classes in high school, too much soy in modern diets, welfare stamps, $1400 Covid-19 checks, video games, "a lack of fatherhood," or anything they personally despise in modern life to pin the blame on "people not working."
The problem is that this argument is retarded.
First, underemployment isn't even a problem. Anyone can get a job if they want. Hell, they can get 3 soul-sucking, time-wasting jobs if they want.
(Ask George Bush - "uniquely American!")
Second, the problem is these conservatives' astounding ignorance on anything related to basic economics. Or just the "job market" in general.
- In most medium COL cities, "middle-class" generally implies 6 figures minimum. If you lived in Dallas or Raleigh, $120K minimum would put you in "middle class."
- $70K is a poverty salary. Contrary to Fox News' propaganda, owning a refrigerator and TV doesn't mean you're not poor. $70K just means you're not sleeping in a 4x4 tent.
- $250K (the equivalent of "6 figs" of 1995) is what you need to actually move up the ladder and retire before you get heart bypass surgery or get put on 3 meds by a Pig Pharma, "licensed" pill pusher (your doctor).
Now how many people are making $120K, let alone $250K, esp. when starting out? When you factor in high rent payments and rampant inflation, is it really a surprise people "aren't working?"
Whenever I bring up these facts, retarded conservatives will default to asinine counters like the following:
1. Retarded conservative: "Back in my day, houses were 900 sq ft. Of course when everyone wants to live in 2500 sqft McMansions today or luxury apartments downtown things get expensive"
Fact: First of all, a large % of people despise McMansions as well as luxury aptments. They just want a place to live without breaking the bank.
That's also not the problem of people who "refuse" to work. That's a problem caused by zoning regulations and hardly any home builders are building ~1200 starter homes anymore. These developers prefer 2000-3000 to maximize profits you ****, so no actual starters get built.
2. Retarded conservative: It's the Starbucks and iPhones!
Fact: lol
=================
Onto the second point, you would THINK people who claim they have a grasp of "basic economicKs" (and who frequently mock socialists/leftists for lacking such understanding) would acknowledge that, maybe, just maybe, when wages (adj for REAL INFLATIoN) haven't budged in 40+ years, that would indicate UNDERemployment isn't the problem. If anything, there are too many people in the workforce competing for scraps.
But irony reigns.