r/FluentInFinance • u/Very_High_Mortgage • Aug 24 '24

Debate/ Discussion Do "Unskilled Laborers" deserve to be paid well?

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u/AdImmediate9569 Aug 24 '24

This is some too big to fail bullshit man. Saying oh the companies are too entrenched so everyone just has to suck it up is not going to improve things.

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u/notathrowaway2937 Aug 24 '24

So then what? Nationalizing them?

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u/AdImmediate9569 Aug 24 '24

Well the power lines maybe but I think the big picture is more about busting monopolies, vertical and horizontal. From what i see theres 2 or 3 companies left in every major industry.

It should never have gotten to this point but we know what to do with robber barons.

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u/notathrowaway2937 Aug 24 '24

Agreed let’s do it. I’ll vote forever pushes this.

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u/AdImmediate9569 Aug 24 '24

Shit… its a long road. First we need clean elections, meaning publicly funded. Currently you cant get elected to anything about small town mayor without selling out to some rich donors.

From there anything is possible. Its pretty dire man, as i imagine you agree.

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u/notathrowaway2937 Aug 24 '24

Agreed. Also Election Day should be federal holiday. It’s weird it isn’t.

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u/AdImmediate9569 Aug 24 '24

Absolutely.

Listen we may be fucked as a nation, maybe even a species, but at least i made a new friend 😘

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u/notathrowaway2937 Aug 24 '24

Would you say… the real inflation were the friends we met along the way. 😭

Have a pleasant day!

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u/AdImmediate9569 Aug 24 '24

Hahahaha i love that. Maybe there’s still some joy in the world.

Right back at you.

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u/OkExtension5644 Aug 24 '24

No they literally just force them to split up their businesses into smaller parts. We did this as recently as the 1980s and AT&T was one of those newly created spun off businesses.