Unvaxxinated only please

[Basanos]

See, the forces not-alphys described above do way more damage to employment numbers than any "fuck the economy" button a president may have

As long as labor is exploitable somewhere, people are going to try to exploit it. And that's in the country that has made the greatest economic gains in a generation due to some abominable form of imperialist capitalist socialism. An ascendant middle class, yeah, okay

People can blame Biden or Trump all they want, they're not zooming out enough if they blame either for all of it

[magnetaress]

I zoomed out. Pretty hard. I agree.

[l0053g0053]

I paid taxes on every screw I sold for $15, so only really made a profit of $6 per screw, which was a lot. I've paid more taxes than I can even really deal with. I felt really and honestly raped when I broke into the higher bracket for a few years.

China, India, Taiwan, still have industry that allows people to freely sell their labor for an agreed upon price. There is no government oversight. You can just go somewhere and work, there is no background check, tax information, 401K you just work.

Its impossible to beat that efficiency. They also work very hard. I was invited to visit the factory and it was a real blast. They just had a big pit in the back for all the industrial waste. Lots of people and their families lived on site and would burn plastic to keep warm. I kept giving people $1 bills as souvenirs and they were so amazingly excited.

It is really the closest feeling I could imagine of being a celebrity, you are there, just being some random guy, and everyone is holding doors, opening doors, shutting doors for you. Driving you around. Just because you bought some screws.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by l0053g0053 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I paid taxes on every screw I sold for $15, so only really made a profit of $6 per screw, which was a lot. I've paid more taxes than I can even really deal with. I felt really and honestly raped when I broke into the higher bracket for a few years.

China, India, Taiwan, still have industry that allows people to freely sell their labor for an agreed upon price. There is no government oversight. You can just go somewhere and work, there is no background check, tax information, 401K you just work.

Its impossible to beat that efficiency. They also work very hard. I was invited to visit the factory and it was a real blast. They just had a big pit in the back for all the industrial waste. Lots of people and their families lived on site and would burn plastic to keep warm. I kept giving people $1 bills as souvenirs and they were so amazingly excited.

It is really the closest feeling I could imagine of being a celebrity, you are there, just being some random guy, and everyone is holding doors, opening doors, shutting doors for you. Driving you around. Just because you bought some screws.

I worked for a veitnamese woman.

She was an amazing. Generous. Hardworking woman.

She brooked no shit. And deserves the absolute highest respect. Puts every American civilian I've interacted with to absolute shame. Without even trying to or thinking about it.