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I saw this article on another post and it brought up something I still don't understand.
Someone has a lifestyle that requires income of say, $50k or higher. Then this person goes out and takes a job that pays $30k. I understand that people just need cash to pay some rent or buy some food. I get taking any job one can get just to bring in some money.
What I don't understand is why the person will now complain and attempt to force the employer to now pay them all of the money the person needs to have the lifestyle they desire. A $30k job is not a $50k job.
If you need $50k, then find another job. It's not every single employer's responsibility to change in order to meet the needs of every single individual employee.
No one lied to the employee. The employee knew upfront what the job paid.
If complaining and trying to change the employer is a choice, isn't changing jobs to one that pays more a better choice?
If complaining and trying to change the employer is a choice, isn't changing jobs to one that pays more a betterchoice?
You make the false assumption than one has a choice.
Even as a life long conservative, who believes in individual responsibility, I am also realistic enough to realize the current economic path of Wall Street vs Main Street is unsustainable, and if the "Let them eat cake" attitude of the Libertarians (who falsely call themselves conservatives) continues, they will eventually get much the same result as Marie.
Lots of ways to get money, it's just a matter of how much effort to put into it... either through number of hours or getting skills or letting it accumulate over time
Blame someone else all they want, without putting effort into it, they will still be broke because they spend more than they have
That's the real reason this country is going to ****. Not because we have offshored manufacturing, not because we let too many immigrants in, but because people feel entitled and have absolutely no clue how the economy or supply and demand work.
That's the real reason this country is going to ****. Not because we have offshored manufacturing, not because we let too many immigrants in, but because people feel entitled and have absolutely no clue how the economy or supply and demand work.
That's not true. Anyone with a real understanding of economics knows that real wages have remained stagnant over the last half century. If you want to call entitlement the belief that we should be able to live comfortably in supposedly the "best and richest" country in the world, that is your prerogative. I agree that some entitlement exists. But that doesn't negate the fact that our economy is broken (and has been for some time) and does nothing to serve anyone else aside from those who have the most wealth.
That's not true. Anyone with a real understanding of economics knows that real wages have remained stagnant over the last half century. If you want to call entitlement the belief that we should be able to live comfortably in supposedly the "best and richest" country in the world, that is your prerogative. I agree that some entitlement exists. But that doesn't negate the fact that our economy is broken (and has been for some time) and does nothing to serve anyone else aside from those who have the most wealth.
So you should live comfortably just because you happened to exist? How exactly are you uncomfortable personally? Are you really starving yourself? What happened with earning your wages because you contribute value?
So you should live comfortably just because you happened to exist? How exactly are you uncomfortable personally? Are you really starving yourself? What happened with earning your wages because you contribute value?
The problem is that the opportunities to earn wages because you contribute value are diminishing. And the wages (and benefits) assigned to value are decreasing. Those are real problems that need to be addressed. Just because some of us have managed to achieve comfort does not negate these truths.
But this girl is NOT and example of that. She is and example of a whiney, entitled child who has no clue or desire to budget or work hard and sacrifice to get ahead. Her example hurts those advocating for change.
I saw this article on another post and it brought up something I still don't understand.
Someone has a lifestyle that requires income of say, $50k or higher. Then this person goes out and takes a job that pays $30k. I understand that people just need cash to pay some rent or buy some food. I get taking any job one can get just to bring in some money.
What I don't understand is why the person will now complain and attempt to force the employer to now pay them all of the money the person needs to have the lifestyle they desire. A $30k job is not a $50k job.
If you need $50k, then find another job. It's not every single employer's responsibility to change in order to meet the needs of every single individual employee.
No one lied to the employee. The employee knew upfront what the job paid.
If complaining and trying to change the employer is a choice, isn't changing jobs to one that pays more a better choice?
Reminds me of the old Biblical story of the rich man and the workers. He told the first group and subsequest ones he'd pay them a penny to work in the fields.
First ones worked the full day and so on...Payoff comes the first were last to be paid, they complained about the wages and the rich man said "How did I cheat you? You KNEW the wages first"
In my area, was browsing through craiglist and have seen a large number of low skill jobs that pay $15/h and more.
I do not understand what her complain is. Does she lacks the skills to make a living or does she lacks the opportunity to practice those skills.
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