A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier

Re:A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier by jfk13 on Thursday December 05, 2019 @05:49PM (#21717558)

> Hard work leads to prosperity.

Sometimes it does. Other times, it's barely enough to achieve survival.

> Most prosperous people achieved prosperity due to earlier hard work and sacrifice of themselves (or their immediate ancestors.)

Or their distant ancestors. Or due to their -- or their ancestors' -- criminal activities or exploitative behavior or sheer luck.

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Re:A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier by lurquer on Thursday December 05, 2019 @06:48PM (#21717949)

It's odd how the same people who are prone to excuse criminals on the basis of the criminal's poverty, so frequently accuse rich people of having obtained their wealth through illicit means.

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Re:A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier by dragonsngoblins on Thursday December 05, 2019 @09:38PM (#21718812)

Eh not really. The idea that stealing because you need to in order to eat/have a place to sleep being a lesser crime than stealing to be wealthy makes a lot of sense to me.

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