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Re:Why Google Fired Me by peteretep on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @05:23AM (#25504813)
Ironically, my understanding is they're also the most likely to vote against minimum wages, social security, universal health care, Pell Grants and so on, and to have bought into specious arguments about meritocracies.

Hat tip to this book[0] "issues of race point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities".

[0] https://www.amazon.com/Miners-Canary-Enlisting-Resisting-Tra...

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Re:Why Google Fired Me by defertoreptar on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:09AM (#25506918)
Not ironic when you consider people don't always just vote for what will improve their present financial position. Wouldn't you agree that some vote based on their principles?
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Re:Why Google Fired Me by neilsense on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @06:42AM (#25505325)
Maybe they aren't looking for an easy way out like others.
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Re:Why Google Fired Me by peteretep on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @06:44AM (#25505338)
Federal spending per person is $14,652. If you’ve ever earned less than ~$70k you’ve accepted a dime forcibly extracted from a stranger.
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Re:Why Google Fired Me by tremon on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:21AM (#25507033)
That's disingenuous. Federal spending isn't spent on persons, it's spent on infrastructure. If the city decides to renew or clean the sewer pipes running under my street, how many dimes have I accepted, personally?
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