Re:Tech compensation in 2021
by gambiting on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:03AM
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It sounds pretty much on par for American approach to everything. It's ok to have shitty healthcare for the poor and pay less taxes, as long as you donate from time to time. Student loans? Medical loans? Shitty care for vets? No worries, Americans are the highest donating people on Earth by capita - so it's all fine. That last argument I keep hearing all the time - Americans are such good donators that they don't need a robust social net, after all if you are really in need then someone would have donated to you already /s.
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Re:Tech compensation in 2021
by franciscop on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:46AM
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Way off base, we (I?) are not talking about paying taxes vs donations. In fact as an European myself now living in Japan yeah, tax the shit out of everyone, and stop bombing/gunning everyone and instead pay for healthcare+university with that money :)
Now since I'm not native I think I might have explained myself wrong; see sibling comment (to yours) I made clarifying what I meant.
You have to be careful with health care, otherwise socialism will creep in.
Everyone knows that socially paid things are wrong, and that everything should be private.
No one wants public fire departments, schools, legal systems, police, etc etc. Only socialist countries do this.
Re:Tech compensation in 2021
by throwaway210222 on Friday October 15, 2021 @07:36AM
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Don't be so glib.
Where I live, we have private fire departments because the government one's are not maintained and the ambulances are being used as taxis.
Socialism + corruption (and that the only kind we get) is way worse than you can imagine. Especially for the poor.
Re:Tech compensation in 2021
by aiisjustanif on Friday October 15, 2021 @01:31PM
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> Socialism + corruption (and that the only kind we get) is way worse than you can imagine. Especially for the poor.
Can imagine still don’t see it. Communism + corruption, sure.