Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ...
by dukeofdoom on Friday May 02, 2025 @12:46AM
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Fact is that service jobs don't pay as well, or well at all, and some not even not enough to live on your own, or enough to save for retirement, or to start a family. This resentment is from the young working class males, and the rage is building. You can look at the election in Canada, to see how the younger people voted, and its totally opposite of the boomers they increasingly want to MAID.
Populism isn't necessarily bad, It's what gave birth to America. Raging hillbillies rebelling is kind of a thing though out humanity. But particularly successful in America, thanks to the constitution it spawned. And probably many more examples since ...
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Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ...
by formerly_proven on Friday May 02, 2025 @04:00AM
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If service jobs pay way worse than manufacturing jobs, how come manufacturing share v. GDP per head is some kind of inverted parabola? And why are manufacturing jobs deeply unpopular with young people?
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-vs-manufacturing-empl...
Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ...
by pmontra on Friday May 02, 2025 @12:59AM
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I googled: younger people voted for conservatives https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6j9z3dqg8o
MAID: Medical assistance in dying?
Re:Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (busses); US ...
by dukeofdoom on Friday May 02, 2025 @01:14AM
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Yes, it's no longer a taboo and many younger people are cheering it on. As the older generation controls most of the resources, and wealth.
I remember reading somewhere it's actually illegal (or maybe it was a proposed law) to try and discourage someone once they consented. It's currently one in 20 deaths, but that number is growing steadily.