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Re:Employee – CEO pay gap historically wide by recursivedoubts on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @04:09PM (#44663423)
tying healthcare to employment and making two-earner households the norm has been a disaster for labor power

now your employer holds you hostage via health care & if one spouse loses a job the other is not able to quickly replace part of that income

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Re:Employee – CEO pay gap historically wide by bobthepanda on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @04:12PM (#44663466)
i mean, the income replacement thing was a lot worse when there was only one breadwinner. at least with a two income household you have something.
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Re:Employee – CEO pay gap historically wide by recursivedoubts on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @04:29PM (#44663666)
No, now two (rather than one) incomes is required for a middle class lifestyle for most couples so there is no labor safety blanket available to temporarily allow the other couple to look for work.
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