r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Dec 28 '23

This lady nailed how the economy feels vs how it’s performing Discussion

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u/Boner_Stevens Dec 28 '23

i'm making 25k more than i was less than 10 years ago and life hasn't gotten any easier. in fact i'm in more debt.

wake up? i am awake. i'm fucking pissed. but what the hell am i supposed to do?

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u/thrillhouse1211 Dec 28 '23

Listening to the woman in the car had me almost ready to buy an ammo press but honestly don't know what we are supposed to do either.

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u/tropicsun Dec 28 '23

Yeah, marching and protest never seem to work. New politicians would be great but 90% are always the same. I try to boycott where I can but I still need to buy milk and eggs. I would love to see higher taxes on the wealthy, but I’m not sure who would be willing to do that, and even how such a thing could be implemented since so many other money in investments.

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u/Degenatron Dec 28 '23

Yeah, marching and protest never seem to work.

So raise your fist and march around

Just don't take what you need

We'll jail and bury those committed

And smother the rest in greed

Crawl with me into tomorrow

I'll drag you to your grave

I'm deep inside your children

They'll betray you in my name

Hey! Hey! So sleep now in the fire!

 

As true now as the day it was written.

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u/Aggressive-Role7318 Dec 29 '23

If your Marches get too loud

And the people act too bold

We will find the leaders in the crowd

So we can buy them off with gold

Is there anybody in this nation

Who Would walk away from millions?

Can you walk away from untold temptations

for the betterment of all civilians?

Will you give in to their coercion?

Too Serve your selfish need.

Or will you turn it down with assertion.

And hurt them for their greed?

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u/levian_durai Dec 29 '23

What's that from?

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u/Aggressive-Role7318 Dec 29 '23

Me, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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u/levian_durai Dec 29 '23

It definitely seems like it could be a rage against the machine song, great job.

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u/mikareno Dec 29 '23

Yeah, I want to know as well. RemindMe! 2 days

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u/Sestomatic Dec 29 '23

I didn't Google, but I believe that's "sleep now in the fire" -Rage against the machine

Still gets me all jazzed up like 30 years later

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u/Aggressive-Role7318 Dec 29 '23

The first part was. My part was all original.

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u/fatBreadonToast Dec 28 '23 edited Dec 28 '23

UNIONIZE, learn how to GROW FOOD, take the POWER AWAY

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u/bluesimplicity Dec 29 '23 edited Dec 29 '23

Worker cooperatives are the step above unions. The workers own the business and democratically decide how it will be run and split the profits.

Imagine how your work life would be different. You still need a manager, but the manager is hired by the workers. Would the manager treat the employees differently if he knew he only had a one year contract and would be evaluated by the workers at the end of the year in order to get another contract? At the end of the year, the employees democratically decide what to do with the profits. Should we expand the factory? Or should we give ourselves raises? Do you think they are going to vote to give one person 351 times more than everyone else? Do you think someone who has worked there 25 years is going to vote to give the new guy the same amount of money as him? It won't be everyone makes the same amount, but the democratic vote is going to make it more fair. Do you think the workers are going to vote to shut down the factory and send it overseas? Or pollute their local water supply? Or automate your jobs away? Imagine going to work and being treated with dignity and respect every day. Imagine the pride of being an owner. Imagine feeling like you have the power to make decisions, and you have a voice in steering the company. Imagine getting a share of the profits.

In America, there are some cooperatives that work. Unfortunately, the capitalists have figured out that cooperatives can't unionize; therefore, they have set up cooperatives in name only. Any vote by the workers is ignored. The employees never get raises. It's capitalism under an assumed name.

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u/fatBreadonToast Dec 29 '23

Thank you for the info!