Author: Olivia

“These tyrants, living solely on plunder, and on the labour of their slaves, and applying all their energies to the seizure of still more plunder, and the enslavement of still other defenceless persons; increasing, too, their numbers, perfecting their organisations, and multiplying their weapons of war, they extend their conquests until, in order to hold what they have already got, it becomes necessary for them to act systematically, and co-operate with each other in holding their slaves in subjection. But all this they can do only by establishing what they call a government, and making what they call laws . . . Thus substantially all the legislation of the world has had its origin in the desires of one class of persons to plunder and enslave others, and hold them as property.” Lysander Spooner

Money has been the unit by which wealth is measured; those regarded as rich and wealthy have money in abundance (in what ever form it may be) and those who are called poor are wanting of money. As a result of the social classes that the possession and lack of money has made in the society, money is regarded as the source of power and control. They that possess money in abundance seem to assume control and power over those who do not (consciously or unconsciously). This possession of wealth has been said (according to psychological and social experiments) to lead to hatred of the rich by the poor and lack of compassion for the poor by the rich. The interplay of these two forces has put the desire and acquisition of money in an unfriendly state; as the root of all of society’s misfortunes and evil.

On the introverted end. I'd just walk around downtown listening to music, not a care in the world, just looking at my surroundings and taking it all in. Sometimes I'd even make conversation with strangers here and there, though it was mostly brief. I'd drink coffee or tea as I walked, and one of the main benefits of that was that it kept me fairly in shape. Now I struggle to make the time. With work as a factor in the equation it's not been as easy. But fuck do I miss my aimless walking time. And I miss the good shape it got me in. Walking daily really does make a difference in terms of keeping off the pounds!

The shit these exploiters pull has to die. We have to end this practice. It's ridiculous.

What’s the legality of restaurant managers taking the tips for the waiting staff and distributing amongst the rest of the staff? The waiting staff minimum wage is like $2/hr because they get tips, right? And if the kitchen staff (and the manager) falls under the normal minimum wage ($7.25/hr), then how is that legal to take the tips? If the tips are taken to be distributed amongst the rest of the staff, then shouldn’t that mean the $2/hr minimum wage doesn’t apply to the waiting staff anymore?

I’ve been in various customer service jobs for almost twenty years now. Currently working for a small business that will fire customers and back me up when they are despicable. Despite that, I just can’t take it anymore. It’s undignified. I’m awake at 4AM from sheer adrenaline anticipating the verbal abuse and ignorance. My mental health is in shambles yet again. My will to participate in society is almost zero. Yesterday, a woman went ballistic on me because I denied her a credit extension on a product we sell because she was simply not approved. She was paying for the rest with state funding and most likely wanted us to front the remaining hundred dollars of product by never paying for it. I don’t care if you use state dollars…but you need to pay for the difference. It’s feeling like the last of many straws. What was yours? What WILL…