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Realistically – What Can We Do? (US Specific)

It's obvious the system is rigged, and the wealthy/unethical are squeezing us to the point we are miserable work machines that can't enjoy life. That said, there's 99% more of us to the 1% of them — what are three things we could do to shift back the power dynamic so we could own homes, work reasonable hours, and have a much higher quality of life? With the amount of wealth the US generates, those aren't even big asks. My three things: 1) Universal Health Care 2) Get Rid of Corporate Personhood 3) Raise the fedearl minimum wage to at least $30/hr. To me this starts with cleaning house politically at the local and state level to elect people who see representation as a public service, as opposed to career politicians. What are yours? Like I know at r/antiwork it's relatable seeing memes about people's bosses being a dick, but…


It's obvious the system is rigged, and the wealthy/unethical are squeezing us to the point we are miserable work machines that can't enjoy life.

That said, there's 99% more of us to the 1% of them — what are three things we could do to shift back the power dynamic so we could own homes, work reasonable hours, and have a much higher quality of life? With the amount of wealth the US generates, those aren't even big asks. My three things:

1) Universal Health Care

2) Get Rid of Corporate Personhood

3) Raise the fedearl minimum wage to at least $30/hr. To me this starts with cleaning house politically at the local and state level to elect people who see representation as a public service, as opposed to career politicians.

What are yours? Like I know at r/antiwork it's relatable seeing memes about people's bosses being a dick, but if we could focus on a few things and throw ALL of our effort at those, I bet they would happen! I honestly think we underestimate how powerful we are.

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