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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Because those nursing aids aren't working on wealthy people. The circumstances of a worker is proportional to the level of threat and inconvenience it presents to the elite if they aren't in good shape.

We need more friction against the corporations, be it the implication of force, strikes, or quiet quitting.

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Should America's economic system be replaced in the future, a key thing to do is to eliminate most of the difference between the poorest and wealthiest. That would require standardizing incomes, capping wealth accumulation, workers voting for leadership, and using universal benefits such as free shelter and food to prevent coercive workplaces.

Our current economy is an creature that inherited the properties of feudalism, and wasn't explicitly designed to be good for civilization. Creating a whole new system with deliberate intent & mechanisms is the best path forward.