Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Why The Economist hates wealth taxes. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 week ago by BlueTea2@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because economists aren’t scientists — they’re propaganda for the rich.

[–] username123@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

They'll get real butthurt at the economics communities. You're right, though.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

There are in fact no such thing as economic scientists.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

lol I mean… it’s The Economist

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

Servile Apologia for Your Wealthy Masters doesn't have quite the same mass appeal as a title as The Economist does, does it?

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

I haven’t listened yet but I’m subscribed, so I will. Just to say that this guy is great. Gary Stephen’s.

[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Give you one guess

[–] HaiZhung@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

Ngl I was kinda pumped to see Gary take on the economist after I posted it’s cover here.

Great video as always.

[+] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I think if a wealth tax was implemented, it wouldn't change anything. Trump would spend the extra money on new wars and bigger monuments to himself. (Yeah Congress is supposed to control money but that's not how it's working now.)

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ah yes. make the government terrible so people hate the government. then use this distrust to dismantle the public sector and privatize everything.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's my point. It's not the income that's as much of a problem as the leadership.

You need leaders willing to spend money on workers instead of owners.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Shifting more of the tax burden from the working class to the wealthy reduces the ability of the wealthy to influence politics—that’s how you get leaders willing to prioritize workers over owners.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It's not a shift if you have a Republican Congress and President who will not only give it all to their billionaire friends but run up a debt to give more than they took in taxes.

[–] Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, the longest journey starts with a single step.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'm pointing out that this is putting the cart before the horse. We need actual leftist politicians or it won't do anything.

[–] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Wealth taxes aren't really about raising more funds for government, they will but its not the goal. The problem is the wealthy have all this excess money and they are driving up the price of everything, houses especially but other assets too and taking wealth away from the rest of society. The goal of wealth taxes is to try and slow that process down, no one yet is talking about reversing it but we really should be because the level of inequality is unsustainable.

The goal is just to remove wealth from those that have too much to restore function to the market, if we don't succeed immense poverty for most people will happen, a trend we are very rapidly accelerating down.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The problem is the wealthy have all this excess money and they are driving up the price of everything,

Transferring $50B from Musk to Kuschner (Ivanka) doesn't change this. Any excess tax money will go directly to Trump's friends and family. He is already increasing the debt to it's highest levels in history to do this. More money won't change it.