Comment on Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4?

phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• yarr@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not much of a social safety net. Take that much time off work and things are going to get uncomfortable pretty fast. Last I heard, it’s like 1/3 of America that is two paychecks away from losing their housing. It’s sad.

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  • phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    And what do you think will happen to pretty much all of them in one or two years time?

    Come to think of it, i guess the US made a perfect system to quell protests; Just make it impossible for people to take time off work, nobody will be able to protest even your most sadistic fascist laws

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    • yarr@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Come to think of it, i guess the US made a perfect system to quell protests; Just make it impossible for people to take time off work, nobody will be able to protest even your most sadistic fascist laws

      Correct. Bread, circuses and riot police (optional).

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  • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Rent costs half a month’s pay, so that checks out.

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