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that seems like there needs to be a restructuring

Who would be in charge of doing that? Would it be Congress? What incentives do they have to do this restructuring?

The proposal is that Congress be paid the median salary so that it is clear which things need to be restructured and why. If they want better living conditions, they would need to pass policies which improve the material conditions of a typical citizen.

you’re not 100% guaranted that you will be able to pay your medical bills and buy groceries… That’s just the cruel reality of living anywhere on this planet

We’re talking about median income. You said that the solution was to make more than median income. Are you now saying that you are willing to tolerate these conditions for 50% of people? I don’t like the idea of anyone being unable to afford rent or groceries or healthcare, but I would at least kind of understand if you were willing to tolerate 1% of people suffering. But 50%?

The point being made is that if 50% of people are struggling, something is wrong. It means a failure of governance. It’s the kind of mistake that can only be made by a Congress who makes 3 times the median income, and is populated almost entirely by people with rich parents, who have never ever struggled. It’s the kind of mistake that would not be made by a Congress that makes median income.

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Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Well I took 50% with a grain of salt. I took 50% and thought to myself 50% of the working class, right? Anyways I did think to myself that’s not good, well it’s just an example. I mean if that many people were struggling I wouldn’t be okay with it.

Either way, doesn’t help to try to boost morale right?

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Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

It’s the kind of mistake that would not be made by a Congress that makes median income.

So they making a shit load of money and ain’t doing shit but if they make less that’ll suddenly inspire them to do a better job… Where is the common sense there?

Also, I don’t like volatility in the job market, if they’re making that much they must’ve worked hard enough to get there… unless it’s just purely nepotism then they can go fuck themselves. Maybe looking into ending government corruption little by little could end up with people who are worth their position, rather than people who suck at what they do and get paid a fuck load.

I will amend what I said to say, I mean for the common man, if you’re struggling and have the ability to be able to get into a position in life where you can make more than the median, than you should attempt it.

The solution is obviously deflate the economy a little bit while lowering federal interest rates so people whoa ew making the median or a little more than the median can buy homes.

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- 5318008@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  
  if they make less that’ll suddenly inspire them to do a better job… Where is the common sense there?
  
  If you were a house builder, but you could only live in the typical houses that you’ve built… would that inspire you to do a good job?
  
  If a person’s job is public policy and legislation… but they have to live under typical living conditions for the citizenry… do you think that would be any different than a builder who has to live in the houses they build?
  
  The solution is obviously
  
  No intellectually honest thought starts with this.
  
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  - Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    No intellectually honest thought starts with this.
    
    I mean at the end of the day, isn’t it an economic issue and not a government worker issue? That if the common man could afford goods and medical services at the same time… Realistically, it would be through deflating the economy while keeping the pay rate the same to make it so those who are making the median or just a little above can afford groceries and medical bills at the same time and the federal interest rates being lowered to about 1.5% would make it so that mortgages are affordable.
    
    If we’re going to be saying people should be able to afford the bare minimum, than we need to level the economy for the common man and with that we need to adjust the inflation and federal interest rates. Other wise, we’re just bitching about how much someone in a position of power makes.
    
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  - Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    The solution is obviously
    
    No intellectually honest thought starts with this.
    
    have you looked up the inflation rate? if it deflated back to 2010 inflation rates, we’d be living so comfortably it would be insane. it’s 3.50% inflation vs 1.50% in 2010. 2010 prices were perfection. Image
    
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  - Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    If you were a house builder, but you could only live in the typical houses that you’ve built… would that inspire you to do a good job?
    
    I looked into manual labor jobs and it does suck that unless you’re like a foreman or someone who’d been doing it for at least a decade straight, you’re not making as much as you’d think
    
    That’s why I chose the medical field. Which is super fucked up because the people who risk life and limb to build society should be making as much as those who put together limbs and save lives.
    
    If they did get paid more they might be more motivated to do a better job i they’re not already. I think that if you’re not as good as what your job is worth than you should be fired, not pushed upwards. I also think that if a construction worker was paid more they’d start comparing themselves to other professions in the bracket.
    
    Lol, how nice are houses the builders build? Seems to me the builder should’ve built a less shitty home. Especially if they’re a builder. Maybe there’s a reason that one builder isn’t getting paid much because that one builder fucking sucks at being a builder.
    
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