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It's rigged
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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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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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Are the benefits you might receive dependent on how much you contribute?
This seems very "American". As in, superior American-style-freedom because everyone pays for their own social security.
Social security has a max payout, so it also has a cap on the taxes you pay into it.
At a surface level, it makes sense, which is why it continues.
Once you look into it even a little bit further, the max payout needs to stay, but the tax cap needs to be removed.
I'm pretty sure they are. The more you pay into the system, the more you get at retirement age. But, it's also capped. I'm assuming that's the rationale behind capping the tax.