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this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2026
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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If you are reforming SS to raise the cap, why wouldn't you also reform the payment end as well? There is no reason that the wealthy should get enormous SS payments they don't need, and allow that to cripple SS for those who do need it.
I can hear the parasites now: "It isn't fair! The poors get all the breaks!"
I was asking a serious question, not defending the wealthy.
The answer is that no, we don't have to pay out enormous sums of social security to rich people. Right now the benefit varies but that is not a necessary part of the scheme. Just like we set a maximum contribution now, we can set a maximum benefit.
No matter how you slice it, the problem right now is that people raking in $ are not paying enough into the system.
Or set maximum monthly payout, adjusted annually for inflation and let the actuaries figure out where the wage cap needs to sit each year to fully fund the system.