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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.
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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A unskilled laborer makes about $18 or $36k a year.
They have to pay 12.4% to social security.
36k×.124=4,464
$4,464
Income Tax
$36k-12,400=23,600
12,400×.1=$1,240
23,600×.12=$2,832
$1,240+$2,832=$4072
$4072
$4,464+$4072=$8,536
These unskilled laborers have to pay nearly a quarter of their pay in SS tax and Income Tax.
$8,536/$1,000,000=.0085
That's less than 1% to them.
Yes the rich do not need safety nets but they should help build them
If you were making a $1m salary. You could give up less than a precent of that and make one unskilled laborer's life 25% better.
It's crazy how much $8,536 more would help someone making $36,000
Yet the system is designed so it takes your $8,536 selling you a safety net