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this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2024
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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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I agree with this, it seems like the best solution to me.
I think where this gets tricky is with kids and retirement.
How would you address that? If you've got more saved for retirement does that mean you would retire early while she is still working? How does the household budget work when she isn't working because she just had a kid? I guess you'd just contribute the full budget?
She always worked, so I never had to answer the kid question. That does get tricky. As far as retirement goes, that's also something we haven't had to think about yet. We both max out our retirement contributions, and save some extra money on the side. I'm older, so I probably will retire a few years earlier, assuming either of us are ever even able to retire. Social Security retirement age will probably be raised to 100 by the time we're retirement age. It's a conversation we've had a couple of times, but never very seriously. I know we're both treating it seriously though, so there's that.