micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoAre we out of touch? No, it's the proles who are wronghexbear.netimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1imageAre we out of touch? No, it's the proles who are wronghexbear.netmicnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCarl [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 months ago“time needed to earn the money” meanwhile more people every year are working less than full time hours as more jobs get gigified or reduced or removed.
minus-squareRey_McSriff [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI earn less now than I did in 2020 for doing a job with the same title :smile
minus-squareinfuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoInstead of comparing groceries to overall earnings (GDP), they should compare a grocery basket to the median wage. It’s quite possible that a low-budget vegan diet is still reasonably affordable, for now.
“time needed to earn the money” meanwhile more people every year are working less than full time hours as more jobs get gigified or reduced or removed.
I earn less now than I did in 2020 for doing a job with the same title :smile
Instead of comparing groceries to overall earnings (GDP), they should compare a grocery basket to the median wage.
It’s quite possible that a low-budget vegan diet is still reasonably affordable, for now.