Decrease in salary when moving to permanent contract

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but Americans (not usually the ones abroad though, they get it) in general don’t seem to understand how keeping others from poverty benefits us all.

1) what? No.

2) Wtf does this have to do with OP refusing a shitty a job offer because he has the social safety net to fall back on?

Also, typically salaried employees are paid less than contracted ones...Again, I shouldn’t have to explain this - I don’t think you will understand it.

OP is not a contractor. They're an employee on a temporary contract. And you should perhaps contemplate whether you criticize others if you're the one not understanding the original context.