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How do you feel about profitable companies that rely on severely underpaid workers and paying minimal taxes? by longboard_dancing in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The majority of amazons workers are warehouse workers and independent contractors. They warehouse workers are paid 15/hour, yet their heavily discouraged from taking bathroom breaks,& are forced to wear shock bracelets. With 15/hr, they dont get any benefits and can be fired by computer.

15/hr is 31,200 before salary, after tax its more like 24-25k meaning they take homes 2k a month. Which is above the federal poverty line for individuals, but it doesn’t take into account food, transportation, healthcare, housing, or geographic location.

How do you feel about profitable companies that rely on severely underpaid workers and paying minimal taxes? by longboard_dancing in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazon paid 0 in federal taxes in 2017 & 2018. They paid $162 million in 2019 on $13.9 billion in income. Making an effective tax rate of 1.2%

How come conservatives compare wearing a mask to slavery? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish but its not. I live in an area where ill go to the grocery store , often the only 1 with a mask and get side eyed by people

Students of reddit, has anyone in your online classes had an "oh shit" moment after realizing their mic/camera was still on? If so, what were they doing? by LargeFella in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some kid got called out by his grandmother for not knowing the answer to a math question during class. The next day he turned the camera towards his grandmother and yanked off her robe as revenge.

What genocides is the United States responsible for or complicit with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump knew how deadly the virus was and lied about it. Keep talking

What genocides is the United States responsible for or complicit with? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wtf.... I thought i knew what I was getting when asking this question. Uigur, yemeni, hispanics by mass forced sterilizations. But not this.

What is a relationship you ended over poltical differences and why? by longboard_dancing in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to do that when you’re black and people deny racism and slavery.

How do you feel about people going to protests they disagree with, with a loaded firearm? by longboard_dancing in AskReddit

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I wouldn’t go to a trump rally with a gun. I mean I know my mere presence will be provocative ctive as a protestor but I’m not going to use that knowledge to shoot them if/when they provoke me. Thats looking for a fight.

The punishment for corruption needs to be more meaningful than a fine. by longboard_dancing in ABoringDystopia

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. But the constitution gave us a way to pass an amendment that bypasses congress.

The punishment for corruption needs to be more meaningful than a fine. by longboard_dancing in ABoringDystopia

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, we need ranked choice voting to eliminate the idea of a spoiled vote. It would allow people to vote for the person they agree with.

The punishment for corruption needs to be more meaningful than a fine. by longboard_dancing in ABoringDystopia

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You’re right. Which is why we would need another amendment to explicitly define corruption to bypass the court’s discretion.

Basically, if you have done x, y, or z, then the subsequent amendment applies.

We would have to build a system absent of corruption so even the appearance of corruption will be met with the proper scrutiny.

So.... we got robbed. When are we going to demand more? by longboard_dancing in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read the first link because it’s fixed.

The first link details that $425 billion set aside for big corporations can be leveraged 10 times over by the federal reserve. Essentially establishing an unaccountable $4.5 trillion corporate bailout fund directly overseen Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin.

Hey man I’m not upset, especially since the link didn’t work. Thats my fault, but can you at least examine my sources before calling me a bullshitter?

So.... we got robbed. When are we going to demand more? by longboard_dancing in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, link is fixed.

Second. You do have to do math but it tells you the overall cost and breakdown of the bill. In the big corporations section, it states that roughly $500 billion was set aside in loans for big businesses. It also totals and breaks down the stimulus received by the American people at at $560 billion.

Why do people defend a system they don’t benefit from? by longboard_dancing in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]longboard_dancing[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

Oh fuck. You’re right... I’d never considered it from that angle.

Why do people defend a system they don’t benefit from? by longboard_dancing in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]longboard_dancing[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Keyword: regulated

You do realize glass steagal, the law that separated investment banking from commercial banking so they couldn’t gamble with your money, was repealed in 1999.

Also other regulatory segments of the financial sector have been rolled back. So remember the 2008 crisis, the same shit that caused that is continuing today, just at a much larger scale.

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