Wasn't the thing that kicked off most peasant revolts in history when people started starving? If most of us are only a few missed paychecks from losing everything, and the government's response is to take things away from us, that doesn't leave a lot of room for negotiations.
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GardenGeek@europe.pub · 38 pts · 47d
...which was the intention behind creating that pile of paperwork.
tedd_deireadh@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 47d
Exactly. The system is operating as designed.
Curiousfur@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 47d
Wasn't the thing that kicked off most peasant revolts in history when people started starving? If most of us are only a few missed paychecks from losing everything, and the government's response is to take things away from us, that doesn't leave a lot of room for negotiations.