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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 82 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A caste system at the very least

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Yeah, bet this guy doesn't go to the factory floor when his term is over.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 59 points 1 week ago

You will slave for your neo-feudal overlords or you'll be sent to prison, where you'll slave for your neofeudal overlords.

Or you'll die. That's okay too.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

Let me get this right... They want to roll back regulations, protections, & pay but now want us to work at the American factories so that manufacturing can come to the US. At that point might as well go live & work in Vietnam, Mexico or wherever else. At least there inflation isn't as much as a problem so you can still afford a place to live.

[–] Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's what public education trains young minds to be. Builders and maintainers of the infrastructure.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 20 points 1 week ago

...Which is not the worst thing in the world if they're treated and compensated fairly.
But they won't be, of course.

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

So pensionplan and healthcare for life right? You gonna roll back the rules we want the benefits.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Serfs get the benefit of living in a hovel on their lord's manor so long as they continue to work to expand their lord's fortune.

Or if they're not willing to do that, they get the benefit of a burial.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago

living in a hovel

That's more than I've got.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Best we can do is 1099 with pre-ACA "swiss cheese" cover healthcare including pre-existing conditions. As for retirement savings, we'll place 1% of your salary into our the trump memecoin, but it doesn't actually vest until you turn 65 so you can't sell it before hand. How does that sound?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what benefits? the streets had to be painted red with communist and syndicalist blood for us to have it.

[–] vegantomato@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, communism leads to tens of millions being killed/starved, during and after the takeover. Meanwhile characters like Mao enjoyed luxury and women.

Fuck communism.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago

That’s what happens when we lionize “job creators” because we think that is the same as “wealth creators”

[–] MrSilkworm@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago

I think I ll pass

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago

the early 1900s are coming back with force

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

And he wants your children your grandchildren to start working immediately

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I'm good, thanks.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

I’ve worked in factories for the bulk of my life…be at your work station for a certain time, don’t be on the toilet too much, don’t talk too much, always be doing something even though you’re on target, managers or team leaders or whatever micromanaging you. It’s fucking wank.

[–] giacomo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

heads in loops is the new new model.

What a shocker. The old way is new again. Too bad His forefathers sold it all down the river for profit in the 70's and 80's. They can only move in reverse. Kinda sad and somehow they think it will work.