Category Archives: Wages
Where is the money gonna come from to pay for all that “free stuff?” From thin air, of course—time to accept the truth.
NOTE: This is not an article about, or necessarily in support of Bernie Sanders. Please don’t read it that way. He is just emblematic of the larger point being made herein and therefore has to be referred to multiple times… … Continue reading
SELF-ISSUED CURRENCY: THE WAY OUT OF DEBT SLAVERY
Check out this extremely relevant and important article from Washington’s Blog: 9 Mind-Blowing Facts About Money. It is a great primer for those not familiar with fiat currency and the fact that modern currency is, without question, created out … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financialization, Nixon Shock, Redistribution, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Reverse socialism, self-issued currency, Wage slavery, Wages
Tagged banking, central banking, China, credit, dollars, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, fractional reserve banking, salt currency, self-issued currency, Washington's Blog
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MORE JOBS, LESS WAGES
Wow! The unemployment rate supposedly just went to the lowest rate since 2008. That should be awesome news (if true), but it really isn’t because wages aren’t increasing. It’s stories like these that foster the impression of a recovery even … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Wage slavery, Wages
Tagged unemployment, wage slavery, wages
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STRIKE! WALMART OVERDUE FOR A COMEUPPANCE
I posted the above meme on Facebook, which elicited the following response from a dear and longtime friend (in the physical world) of mine: Dumb bullshit. Walmart workers are responsible for themselves. It is their own decisions that put them … Continue reading
Posted in California, Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Financialization, freedom, minimum wage, Price-fixing, Redistribution, Wage slavery, Wages
Tagged Container Store, CVS, education, Facebook, food assistance, food pantry, Gerald Celente, military, mom and pop, pilots, poverty, skill, strike, student debt, student loans, wages, Walgeens, working poor
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FAST FOOD SCREWUPS DON’T DESERVE DECENT WAGES, BUT CEO SCREWUPS DO?
The guy in the above video is exactly right and his logic is flawless. Indeed, he’s got a point–people that make tons of money never make mistakes or get lazy. Highly-paid surgeons would never, for example, amputate the wrong limb … Continue reading
Posted in class war, Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Uncategorized, Wages
Tagged amputation, BP, Carl's Jr., CEO, Deepwater Horizon, doctor, fast food, Gulf of Mexico, minimum wage, Tony Hayward
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LONG OVERDUE: “THINK OUTSIDE THE BOSS”
Scott Sorensen (the inaugural subject of LRM’s “Profiles In Resistance”) posted this picture he took today of a woman wearing a rather interesting shirt: It says “United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives.” Scott said the front said, “Think Outside The … Continue reading
NO, IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: YOUR REAL WAGES ARE GOING DOWN
You know that cold dread that drops into the pit of your stomach when you check your balance and see that you’re down to your last few dollars and payday is still a week away? Too much month at the … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, Redistribution, stock market, Wage slavery, Wages
Tagged bailout, BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, fascism, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, fraud, Goodwill, inflation, Jif, joe2, nominal wages, Prison Planet, real wages, S&P 500, StockCharts.com, Zero Hedge
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PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Who can afford anything? Not many people, it seems. As noted in yesterday’s post, half of America cannot afford the house they are “buying,” while at the same time rents are skyrocketing, with the number of people who pay half … Continue reading
Posted in "supply and demand", class war, Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, QE unlimited, Redistribution, Reverse socialism, Too big to fail, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer
Tagged bailout, BLS, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, foodstuffs, inflation, promissory note, QE, The Economist, wage slavery, Zero Hedge
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WHAT “RECOVERY?” WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Scene: a typical American coffee shop. We see two casually-dressed friends sitting at a table, talking quietly and drinking a cup of joe. We notice one has a “grande” while the other has a “tall.” Suddenly we hear loud guffawing … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Bubble, Bank of America, Crap-italism, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Price, Price-fixing, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Wage slavery, Wages
Tagged can't afford house, coffee, grande, HELOC, Justice League Task Force, landlord, money is fictional, money out of thin air, prices, rent, Rentier, salary, second job, tall, third job, venti, wages
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