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[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 208 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Any company that intentionally underpays their employees so that they require govt assistance to live should be billed the full cost of all assistance that employee receives.

[–] piracysails@lemm.ee 80 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I think that minimum wage being a livable salary, is less complicated.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 22 points 10 months ago

I imagine that's part of their point? At least that is how I took it.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

UBI could be even less complicated. If everyone were guaranteed a livable income, a minimum wage might not even be necessary.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 7 points 10 months ago

I like Scott Galloway's take: SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE!

Call UBI a negative tax and Republican voters will listen.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Just enough to pay rent and utilities. Then only corporations will own property.

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[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago

Billed double. Make it hurt.

[–] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

*should be nationalized and sold off, and its mismanagers prosecuted

[–] ragica@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

The wealthy NEED the airports to keep running so not to interfere with their vacation plan. Starving kids on the other hand can simply be rewoven as doormats by any good capitalist.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 153 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm GLAD we not only BAILED THESE COMPANIES OUT WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS and also DON'T TAX THEM but we ALSO get to Pay Their Employees!

-Republicans who don't want to use their Tax Dollars to Feed Starving American Children.

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[–] adam@doomscroll.n8e.dev 134 points 10 months ago (4 children)

How is being paid "from pushback to arrival" even vaguely legal?

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 92 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When you have money you get to write the laws.

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 51 points 10 months ago

Even fast food restaraunts in airports pay a higher hourly rate to compensate the staff for the added pain in the balls for getting to work.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Been that way forever. Parking brake release with door closed was the standard for a long time. Now they have parking systems on the terminal that sense the aircraft and don’t start the clock until the aircraft pushes back, and stop the clock as soon as it’s parked even if you’re sitting there for 30 minutes waiting for the jet bridge or whatever.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 76 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hope the unions give these bastards a nice, swift kick in the ass.

If anyone should be taking a pay cut, it's the shitty CEO's whose decisions make flying a miserable experience.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If this were in a free country, sure. But these unions need government permission to strike.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I didn't know that.

Ain't that a fucking bitch.

[–] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Welcome to "democracy"

[–] TomMasz@kbin.social 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nobody wants to work anymore.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago

"Nobody wants to work anymore."

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I haven't flown in a while, have they already started asking us to tip flight attendants?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Remember, they're the ones that close the doors (or don't)!

[–] ramchak@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it is Boeing that decides if it stays closed

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

guys does making airline workers unable to afford life make passengers less safe?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

they are only set to warn little more than $27,000 per year before tax.

I know that writing is hard, especially when using AI, but please proof read your posts?

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh no, a typo from hitting a key right next to the intended key, this has never happened in the history of journalism!

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Not only that, the the typo is a legitimate word, meaning it won't be flagged by spell check. HOWEVER, that's no excuse to not proofread a submitted article. In fact, it's more reason why one should.

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[–] solo@kbin.earth 4 points 10 months ago

Why you say this the author seems legit. No?

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Time to unionize, I think.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

They are already

[–] Rooki@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thats has to be from the onion! ( I hope at least )

[–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 10 points 10 months ago

But tHe inVisIbLe haNd

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

but the current rules make it almost impossible for them actually to stage a walkout.

Good ol Genocide Joe still isn't doing shit for union workers.

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Are you serious? Conservatives are not even hiding the fact that if elected they would 100% support israel and russia. Go get a brain

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They have one chord and think it’s a song.

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[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

“Other people are worse” isn’t a good excuse for his own responsibility.

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