FDR was very explicit when creating the minimum wage that it should be a livable wage.
This idea that minimum wage jobs are starter jobs is corporate propaganda used to defend paying people substandard wages.
ppl who say stuff like this just let’s me know they ain’t never been thru no real, deep shit w their family and they should feel lucky they don’t understand lol
All roads lead back to me as a child understanding the horrifying gap between the spoken word and the feeling underneath and realizing that being fully understood is nothing short of a miracle
MAGA are so fucking stupid they don’t realize democrats don’t get sworn in until January.
Calm down, buttercup. The adults are going to sort things out.
It’s so backwards that the burden of personal growth falls so disproportionately on people being mistreated. They’re expected to regulate their reactions, communicate better, & heal, while the people responsible for the mistreatment face little pressure to change their behavior
“you’re still holding a grudge” time passing isn’t a fucking apology and neither is an apology without change. i hope the guilt eats you alive for the rest of your life. i want you to drown in you’re thought like i drowned in mine. fuck you.
All billionaires have too much power. At a certain level of income, your life doesn't really change, just your power over other people does. We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both.
everyone is a suicide prevention advocate until the person in question becomes a little too bothersome and starts behaving in ways that aren’t entirely rational.
rock was created by black artists during the jim crow era, metal was an escape for working class youth and was heavily influenced by war and unemployment ... i don't know why people just don't read into how most of the genres even came to be. yes it will always be political
The funny thing about being beaten as a child is that normal consequences mean nothing to me now. I can't make myself do the things I need to as an adult because as long as nobody is rocking my shit for not doing my dishes, it's allowed.
A beautifully powerful speech made even more profound. These being the last lines Mike McFarland recorded as Captain Buggy is a deeply moving farewell to an anime icon. Rest in peace. 🕊️💙