Pedro de San Patricio
Gold Member
Our left has made economic justice a keystone of their platform. Much of its legislation focuses on providing entitlements to the average citizen, such as socialized health insurance, social security, a high minimum wage, and strong employee protection laws. I totally understand that these are good and necessary measures. I support them for other people. I just can't really give a shit about personally benefiting from them. Like the insurance, the only guaranteed healthcare I want is TriCare. If I can't pay for medical care as a civilian then, well, I honestly don't want it. What happens happens. I truly do not give a shit. I'm totally okay with the fact that none of my payments into social security will benefit me in any way. It's for other people anyway. And the last two kind of feel a little patronizing tbh. If some doesn't think their work is worth getting paid $15 per hour then that's nobody's business but theirs and their employer's, and if they actually WANT to work off the clock for some reason, then, well, who the fuck are you to tell them they're violating anti-slavery laws? Is this a unique viewpoint, or...? How do you feel about it?