People who deserve more

Started by Icey Dominus, December 05, 2011, 01:35:01 AM

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Drake Wingfire

Quote from: Tef on December 20, 2011, 11:54:36 PM
No, no, it's not a tangent, don't you worry. I just got done with a UBC course on social and economic inequality for the term and I think it might be great for me to throw in my two cents.
This is precisely what Paul Kershaw would state. Forget considering just Vancouver, forget considering just the province of British Columbia - Canada does not work for all generations.

http://blogs.ubc.ca/newdealforfamilies/

To add to your point, I suggest Control-F'ing "Generational Disconnect".

Point Two that's more applicable to most of us furs:
Most of us essentially fall under the Generation Squeeze gap.
http://blogs.ubc.ca/newdealforfamilies/2011/11/23/income-splitting-is-inadequate-for-generation-squeeze/

Well, I could allow a bit of an exception in terms of Quebec...in a sense.

Just finished reading the articles, I don't know if I should chuckle going "haha I knew I was right" or just lose all respect for the older generations because of how transparent they are wanting everything for themselves. In a sense it just sickens me at my core as its... well its hard to make a comparison. I see it as a joy-ride on our economic system. The majority don't care how badly trashed it is when they kick the bucket, so long as they didn't have to sacrifice even a penny themselves.

I can see the logic behind income splitting, but just like the BC minimum wage its all too little too late, sure its nice that at least something is progressing forward and helping little by little, but it was delayed for so long that the ground it would need to cover to equalize again is seen as ridiculous. This whole economical brew simply spells bad times for BC as the general stage seems to be set for a 10-20year generation butt fuck (tangent here) where kids in that time wont be properly raised cause their parents have no time for them. BC will see a huge drop in skilled workers due to constant education cost hikes, our welfare system will be over burdened. Last but not least there will be no retirement net left after the boomers I think. They get to have their dine and dash and the rest of us foot the bill.

Aeturnus

The only people who deserve more are hard workers. The kind of job they have shouldn't matter. There's a lot I want to say, but my mind is a little tired at the moment. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have more to say.

Icey Dominus

Quote from: Aeturnus on December 21, 2011, 04:54:46 PM
The only people who deserve more are hard workers. The kind of job they have shouldn't matter. There's a lot I want to say, but my mind is a little tired at the moment. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have more to say.

I think I know what you are going to say. Basically the people that have those jobs like dish washers and such deserve more if they are e exceptional dish washer and put effort into there job. Unlike the other people who dont try that hard and expect more.

Did I get your basic idea?
To love is to try, so die trying

Drake Wingfire

Quote from: Icey Dominus on December 21, 2011, 07:44:03 PM
I think I know what you are going to say. Basically the people that have those jobs like dish washers and such deserve more if they are e exceptional dish washer and put effort into there job. Unlike the other people who dont try that hard and expect more.

Did I get your basic idea?

I think at its core that's what most of us are trying to express her. I mean I don't expect to be Donald trump by washing dishes, washing cars, doing IT work etc. but the notion is that a high-stress service job should pay fair compensation for the amount of shit the average worker has to put up with. Currently our core under-appreciated service sector jobs are a lose lose scenario for anyone but the owners/managers, poor compensation and poor treatment are the most common tune sung.

Ember

Quote from: Aeturnus on December 21, 2011, 04:54:46 PM
There's a lot I want to say, but my mind is a little tired at the moment. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have more to say.

If only you were willing to work harder on your posts, maybe you'd get ahead on these forums!