Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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It's never been about helping people (discuss.online)

submitted 14 hours ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 31 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

How Much Would It Cost to End World Hunger?

The U.N. World Food Programme feeds over 100 million people facing severe hunger in more than 120 countries and territories every year. In 2021, WFP did this with a budget of $9.6 billion dollars, which was still $5.2 billion dollars short of their total funding requirements. Clearly, ending world hunger will require more money.

Back in July of 2021, former U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley mentioned it would take an estimated $40 billion each year to end world hunger by 2030.

Edit: I should add, that they should still do it. Split it between the billionaires. Fuck, Elon is worth a trillion dollars

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

That's still only $360b. We could do that with only a portion of the wealth of ONE MAN.

[–] kettuli@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

But you see the billionaires don’t have any money, just a number they keep pumping up.

[–] khornechips@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

They don’t have any money, except when they do. They have all kinds of money for stock buybacks and bribes to government officials but when it comes to paying taxes suddenly there’s no liquidity.