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Your enemy is not the people struggling to survive (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

It's fine, I don't expect an American to understand this straight away - nor to be smart, to be honest. You see, the taxes of other countries are either lower or effectively the same as in 'murica, but because essential infrastructure isn't being run for-profit, it becomes much cheaper for the government to pay for it, which results in a lower cost for the same results.

4 years of their life? Is that free?

Yes. You seem to be under the illusion that time actually represents tangible capital – it doesn't. You'll spend those 4 years alive anyway, right? Then you may freely use it to acquire education. Oh, another grand benefit of living in a civilized country – if you're too poor to sustain your costs of living, be it because a part time job doesn't pay enough or because your family lacks the funds, you can apply to receive free money from the state for the duration of your degree, provided your performance is acceptable.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't expect an American to understand this straight away - nor to be smart, to be honest

Ditto.

You seem to be under the illusion that time actually represents tangible capital

Yes, that is literally how that works. You've never heard the phrase "time is money"? That's what that means. Money is nothing but a physical (or digital) representation of someone else's time.

You'll spend those 4 years alive anyway, right? Then you may freely use it to acquire education.

LOL what? Did you actually read that before sending it?

"Hey, why not join an internment camp!? After all, you'll be alive for 4 years anyway, right?"

...or you could use it to do things you actually want to do?

if you're too poor to sustain your costs of living, be it because a part time job doesn't pay enough or because your family lacks the funds, you can apply to receive free money from the state for the duration of your degree

God I'm just so jealous that you guys have all this free money falling from the skies. I assume all of your work is completed by a legion of robots in this utopia?

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, that is literally how that works. You've never heard the phrase "time is money"? That's what that means. Money is nothing but a physical (or digital) representation of someone else's time.

If that were true, billionaires would never die.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

It is true. It obviously doesn't make you invincible 🤦. That money doesn't vanish when you die. It just gets redistributed.

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