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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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All Income earned in USA was 21.8 trillion dollars in 2022. The U.S. labor force is projected to reach 153.5 million in 2022. That means there was enough income for every worker to make $133,333.33. United States population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. Or $65,582.91 income for every person in usa. GDP in 2022 was $25.46 trillion. Gdp is all things produced in America. So all those numbers could be higher. According to the calculator below if you made $65,582.91 67% of Americans make more less than you. If you make $133,333.33 90% of Americans make less than you. In the United States, median individual income was $46,001 in 2022. That means 50% of Americans make less than $46,000. In a country where every worker is producing over $133,333.33 of value or ever person is producing over $65,582.91 of value. The wealth is being hoarded 67% of American workers don't even see a half of the value they are producing for the economy.
All other information is from quick Google searches
https://dqydj.com/income-percentile-calculator/?fbclid=IwAR2DutyN21Zr9zCYCSgS7Tpf2Bk-U-lz5LwdhkHo9OB46XxbSNizhmk0i1o