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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.
- Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.
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The official reason is that taxes would have been raised too much (from the linked Wikipedia article / accompanying source: https://www.salon.com/2014/12/18/vermont_abandons_plan_for_single_payer_health_care/)
So frustrating. I live in a country with something of a hybrid model. I pay very little at point of service and my taxes aren't super crazy or anything. Prices need to be clamped down upon.