This is pretty much what you might guess, economically, for the US
Monday, June 25th, 2012 02:01 amApparently profits are at an all-time high, while US employment rate and wages are at an all-time low.
I think the thing that bugs me most about this shitty economy is when people stand up for companies dedicated to screwing them over. And when people expect ME to stand up for the company that is personally screwing me as the expectation is being meted out? My eyes start to glaze over a little with how much I don't buy into this.
There were a bunch of articles about women's rights I thought about linking too, but I think mostly I just want to talk about the economy. And the fact that I read a few articles about Romney's record economically speaking. Did you know he was the big player in one of the companies first responsible for outsourcing US jobs to people who work in shit conditions for crap pay in poorer nations? I didn't. But I do now.
Also, an important moment in a conversation with Danny I had last night after the Derby:
Dev: So yeah...Anne's friend was apparently forced to move back in with her parents, actually.
Danny: What?!
Dev: Yeah-- she kept getting let go after being used for temp work, and wasn't able to find anything permanent for so long she couldn't afford to live on her own. So she moved back in with her parents.
Danny: W- how old is she, is she just out of college or something?
Dev: Nah, she's 28; got her degree years ago.
Danny: There is a war on women, if a 28 year old woman with a degree couldn't get a job for so long that she had to move back home with her parents. I was able to find a job I WANTED within a month! I could probably walk down to the Circle K and get a job right now if I really wanted!
Man's got a point. Especially since a woman COULD probably get a job at Circle K...but might be strongly discouraged, even if she needed the money, by family, friends, or her potential employers because it 'could be dangerous'.
Edited to add: Also, this article about Gene Sharp got me to thinking.
Suppose we could ever assemble all the women in the US for a strike? Or all the women in the world? Suppose we could do that? Wouldn't that make one hell of a statement?
Women are not a minority, yet we're treated like one. What if women the world around, paid and not, said "no. Not today. I'm not doing any housework for you; I'm not taking your calls. I'm not doing your laundry. I'm not helping you until you give me equal rights and fair pay" and left?
It sure would be difficult for those dudes that are against equal rights for both genders (and all persons) to say that women aren't any use in the workplace. I think it would be pretty incredible if we could do that.
I think the thing that bugs me most about this shitty economy is when people stand up for companies dedicated to screwing them over. And when people expect ME to stand up for the company that is personally screwing me as the expectation is being meted out? My eyes start to glaze over a little with how much I don't buy into this.
There were a bunch of articles about women's rights I thought about linking too, but I think mostly I just want to talk about the economy. And the fact that I read a few articles about Romney's record economically speaking. Did you know he was the big player in one of the companies first responsible for outsourcing US jobs to people who work in shit conditions for crap pay in poorer nations? I didn't. But I do now.
Also, an important moment in a conversation with Danny I had last night after the Derby:
Dev: So yeah...Anne's friend was apparently forced to move back in with her parents, actually.
Danny: What?!
Dev: Yeah-- she kept getting let go after being used for temp work, and wasn't able to find anything permanent for so long she couldn't afford to live on her own. So she moved back in with her parents.
Danny: W- how old is she, is she just out of college or something?
Dev: Nah, she's 28; got her degree years ago.
Danny: There is a war on women, if a 28 year old woman with a degree couldn't get a job for so long that she had to move back home with her parents. I was able to find a job I WANTED within a month! I could probably walk down to the Circle K and get a job right now if I really wanted!
Man's got a point. Especially since a woman COULD probably get a job at Circle K...but might be strongly discouraged, even if she needed the money, by family, friends, or her potential employers because it 'could be dangerous'.
Edited to add: Also, this article about Gene Sharp got me to thinking.
Suppose we could ever assemble all the women in the US for a strike? Or all the women in the world? Suppose we could do that? Wouldn't that make one hell of a statement?
Women are not a minority, yet we're treated like one. What if women the world around, paid and not, said "no. Not today. I'm not doing any housework for you; I'm not taking your calls. I'm not doing your laundry. I'm not helping you until you give me equal rights and fair pay" and left?
It sure would be difficult for those dudes that are against equal rights for both genders (and all persons) to say that women aren't any use in the workplace. I think it would be pretty incredible if we could do that.
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