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Re: What amount of money is a “livable wage”?
I mean... the country I live in does have social assistance programs open to single, able-bodied adults (though not liveable ones) and the system I outlined is more or less inspired by that of nordic…2 -
Re: What amount of money is a “livable wage”?
Off the top of my head: - evening out the balance of power between employees and employers without infringing on the rights of either - promoting healthier, fairer competition in society by not forci…3 -
Re: What amount of money is a “livable wage”?
Why not? Survival, as in basic food, shelter and clothing, is cheap enough in first-world countries that the government providing it wouldn't mean a huge increase on my taxes. ETA: and beyond the ext…3 -
Re: What amount of money is a “livable wage”?
I'm surprised this thread is still up... If anyone's curious as to my particular brand of crackpottery, I rather like the idea of having no minimum wage at all but the government providing welfare th…1 -
Re: SAD ---> Happy
Honestly, the standard american diet gets more kitten than it deserves in fitness circles (and for the record, I didn't grow up with it). Sure, it includes a lot of sugar (or high fructose corn syrup…4