• Kellamity@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Yup! And all we get for it is healthcare, childcare, college tuition, pensions, sick leave, maternity leave…

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      1 year ago

      Don’t forget reliable and comfortable public transport and properly maintained roads and public infrastructure.

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      I try explaining this to fellow Americans that you end up paying much less in the end and never have the stress of how you’re going to afford this stuff (or possibly even lose everything to a sudden health problem) but it falls on deaf ears if they’ve already been brainwashed. They refuse to hear that other countries have things figured out to make the lives of their citizens much more enjoyable.