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Fact is that service jobs don't pay as well, or well at all, and some not even not enough to live on your own, or enough to save for retirement, or to start a f
by dukeofdoom 1y ago
Fact is that service jobs don't pay as well, or well at all, and some not even not enough to live on your own, or enough to save for retirement, or to start a family. This resentment is from the young working class males, and the rage is building. You can look at the election in Canada, to see how the younger people voted, and its totally opposite of the boomers they increasingly want to MAID.
Populism isn't necessarily bad, It's what gave birth to America. Raging hillbillies rebelling is kind of a thing though out humanity. But particularly successful in America, thanks to the constitution it spawned. And probably many more examples since ...
- pmontra 1y agoI googled: younger people voted for conservatives https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6j9z3dqg8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6j9z3dqg8o MAID: Medical assistance in dying?
- dukeofdoom 1y agoYes, it's no longer a taboo and many younger people are cheering it on. As the older generation controls most of the resources, and wealth. I remember reading somewhere it's actually illegal (or maybe it was a proposed law) to try and discourage someone once they consented. It's currently one in 20 deaths, but that number is growing steadily.
- formerly_proven 1y agoIf service jobs pay way worse than manufacturing jobs, how come manufacturing share v. GDP per head is some kind of inverted parabola? And why are manufacturing jobs deeply unpopular with young people? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-vs-manufacturing-employment https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-vs-manufacturing-empl...