That’s exactly right. They did that because they don’t need it and don’t want to pay into it. Our education system is horrible, imagine if people without kids in school were able to just not pay into the education system? This is the same as that.
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Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
A cap is so stupid. The only benefit of a cap is to people who don’t need to contribute after the cap. It doesn’t help society, it doesn’t help social security. It shouldn’t be “I contributed enough this year, see ya later as I climb my piles of money!!”
Gimpydude@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Our (I’m from UK) governments are so fucked up every decision is to make the rich richer. At this point I have no idea how the western world can break out of this corruption
explodicle@local106.com 7 months ago
Everybody unionize?
soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
I work for a private wealthy company and have no issues personally with money. Is it my responsibility to quit this job and get a lower pay one to unionize?
Honestly I’m genuinely lost on how to help everyone else. I guess the issue is I’m not selfless enough to give up my lifestyle to help
explodicle@local106.com 7 months ago
Without knowing the specifics of your situation, I’d suggest maybe keeping your existing job, but talk to your coworkers. Start by discussing salary, and then work your way up to possible unionization. You shouldn’t have to be selfless; that won’t scale.
I can somewhat relate - I’m an engineer and only a handful of us at my company seem interested in unionizing.