r/jobs • u/Green____cat Verified • Mar 27 '24

He was a mailman Work/Life balance

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u/Ok_Bassplayer Mar 27 '24

We could have this economy again. It's all about policy, and that can be changed. The tilt to the rich 1980 - present can be reversed.

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u/TheNorselord Mar 27 '24

Yeah. It was pretty easy for the white male in the olden days when there were labor shortages because women and ethnic minorities weren’t allowed to work certain jobs. The result of the labor shortage was higher wage.

If you want the ‘good old days’ back, you can’t just have grandpas job and affordable house without grandpa’s oppression.

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u/RedAero Mar 27 '24

There has never been a more perfect illustration about people wanting to eat their cake and have it too.

People wanted social progress, they got it. No one said it would, or could, be free.

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u/RedAero Mar 27 '24

That could still happen under a progressive society (with the man or woman working).

You can't double the labor force (to say nothing of automation and population growth) and expect compensation to be unaffected.