I feel like I’m whining. Everyone is (sort of) OK. But the last 10 or so years have been very tough on my extended family. Everyone went from hopeful, bopping along, some slight improvements along the way to basically hanging on for dear life. Not all from politics but it has played a role.
My Mom recently turned 69 in June, & my stepdad Joe turned 77 in May. They both have type 2 diabetes, & Joe is a double amputee (late '17 or '18; early '19) in a wheelchair. They would be out on street if not for each of their $1K/mo #SocialSecurity checks & Mom's small monthly pension check.
Now it’s going to be WORSE? Are they serious? We’re not just not fixing things we’re making them 10x worse?!? FOR REAL? WHY????
❤️ It’s just so much HARDER for people now! Growing up teachers, janitors, line workers, etc. could support a whole family, have a house, then retirement. People will write things about this change and then everyone will say ‘oh that’s how it is.’ As if this makes sense. Nobody will change it.
I always thought that was BS as a kid. And still believe that. You must make an argument for your view but what’s being lost in society now is reciprocity. People are exploiting one another.
Even if #GeneralStrike doesn't happen any time soon, employee shortages are about to get a hell of a lot worse (not just at Wal-Mart & Amazon) with denial of or significantly increased bullshit bureaucratic hurdles against SARS-CoV-2 💉 access for lower 99% human beings in USA!
