• BabyTurtles [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    Even legitimate offers come with caveats. Hayden described one company offering higher salaries if workers declined health benefits: “They were going to give a substantial increase in salary if you turn down any benefits … $12,000 more a year if you did not use their medical, dental, vision,” he said.

    Oh the innovations bred by capitalism

    • DragonBallZinn [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      And it kind of demonstrates the source of the problem. Porky isn’t hiring because he doesn’t need to. He’s a happy camper.

      This is the main problem with capitalism being dogma. The rich need problems, literally for their own good because if they’re happy, the economy goes down the shitter.