Seriously, so by Ben’s argument, the best thing for poor people to do is either 1. Organize into a labor union to negotiate better wages, or 2. Use violence against the rich as a valid tactic to improve your wages.
Hard to do all those things without support. Student loans for example would allow someone to survive without a low wage job while developing more valuable skills.
What’s the conservative position on those again? Checks notes… well fuck you too!
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Seriously, so by Ben’s argument, the best thing for poor people to do is either 1. Organize into a labor union to negotiate better wages, or 2. Use violence against the rich as a valid tactic to improve your wages.
But conservatives HATE those two little tricks…
His advice is technically correct, but very vague & not super helpful. He says you need to:
Explore your talents, skills, strengths, etc. Identify them.
Find an outlet or a need in society that plays to your strengths, skills.
Make it pay a lot of money.
Technically not wrong. That’s all easier said than done, and it can be hard landing a job that really pays.
Hard to do all those things without support. Student loans for example would allow someone to survive without a low wage job while developing more valuable skills.
What’s the conservative position on those again? Checks notes… well fuck you too!