Azr431

Azr431 t1_je4mxyu wrote

Reply to comment by FyuckerFjord in PSA: Starbucks on Shelburne Rd in South Burlington is only unionized Starbucks in VT by willynillyslide

That’s a reasonable position.

If the wages were better, the revolving door effect wouldn’t be present as much. Perhaps they accepted less than they should have because their leverage was low or they undervalued themselves. These one-off outlier shops are really hard to gauge the metrics that drive the outcomes. I think unions should be present from the most unskilled jobs to the most. That’s the only thing that will ever shift the power dynamic from the bourgeoisie class to the people.

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Azr431 t1_jdzzivt wrote

Reply to comment by EscapedAlcatraz in Record staffing shortage leads Howard Center to reduce ‘crisis beds’ by RamaSchneider

You've been fed "American greatness" capitalist agitprop your whole life, you may not even realize it. Socialist countries run by autocrats are poor examples, they're really no different than capitalist countries run the same. There are capitalist countries that have a lower PQL than Venezuela. Furthermore, imperialistic and extractive capitalism has decimated many of these countries and is largely responsible for creating an environment of struggle and failure - look no further than sub-Saharan Africa or central America.

Cuba is actually a very good example of what's possible under socialism. They have a higher literacy rate than America. They have lower infant mortality rates than America. Should we talk about homelessness in America? It exists in Cuba, but it's significantly less than America. They excel in other areas but these three examples are critical to quality of life. Speaking of quality of life, socialist countries generally have better PQL than capitalist ones. Cuba has done exceptionally well while having very few high-value natural resources where the majority of their GDP is commodities, and most notably, they've done well while having the largest superpower in the world right next door who's placed stupid draconian sanctions on them for over half a century.

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Azr431 t1_jdx2g4v wrote

Reply to comment by General_Skin_2125 in Record staffing shortage leads Howard Center to reduce ‘crisis beds’ by RamaSchneider

It's more extensive than that. Replace capitalism with socialism.

Different wages would still exist for different jobs, and those wages are determined democratically by the workers. Wage inequality would still be present to some degree but the perverse and gross inequality we have today would no longer be present. Billionaires and most likely millionaires would not exist. CEO equivalents and senior leaders would still probably earn more than lower levels, but not at the obscene levels today. Jobs that require high levels of expertise, stress, or hard labor would probably be paid more. Workers come and go as they wish. Work is also not tied to healthcare/health insurance as insurance no longer exists. People would be much freer to change jobs as they see fit without insurance/benefits hanging over their heads. In an ironic twist, job migrations would probably be easier and more readily available than under capitalism.

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