r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • 1d ago

Infodumping Unskilled does not mean un needed.

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u/ferafish 1d ago

I'm of the opinion that if it is worth having a person do it for ~40 hours a week, it's at least worth a living wage. I don't care if someone decides their pet rock needs babysat, if that want a person doing that all week the person needs to be able to afford to live.

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u/ArkLaTexBob 1d ago

All that it takes for that to happen is for no one to take a full-time position that doesn't pay a livable wage. Both sides need to remember "supply/demand" and which of those they are.

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u/donaldhobson 23h ago

If unemployment was more generous, then people wouldn't be so desperate for crappy jobs. And people would only take a job if the pay/conditions are good.

(If we had a UBI system, where everyone gets paid enough to live on, employed or not, then someone will get a job as a chocolate taster for $0.10/hour. This is fine.)