This is punching back after 50 years of mainstream grift. Cory plays economic observer:
"You know: supply and demand. ... The employer has overheads (rent on the shop, inventory, advertising and administration) that they have to pay out of their end of that surplus. But workers also have overheads: commuting costs, child-care, a professional wardrobe, and other expenses the worker incurs just so they can make money for their boss."
I wish economists would stop bullshitting about some crazy "invisible hand" and just whack their own selves off. The world would be a lot happier if they didn't do their wanking with the central banks.
I seem to have a theme today, but that "safety" is illusory. They are not safe. I recently spent some time aimless in South Africa, and when I first got there the cabdriver I asked to take me to a hotel with an open room took me to the white section (I am). The fear there was overwhelming. I left the next day. Out in the 90% of the country that is Black (or black? They never left Africa...) Anyway, it was a LOT more chill outside the white enclaves.
Even aside from the whole dying biosphere thing, which fucks them only somewhat less than everyone else, hoarding "safety" is naturally counterproductive to it. That's why the French invented the guillotine, and the people at the top are far, far too aware of this now. It's one of those windows in history where we can make change. Lets do our best to make the most of it.
Interesting history of the quote with which I was going to close:
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