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43. So sadly true. Thanks for that post. nt

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It's NOT Work That Makes Rich People [View all] kpete Mar 2023 OP

Being born rich or marrying rich have much better odds. Believe me. czarjak Mar 2023 #1

A wise elder once told me EYESORE 9001 Mar 2023 #2

I was watching shark tank when one of the sharks made Tribetime Mar 2023 #3

You get rich by having someone else work for you Maeve Mar 2023 #4

Did J.K. Rowling (on welfare when she wrote "harry Potter") oppress her typesetters? brooklynite Mar 2023 #14

They were the grist in her magic mill. jaxexpat Mar 2023 #18

Artists are a separate group Maeve Mar 2023 #23

I don't need to follow a model... brooklynite Mar 2023 #28

That's nice, but maybe this conversation whathehell Mar 2023 #54

Try relating to someone in a different world: blue collar worker who humped for big corp. japple Mar 2023 #56

I'm not disputing that working class people should be paid an appropriate wage and benefits brooklynite Mar 2023 #89

Stepping back slightly Maeve Mar 2023 #75

Yeah, all of those "collectible" figurines and toys were made by happy muggles making middle class progressoid Mar 2023 #53

...... bdamomma Mar 2023 #67

This is the mythology, treated as reality, behind white racism and oppression. ananda Mar 2023 #5

The drive to exploit is basically about power and greed.. whathehell Mar 2023 #52

This is why I hate memes.... brooklynite Mar 2023 #6

Thank you. nt BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #9

It is never black and white. multigraincracker Mar 2023 #33

Completely agreed. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #39

Perhaps the "opression" you're unaware of might whathehell Mar 2023 #81

IOW different salaries are inherently unfair? brooklynite Mar 2023 #85

Lol. No, I'm not saying that "different" salaries are inherently whathehell Mar 2023 #86

How do you propose to value different jobs? brooklynite Mar 2023 #87

I can't answer that question in the context you've presented whathehell Mar 2023 #102

Kinda long story: ret5hd Mar 2023 #7

same is most industries until OSHA and EPA required some serious improvements Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #19

Still the same today: ret5hd Mar 2023 #22

You see very few old weldors orthoclad Mar 2023 #29

I worked in multiple factories pre-OSHA and most companies are way safer now. Most. I've been in Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #37

Wow, that's scary. OSHA was enacted when I was finishing HS, and heading to college... electric_blue68 Mar 2023 #72

yes. Asbestos, lead paint and radon to name a few. I do not want to go back to willful ignorance. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #74

Yes, thanks for adding that in there. electric_blue68 Mar 2023 #76

I lived it for 32 years. And you're welcome! Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #78

"Those knives at the slaughterhouse..." markodochartaigh Mar 2023 #79

I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you whathehell Mar 2023 #84

So sadly true. Thanks for that post. nt allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #43

A very short history: ret5hd Mar 2023 #47

Ridiculous. Both my parents were born in Britain to dirt poor families. BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #8

It depends on how one defines "rich." Wednesdays Mar 2023 #21

It is hard, almost impossible... ret5hd Mar 2023 #24

one personal example and not the point treestar Mar 2023 #32

One of my best friends refers to himself as "a street urchin" because he came up in the East end allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #44

What is "ridiculous"? whathehell Mar 2023 #58

Do you think our economic system had nothing to do with bringing people out of poverty? former9thward Mar 2023 #63

Under which administrations? whathehell Mar 2023 #66

Our economic system does not change with administrations. former9thward Mar 2023 #73

No, what you've deemed "changes at the margins" are more whathehell Mar 2023 #77

When a adminsitration changes we do not lose the minimum wage or labor unions. former9thward Mar 2023 #83

..Not for lack of trying on the part of Republicans. whathehell Mar 2023 #99

The White House disagrees with you on union membership. former9thward Mar 2023 #100

Lol whathehell Mar 2023 #101

No offense, but there are CEOs out there newdayneeded Mar 2023 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author Shipwack Mar 2023 #10

"We have fed you all for a thousand years..." Shipwack Mar 2023 #11

Thank you. ++ to IWW also. ret5hd Mar 2023 #15

+1. yonder Mar 2023 #50

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Mar 2023 #12

I was a bricklayer for almost 40 years. panader0 Mar 2023 #13

I love this kpete Mar 2023 #16

hear hear. rec. my riches were my family and friends and my du friends . AllaN01Bear Mar 2023 #17

That's so nice. nt allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #45

An old weldor told me orthoclad Mar 2023 #30

Amen to that!! DFW Mar 2023 #49

It's all about luck not talent or hard work Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #55

I don't look at it that pessimistically DFW Mar 2023 #88

Thank you, very well said. Abolishinist Mar 2023 #91

You have an interesting take on life Farmer-Rick Mar 2023 #97

K&R ck4829 Mar 2023 #20

Of course it's work that makes rich people rich. Pete Ross Junior Mar 2023 #25

There are only two sources of great wealth: luck and theft nuxvomica Mar 2023 #26

Umm...would add inheritance. A friend of mine inherited $90,000 from her grandma and has parlayed it allegorical oracle Mar 2023 #46

Inheritence is luck. meadowlander Mar 2023 #80

When you look at the hierarchy of the workplace, what you will find is world wide wally Mar 2023 #27

Absolutely true! ShazzieB Mar 2023 #64

that bdamomma Mar 2023 #82

My favorite graph orthoclad Mar 2023 #31

It's possible to become rich through one's own work FakeNoose Mar 2023 #34

ergodicity Locrian Mar 2023 #35

You get rich by getting other things to work for you tinrobot Mar 2023 #36

I dislike this meme. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #38

But most of those you listed... ret5hd Mar 2023 #41

The meme didn't say anything about jobs being dangerous, just "hard". BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #42

Adding on... BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #40

The Right Wing doesnt like Labor Unions, though, do they? whathehell Mar 2023 #65

Being born on third base helps a lot. lpbk2713 Mar 2023 #48

Yes.. whathehell Mar 2023 #68

I had an elitist snob tell me you get rich by Emile Mar 2023 #51

Right up there with "If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too." Just A Box Of Rain Mar 2023 #60

Most rich people have no idea the benefit of being born into a stable safe family situation. honest.abe Mar 2023 #57

I get the meme Lithos Mar 2023 #59

I agree with what you're saying. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #61

Yes, it's not just about "hard physical labor" Women are whathehell Mar 2023 #70

hmmm... bdamomma Mar 2023 #62

If hard work was all it took to get rich... ShazzieB Mar 2023 #69

ChocQuibTown - Oro (Official Music Video) old as dirt Mar 2023 #71

This meme, as many do, reduces complex issues to a one-liner. Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #92

People become rich due to multiple factors, the primary being luck. haele Mar 2023 #93

All the depicted hard workers are male Wahyee Mar 2023 #94

Work IS what makes people rich Victor_c3 Mar 2023 #95

The same assholes who kept baby boomers hourly wages low Emile Mar 2023 #96

HOW do you think the Capitol got built? Kid Berwyn Mar 2023 #98