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House of Roberts

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27. I made about $3 an hour in the 70s.

Reply to BlueCheeseAgain (Reply #22)

Thu Mar 23, 2023, 06:53 PM

Mar 2023

My FICA taxes doubled in 1983. Now, a good CNC machinist can get $25 an hour or more.

We shouldn't be having this argument anyway, we should be 'taxing the robots' as Uncle Joe says, meanwhile, eliminate the income that's excluded from FICA taxes entirely, and raise the cap significantly.

That's what Macron doesn't want to do, raise taxes on the wealthy. He'd rather screw the workers instead.

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The French are way off on this to me. 35-hour work weeks and just 2 years added to retirement?? [View all] Samrob Mar 2023 OP

Maybe that all things considered, one person working full-time should take care of everything. brewens Mar 2023 #1

It's a matter of perspective Raven123 Mar 2023 #2

The age for full social security retirement was put in place decades ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #20

There have been changes Raven123 Mar 2023 #23

Thank you for that link. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #28

I Was Aiming RobinA Mar 2023 #33

Perhaps you could take some totally different job out there, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #35

As heard on CBC radio, cbabe Mar 2023 #3

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #6

This right here Bettie Mar 2023 #16

I feel like it's less of an employer-worker thing as a retiree-worker thing. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #18

In the 1960s 4 workers didn't have the productivity of ONE worker now. House of Roberts Mar 2023 #21

That's certainly true... BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #22

Tax the robots Uncle Joe Mar 2023 #24

I made about $3 an hour in the 70s. House of Roberts Mar 2023 #27

Another, personal example. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #29

I support the people Johnny2X2X Mar 2023 #4

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #7

I think the French have it exactly right. onecaliberal Mar 2023 #5

+1 Meadowoak Mar 2023 #8

Europeans are used to their governments caring about them. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #9

The current French system is, compared to the US system, so generous... Lancero Mar 2023 #10

They're fighting the fight we should have fought 40 years ago. Meadowoak Mar 2023 #12

Not to mention, just like here, they wouldn't be forced to retire early. If someone Meadowoak Mar 2023 #11

With imminent AI upheaval of *all* economies, intrepidity Mar 2023 #13

French politicians fear the people...the way it should be here. pecosbob Mar 2023 #14

Slippery slope. xmas74 Mar 2023 #15

This XanaDUer2 Mar 2023 #19

If we'd been smart xmas74 Mar 2023 #25

The 35-hour work week seems reasonable to me. BlueCheeseAgain Mar 2023 #17

They can't, which is why Macron is taking the bullet BeyondGeography Mar 2023 #30

think of the way it was done moonshinegnomie Mar 2023 #26

You're looking at it wrong. The real question is why don't you have that? ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #31

France's tax cuts favoring wealthy and corporations in recent years are probably a factor wishstar Mar 2023 #32

The Degradation of Working-Class is a worldwide problem! Emile Mar 2023 #34