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In reply to the discussion: Fran works six days a week in fast food, and yet she's homeless: 'It's economic slavery' [View all]Stargazer99
(3,547 posts)22. Morality and fairness are values
corporations have none, they need to be controlled. The only value they have is profit and more profit at the expense of the enviroment and human life. Corporations are responsible for much destruction of the planet and human life....they need to be controlled.
Punishing Marion for probably was wrong cultural infomation or what she had been taught by family and the social structure is downright nasty. The well-heeled can spend themselves out of pain so they can set back and say "well, she asked for it".
I am damn sick and tired of those who feel no pain and have no understanding how people get in these fixes want to blame those who suffer most.
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Fran works six days a week in fast food, and yet she's homeless: 'It's economic slavery' [View all]
turbinetree
Aug 2017
OP
And I can still remember it was for kids in high school, to save money for a car...ha, not anymore..
turbinetree
Aug 2017
#3
I will not go into any of these places----------I just will not.............
turbinetree
Aug 2017
#4
This. Sad truth. It's really sad, to me, how "the biological urge" overpowers everything.
BlancheSplanchnik
Aug 2017
#13
In many states, all forms of family planning are under attack by the Right Wing.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2017
#35
Is it a terribly poor choice when wealthy and later bankrupted by medical bills?
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#47
This is why it is imperative that we have fact based sex education in public schools
TexasBushwhacker
Aug 2017
#57
So poor people should know better than to have children & if they do it's their fault they're poor?
hedda_foil
Aug 2017
#96
What is controversial about not having children when you can't afford them?
FLPanhandle
Aug 2017
#112
Which is why it's no surprise the GOP is taking away birth control options.
FLPanhandle
Aug 2017
#110
Several fast food chains around us have signs up starting @ $10-$12 and benefits
Omaha Steve
Aug 2017
#10
It's not a corporation's duty to provide a living wage for a single mother of two
taught_me_patience
Aug 2017
#17
I'd pretend to know her skill-level as well as her choices as well if it validated my biases
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#50
That whole "personal responsibility" bullshit started by whites against blacks.
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#114
Minimum wage never has been nor never will be a living wage for a single mother of two
taught_me_patience
Aug 2017
#56
It's society's (read government's) role to give poor people like her a chance
sharedvalues
Aug 2017
#84
Some people have broken moral compasses, instead of attempting to shame them...
Humanist_Activist
Aug 2017
#91
We need a higher min wage. $12 or $13. And we must require 40 hrs/wk w/ benefits.
sharedvalues
Aug 2017
#77
It's only going to get worse for these people. Fast food jobs are being phased out
LittleBlue
Aug 2017
#90