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Alexander Kurz's avatar

"Frankly, I struggle to understand the mindset of someone who sees a pamphlet advertising a $70,000 job at Panda Express and concludes that $70,000 jobs are widely available to anyone who wants one" ... good point ...

Coming from Europe and living in the US now, I see this as part of American culture: To always view every problem from the point of view of an individual and to refuse to take a systemic perspective. I very much appreciate that you emphasize the systemic point of view in your writing.

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galen's avatar

In 1987, I was making $14/hr working in a coffee packaging plant in South San Francisco and living in a $350/month one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco! Equivalent people today will make about $24 or less and pay $3,000/month for a one-bedroom apartment. See how far we have slid or plunged?

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