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From: Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Got lucky at the drive thru
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 04:38:44 +1000
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:00:09 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:45:53 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>
>> If it was a 40 hour work week and would pay for a basic house, a basic
>> car, normal healthcare and an old age pension, wouldn't it be ok? But
>> would all that be the case? Wouldn't all the money go to some rich
>> person, at the expense of the workers? The joys of capitalism and all
>> that?
>
>I wouldn't know about any of that stuff. Hawaiians typically have a two
>income household. That's just the way things go here. Back in the 70's,
>we worked for about 5 bucks an hour each. We were able to pay rent, buy
>food, and have cable TV on such paltry earnings.

Well, that's what I mean. If you have a basic job and can pay your
basic necessities, then that's not bad, at least as a starting point.

>Hawaii's plantation history made us the most woke state of the union.
>Health insurance was provided by the employer for full time workers. The
>State of Hawaii is our biggest employer. Unions are strong here.
>Anything that adds parity between workers and bosses is always a good
>thing. I'm not saying that Hawaii is a worker's paradise. Life is kind
>of tough here. In spite of that, Hawaii is among the healthiest and
>happiest states in America. That's just the way things go here.

I'd call that decent or honest, not woke. Woke tends to get hysterical
and demand that an actress of colour plays Snow White in a movie.

-- 
Bruce
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