• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Sorry but your last point is absolutely asinine.

    …and…

    is pretty much a death sentence.

    What do you call being forced to work at 81 (with a 90 year old non-working husband), and only being able to work 4 of the 5 hour shift because you’re exhausted? How about the fact that they are THIS CLOSE to being homeless if she doesn’t work? They’ve had bad luck and made bad choices for most of the second half of their lives. We don’t have any good solutions left only least worst.

    You’re saying that moving is a death sentence. I’m saying homelessness is, which is what is in their near future.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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      What do you call being forced to work at 81 (with a 90 year old non-working husband), and only being able to work 4 of the 5 hour shift because you’re exhausted?

      I call it “absolutely fucked up”.

      You’re saying that moving is a death sentence. I’m saying homelessness is, which is what is in their near future.

      Maybe I took you the wrong way, if so, my apologies. I think that this is a case of both statements bring correct. They are effectively being murdered through fiscal policy and corruption.