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Americans struggle as Iran war puts strain on everyday costs: ‘I’m worried we won’t make it through’
(www.theguardian.com)
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First step is just to outlive Trump. You want to live long enough to see that worthless piece of shit in the ground. It shouldn't take too long. Then pick the next piece of shit to outlive. Spite is useful.
I'm not making enough money to cover my mortgage. My industry is using AI as a reason to not rehire. I got professional certifications to switch industries, but nobody is hiring for jobs that can cover my expenses. Unless something happens soon I'm not going to make it.
I don't want to join the military for a war for the benefit of Israel. I'm an old man.
Have you considered running for office, or working for someone who is?
Run for office? The only people that succeed at that have connections. If I had connections then I wouldn't be in the circumstances I'm in currently.
Things seem to be changing around that sort of thing. And I wasn't suggesting high office. Like, any office. But I also suggested working for a campaign, getting behind someone decent who might run in your area.
There are no honest people anymore.
These are exactly the times when such people rise. Support one. Be one.
Kat Abugazaleh just ran one of the best campaigns in American history. She did it with hardly any connections or personal wealth. She started up a mutual aid office. She changed the narrative. She was beaten only by a concerted effort by AIPAC. She set a model for how ordinary people can push change. Graham Plattner is attempting to do the same in Maine. He also has a pretty good shot.
Look, if you don't like the idea, it ain't for you. I was just trying to encourage you by throwing whatever ideas against the wall to see what sticks.
I need an idea that's actionable to pay for my mortgage, groceries, and utility bills this month.
You and I are in the same damn boat. I'm sorry internet friend, I wish this timeline wasn't so fucking stupid.
I'm sorry you're in the boat with me. Let's do our best to float.
If there isn't a political shift in the Democrat Party away from fielding "almost as evil as the Republicans but not quite" candidates and pushing "tactical vote" propaganda, a hard neoliberal in power in the US next is a guarantee as is an outright Fascist in 4 or 8 years.
Just look at this graphic of social mobility in the US - the trend has long been to move away from a "land of opportunity" into a dynastic neo-Feudal society and unless that trend is actually reversed (rather than 4 or 8 more years of ratchet effect that at most slows it down slightly) the underlying problems of poverty and hopelessness that create a large block of votes who are easilly swindled by far-right populists scapegoating foreigners, will not be solved.
Agreed. Right now I'm just trying to keep this one person alive though.