Y’all need to see this fine Australian film:

I’ve been out of it for almost 2 years now. But I’ve followed it a bit (negotations are always covered by my local media) and it’s going right down the shitter. Academics have written papers about how bad this one local is.

Semi-related: When my last job was cut and I was laid off, I was all business. Zero emotional display. The whole process actually took a few months and it started bugging people that I wasn’t giving up any feelings. I’m female and I’m sure that played into expectations. I was supposed to be all “I’ll miss you guys”…

Eh, I was a public sector union member for 11 years and they were TERRIBLE at negotiating. With every contract, employees got LESS in pay (tiny increases that did not keep pace with inflation), benefits, security, etc. This was because management was quite willing to play hard ball and let a long bitter strike happen…

It seems to be an issue in any city where you have a shot at getting a job.

Since we’re talking money, meaning #1 applies, so let’s see your math.

What you said was:

So explain it in words then.

That’s not math. Show how you actually factor this in to retirement savings calculations. Throw up a spreadsheet online or something.

You might have heard of this raging smashed avocado on toast v. house-buying debate:

Give me the actual math.

But I didn’t propose a $15/hr minimum wage.

I’m sorry you don’t know what words mean and you use them incorrectly without knowing it.

Imagine if the minimum wage in every city or county was pegged to 3X the average monthly rent on a 1-bedroom apartment in that city or county.

Do you think some of those places will start seeing retirees move in, just because of the low housing costs?

A friend and I were recently discussing the usual pension/retirement savings advice, calculations, etc. They all assume that you will work steadily for about 40 years (ages 25-65), that your income will increase or at least keep pace with inflation, and that you will have a paid off house by the time you retire.

It’s not about packs/communities or survival of a pack, it’s about the long term survival of a species.

Except that puppies and kittens don’t grow up to live in communities with each other. A better example would be prairie dogs, who are very social and live in colonies and have relationships with other colonies. I suppose it is possible that there are levels of extroversion among prairie dogs.

Or drivers could just, like, not get too close to cyclists. Which is already the law. Everywhere.

Although she was actually living in England, and has always been up herself.