unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de to Orphan Crushing Machine@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDonors raise $233,000 to give US cart pusher, 90, chance at retirementwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year ago90 years old and 233k is a “chance” at retirement… We can’t keep ignoring this shit, it needs fixed and not just by donation websites.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoYup. This is a direct consequence of the removal of pensions and wage suppression. Without meaningful change, even those with healthy 401k savings are likely to have trouble retiring.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut think of all the jobs in the orphan crushing industry!
90 years old and 233k is a “chance” at retirement…
We can’t keep ignoring this shit, it needs fixed and not just by donation websites.
Yup. This is a direct consequence of the removal of pensions and wage suppression. Without meaningful change, even those with healthy 401k savings are likely to have trouble retiring.
But think of all the jobs in the orphan crushing industry!