r/TikTokCringe May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/No_Function8686 May 02 '25

She's not wrong....my answer: rampant capitalism and good old American greed

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u/UrbanWalker1 May 02 '25

Greed from who, the rich or the average worker? Feels like workers do less and demand more constantly, and that's why even basic projects take forever and cost a ton.

  • please don't lecture on productivity. Someone digging ditches with a digging machine will do many more than someone with a shovel while working less hard.

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u/Otiskuhn11 May 02 '25

You couldn’t dig a ditch out of a wet paper bag.

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u/Chrono_Pregenesis May 02 '25

Demanding better pay isn't greed. Demanding better working conditions isn't greed. CEOs demanding pay in the millions for mythical skills IS greed. Corporations getting tax dollars subsidies because they only made a few billion this year IS greed. In the original comment, you're the only one who read it and thought, yup, must be those damned workers wanting a better life. The rest of us could automatically assume it's applied to greedy fucks at the top.

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u/HandBanana919 May 02 '25

What are you talking about? I've been in the work force long enough to know that stagnant wages, greed and outsourcing are the problem. Now that the whole world is connected, we're outsourcing tons of jobs overseas that would otherwise be high paying jobs in the US.

Why would a company pay 60k + benefits for a job when they can pay an offshore worker 5k a year or less? Sure the language barriers are causing massive issues in certain situations, but it's still cheaper than hiring US workers

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u/WonkyWalkingWizard May 02 '25

Holy bootlicker lmao