Mastodawn

Blame Capitalism: for holding your intellectual property hostage to exact more money from you for a product you already paid for.

https://www.wired.com/story/adobe-pantone-color-subscription-fee/

#capitalism #neoliberalism #classwar #vulnerable #economics #bosses #workers #humanrights #environment #war #BlameCapitalism #livingwage #tax #taxburden #neoliberalism #trickledown #fossilfuels #mining #auspol #genocide #climatecrisis #homelessness #invisiblepeople #eua

Adobe Just Held a Bunch of Pantone Colors Hostage

Certain Pantone collections now require users to pay $15 a month to access them—with colors turned black unless you pay up.

WIRED

Shine My Crown 3d ago

Influencer Mya Lee Sparks Debate Over Luxury Brands Paying $17 an Hour: ‘How Y’all Expect People to Survive’ https://shinemycrown.com/influencer-mya-lee-sparks-viral-debate-over-luxury-brands-paying-17-an-hour-how-yall-expect-people-to-survive/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MyaLee #LuxuryBrands #LivingWage #EthicsInFashion #SocialJustice

Influencer Mya Lee Sparks Debate Over Luxury Brands Paying $17 an Hour: 'How Y’all Expect People to Survive'

Social media influencer Mya Lee (@myalamis) has ignited an intense online debate about livable wages and the ethics of luxury brands.

Shine My Crown

Sankofab 4d ago

US economy’s doomed bubble prepped to bust, warns 2008 economic crash prophet, Peter Schiff

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#labor #union #work #livingwage #recession #depression #china #russia
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Blame capitalism Apr 17

Blame Capitalism: for cheating you out of your rights as a consumer*.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/tesla-makes-its-cars-lie-about-their-mileage-lawsuit-claims/

*allegedly

Tesla odometer uses “predictive algorithms” to void warranty, lawsuit claims

This is a separate case to the lawsuits alleging Tesla misleads about range.

Ars Technica

John Apr 17

Employer lobby successfully pushes Irish Cabinet to backtrack on #LivingWage, paid #SickLeave, and other support for low-paid, sick, young, migrant, and retired employees

https://www.ictu.ie/news/union-leaders-unanimously-condemn-government-taking-wrecking-ball-workers-rights

#union #unions #MinimumWage #pensions #retirement #RaceToTheBottom #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Max Leibman Apr 12

“If people had more money, they would have less incentive to work,” say rich financiers, lawyers and CEOs who still work 80-hour weeks.

#UBI #LivingWage

Nick Wang Apr 11

TGIF!

Hate your meaningless jobs that don’t even pay you a living wage? Well, stop doing meetings like this boss!

#funny #gigwork #livingwage

Poverty Alliance Apr 10

A just economy is one where every worker is paid enough to cover life's living costs - at the very minimum. But workers paid the new UK Gov legal wage rates from the start of this month, will still earn £760 less per year than those on the real #LivingWage.
https://www.livingwage.org.uk/news/national-living-wage-rise-welcomed-real-living-wage-still-needed-low-pay-surges

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Morpheus Being Apr 9

@Sable_Shade #UBI at #LivingWage level, get all mineral and gas exports paying proper royalties, and tax those 700+ not paying tax properly

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Morpheus Being Apr 7

@MelissaBearTrix Yeah. I signed Executive Order as well, so that we all get #UBI at #LivingWage level and we collect correct royalties on all minerals, gas, oil exports, and anyone earning more than 10 times average wage pays 75% tax on earnings above that amount, company tax back to 30%