James BulmanJan 16, 2023
Jen Sorensen

Latest comic: You can't deny people both a living wage and public programs to compensate for a lack of the former. Of course people are going to end up on the streets!

#economy #inequality #minimumwage #homeless #unhoused #homelessness #cartoon #housing #work #labor #latecapitalism

Jan 15, 2023 at 6:05pmWeb
Show threadDan Berky "ื“ืŸ" โ„ž MS ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑJan 15, 2023
@jensorensen Very true and topical. The only question that I have out of all of this is deciding whether our owners and masters are really this stupid, or just pretending to be when in actual fact they simply don't give a ๐Ÿ’ฉ
Show threadTexty the BardJan 16, 2023
@Daniel_Berky @jensorensen Honestly, it's the belief in the inherent righteousness of suffering, combined with the Just World fallacy. One is supposed to suffer in this life to be rewarded in the next. Their preference for that suffering is literally working yourself to death, and if you refuse to do that, then you must instead suffer from the lack of having your basic needs met.
Show threadDan Berky "ื“ืŸ" โ„ž MS ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑJan 16, 2023
@textualdeviance @jensorensen Yes, that pseudophilosphy arose during Medievil Europe and the Roman Catholic Church in order to pacify the serfs.
Show threadGemma SarraceniaJan 15, 2023
@jensorensen Sadly, too many people will simply agree with the comic, the instinct to think being homeless is a punishment for failure and only shame or legal consequences will prevent future "lazy" people. Too many people think their current comfort is a reward for being superior, they don't quite understand it's quite possibly in their own future.
Show threadMOVED:They faux'd around & found out!Jan 15, 2023
@[email protected] - Recruit the homeless as cops to investigate the crimes against humanity created by the rich! โ€œCapitalism solved!โ€
Show threadKate LawrenceJan 16, 2023
@jensorensen Exactly. He thinks it's *his* money.
Show threadsophygurlJan 16, 2023
@jensorensen - Great comic. And good news to the rich, now that they've got more ppl locked up, that's more free labor for them! It's all going according to plan, sadly.
Show threadmikeJan 16, 2023
@jensorensen Uncanny, could have been filmed here in
Show threadDavid Waltner-ToewsJan 16, 2023
@jensorensen So they don't want people to earn a living wage but they do want those same people to buy their products...with what?
Show threadAnn FJan 16, 2023

@jensorensen

Plus you get the ~$67 million/year cost of lawsuits against police brutality, in Chicago alone. https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-department-misconduct-payout/11336008/

Chicago has authorized nearly $67M in police misconduct settlement payments so far this year

That $67 million, from Chicago taxpayers to cover police mistakes and misconduct, is more than the city is spending on violence prevention programs.

ABC7 Chicago
Show threadCarlo Gubitosa Jan 29, 2023

@jensorensen thanks Jen, maybe this news about the european initiative concerning basic income may be of your interest:

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/01/25/minimum-income-initiatives-helping-the-eus-most-vulnerable-households?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&twclid=2-1qou92ify7o4ejlyjkip0j5ni#Echobox=1674662516-1

Minimum income initiatives helping the EU's most vulnerable households

New EU initiatives on minimum income aim to lift the most vulnerable households out of poverty and boost social inclusion. #Realeconomy

euronews
Show threadJen SorensenJan 29, 2023
@gubi Sounds like a promising program.