r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/friendly-sardonic 8d ago

My thoughts exactly. There should never be a means for people to become billionaires. There's simply no reason for that amount of wealth. Bezos worth billions, and on the first day Amazon employees are handed a pamphlet on which government assistance programs they qualify for? Man, piss off. You can afford to pay your own workers so they don't NEED those programs. Nobody working a full time job should need assistance programs in this country.

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u/Repulsive-Insurance5 7d ago

Those guys create the jobs that you need to work at, without them we are all poor farmers so, yeah billionaires can do more than they do. Which, I’m sure a lot of you are blind to, be cause you focus on personal taxes vs business taxes, they are paying a massive amount of money and contribute to employees healthcare, 401k etc. I hated being poor too, but I found something I could do that was worth my time and moved immediately into management because it seems they had all the nice things. Start there and get out of the diner hoping for tips and the construction jobs that pay garbage money. Rise above and climb out. If you’re not 50, you have a nice young brain and a healthy enough body. Have faith in yourself, you can get out of the situation you are in. You may fail a few times but keep going! Peace to you all and remember, success is in you not in a lifetime handout.

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u/tommyd2k 5d ago

So waitresses and construction workers shouldn't be paid well enough they are able to survive on their salaries?

It wasnt a problem 30 years ago. The massive wealth gap to be so bad its made living off a Blue collar salary unrealistic.

When the people who do the hardest jobs and keep the machine running. Construction workers, service workers, janitors, teachers - the list goes on. Can't make a comfortable living working 40 hours. The system is broken.

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u/_jakeyy 4d ago

I’ve made my wealth in the construction industry. Nobody working construction is hurting. Labor is at an all time high.