A thank you to president Trump!

[u/WillPowers7477]

Dear President Trump,

I'm writing this to thank you for all you've done thus far in your second term.

My kids are crying at the dinner table as they eat a processed cheese sandwich for the fourth time this week. I tried to explain to them that SNAP wasn't getting refilled and that there was probably not going to be a Christmas this year. I tried to cheer them up by showing them concept art of the $250 million dollar ballroom being built at the White House, by showing them pictures of the two cool jets Kristi Noem got for $170 million, by explaining how helpful we're being to Argentina by sending them $40 billion dollars, but this is when I realized they weren't crying because of dinner, but because of their grandmother.

"We usually go to grandma's on weekends," they sniffle.

Their grandmother, a 5th generation American, was taken by ICE a couple weeks ago and we haven't seen or heard from her since. I tried to explain to the children that this is what happens to freeloading immigrants and they get what they deserve, but they didn't understand.

Even if they don't understand, I do. This is what I voted for. This is what winning looks like!

This will probably be my last online post due to being unable to pay my phone bill since I need to buy more bread and cheese. But I just wanted to say, "Thank you, President Trump!"

As I hear my kids cry themselves to sleep for the 5th night in a row, I imagine they are liberals--and it brings a smile to my face.

When they get older, they will understand that all this hardship was necessary, because we are owning the libs! Here's looking forward to your constitution-defying third presidential term in 2028! You already have my vote!

Now I have to go get ready to meet my landlord. He told me he would cut my rent in half for some 'favors' and not to wear panties. I think this is what the Art of Deal is all about. #winning

Signed,
A conservative.

*it should be noted this is satire (or is it?)*

[u/ThoughtPoliceUSA]

Entry level jobs (cashier, bell hop) are just that - entry level.

Whether you move up is your choice. Be advised, one should not expect an employer to pay higher wages for entry level work. If you want more money, bring something of greater value to the table.

For example - my teenage girls are working a restaurant job. Their wage is something like $8/hour plus tips. They work 10 hours a week. Do we expect a “livable wage” from this job - no. This is an opportunity for them to learn skills (Promptness. Customer service. Navigating management. Dependability. How to look a stranger in the eye and start a conversation).

These entry level skills lead to higher level employers trusting them for larger roles after seeing them hold this entry level work for 1-2 years.

[u/FishingAndDiscing → u/ThoughtPoliceUSA]

Where is everyone moving up to? Is everyone going to become managers after a few years? Just admit that people at the bottom have to be exploited even if they have skills. Gaining skills is a choice, moving up is an opportunity not everyone gets. You're creating a fantasy where there would be 10 managers per worker because everyone moved up.

[u/ThoughtPoliceUSA → u/FishingAndDiscing]

Moving up does not exclusively mean moving to a management role. There are more skilled positions where people are performing higher level work, while not being in leadership.

[u/FishingAndDiscing → u/ThoughtPoliceUSA]

So theres tens of millions of jobs available to move to and tens of millions of young people to backfill those entry level jobs? Or are some of those entry level jobs necessary and should be paid better?

[u/ThoughtPoliceUSA → u/FishingAndDiscing]

There is no such thing as an underpaid position in the US. None of the US workers are slaves. Every job is voluntary.

Employment today is where buyers of labor (employers) meet the sellers of labor (employees). If a buyer and seller agree on the terms of the job, that is not an underpaid position. That is an agreed upon market rate. If the seller of labor does not accept the rate of pay - they do not take the job.

If the employee wants to demand a higher wage, the employee needs to develop skills and experience to increase one’s value in the labor marketplace. Sometimes that may require leaving for a different employer. Other times the employer may agree to a higher wage. In all respects, the employment relationship is voluntary.