#standard of living

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #suicide prevention #suicidal thoughts #tw suicide #public housing #communal housing #public and subsidized housing #affordable living #living wage #standard of living #addiction therapy #recovering addicts #safe injection sites #decriminalize drugs #drug addiction #memes #social programs #social progress

[sataniccapitalist]

#thewaronyou

#capitalism #europe #late stage capitalism #food insecurity #standard of living

[quotecollector14]

People often say with pride, 'I'm not interested in politics.' They might as well say, 'I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future.' ...If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics.

Martha Ellis Gellhorn

#martha ellis gellhorn #politics #standard of living #health #job #rights #freedom #future #interested

[arthropooda]

100 I would rather live in a commune than never have another big tree in my life, never have functioning air conditioning outside of one room, never feel comfortable with my neighbors knowing they aren't comfortable with me, never have a right to just live somewhere without worrying about rent hikes and crooked property management. I think about this all the time, that if I can't have a standard of living like I used to, like my parents had, any other way, I would be so happy to share those things with a larger group if necessary since American monoculture and neoliberal government has us all fucked anyway

#I know it's not that easy but I do think about it #Commune #Standard of living #Rent #Climate change #Neoliberalism

[aurianneor]

A slice of the cake

It’s not going well. Purchasing power is melting away, the standard of living is falling, and doctors are less and less available, drugs less and less reimbursed, and so on.

There is clearly competition for resources. If grain runs out, prices will go up. There could be power cuts. Families are fighting over water, which farmers want to use in mega-basins. There are too many workers for the job market. There are too many sick people for the healthcare system. The state coffers are empty. Tension is created by the fact that there are too many of us on a small slice of the cake. Lack doesn’t make you good, it only makes you more selfish. It’s me first! Everyone defends their own little piece of the cake. For example, there are often deaths during food distributions.

Bousculade au Maroc lors d’une distribution d’aide: au moins 15 morts – Le Point: https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/bousculade-au-maroc-lors-d-une-distribution-d-aide-au-moins-15-morts-19-11-2017-2173561_24.php#11

Nigeria : 4 morts dans une bousculade lors d’une distribution d’aide par un groupe d’aide local – AA: https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/afrique/nigeria-4-morts-dans-une-bousculade-lors-dune-distribution-daide-par-un-groupe-daide-local/3173778

Over the past fifty years, we’ve become accustomed to a neoliberal narrative that has hardened since the 2000s: those with the most right to the cake are the early risers, the front runners. The far right, on the other hand, asserts that those most deserving of a slice of the cake are the racially pure. They promise the forgotten of the Republic that they will come first. They appeal to people’s selfishness. They win elections in Europe and support Putin, who finances them. This weakens the West. Instead of making people envious, they make them horrified: they accept discrimination and slavery. In Russia, rich white people live well because they exploit minorities in their own interests. The oligarchs fatten up and enjoy the biggest slice of the cake. The crumbs are left for others to fight over. The share given to the oligarchs only gets bigger, and people become increasingly racist. 1% of the population owns half the world’s wealth. The every man for himself mentality is detrimental to the whole. Solidarity is what pays off.

1 % de la population possède près de la moitié de la fortune mondiale – Observatoire des inégalités: https://inegalites.fr/La-repartition-du-patrimoine-dans-le-monde

Depuis 2020, les 1 % les plus riches ont capté près de deux fois plus de richesses que le reste de l’humanité – Oxfam International: https://www.oxfam.org/fr/communiques-presse/depuis-2020-les-1-les-plus-riches-ont-capte-pres-de-deux-fois-plus-de-richesses

It’s the law of the richest: they reduce the slice of the cake shared by middle-income earners, and take the whole cake.

If wealth were distributed fairly, everyone could be richer. There would be more public services: trains, hospitals, schools, etc.

In the 90s in the West, there was more cake for everyone and people were more united. The far right was less strong.

People behave differently depending on the size of their fortune. The richest can speculate. For example, they block wheat to drive up prices.

La loi du plus riche – Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/la-loi-du-plusriche

We need to tax the richest to fight inequality.

Un siècle d’inégalités de revenus : les super-riches regagnent le terrain perdu: – Observatoire des inégalités: https://inegalites.fr/Un-siecle-d-inegalites-de-revenus-les-super-riches-regagnent-le-terrain-perdu

Il faut prendre l’argent où il se trouve : chez les plus riches – CGT: https://www.cgt.fr/actualites/france/fiscalite/il-faut-prendre-largent-ou-il-se-trouve-chez-les-plus-riches

Les riches gagnent quand les pauvres se battent entre eux– Le blog de Bernard Gensane: http://bernard-gensane.over-blog.com/2015/12/les-riches-gagnent-quand-les-pauvres-se-battent-entre-eux.html

La crise économique favorise le racisme, s’alarme le Conseil de l’Europe – Le point: https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/la-crise-economique-favorise-le-racisme-s-alarme-le-conseil-de-l-europe-03-05-2012-1457787_23.php

Economic scarcity alters the perception of race – PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1404448111

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Solidarité Hélvétique: https://www.aurianneor.org/solidarite-helvetique-democratie-semi-directe/

Humiliated by the Republic: https://www.aurianneor.org/humiliated-by-the-republic/

Restricting personal wealth: https://www.aurianneor.org/restricting-personal-wealth/

“The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed”.: https://www.aurianneor.org/the-world-has-enough-for-everyones-need-but-not/

Immigration: https://www.aurianneor.org/immigration-2/

What I am worth depends neither on market nor on race: https://www.aurianneor.org/what-i-am-worth-depends-neither-on-market-nor-on-race/

Rob the poor to feed the rich: https://www.aurianneor.org/rob-the-poor-to-feed-the-rich/

La part du gâteau: https://www.aurianneor.org/la-part-du-gateau/

#aurianneor #competition #extreme right #inequalities #neoliberal #oligarchs #poutine #public services #purchasing power #racism #resources #rich #scarcity #solidarity #standard of living #taxes

[kyreniacommentator]

A holiday in an unrecognised country that was not the TRNC

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#Holiday locations #Mod Cons available #Republic of Transdniestria #Standard of living #TRNC

[stuckinapril]

friend wanted to see my tumblr, and when i told him i can’t show it to him bc it’s basically my personal diary he went “oh so I can’t see it but a bunch of strangers on tumblr can??” he literally does not get me. no one will get me like the people in my phone get me

#It’s just so different #even though it’s public it still feels secret and safe. i feel comfy sharing a lot more on here than I do in my actual day to day life lol #in my head I’m also just speaking to myself 90% of the time which helps #if a friend off tumblr saw my thoughts I’d feel so weird ab it #esp bc they might get the vagueposting about certain situations and tell mutual friends #no thank u. this is for me. I’m not about to start censoring my thoughts bc someone I know knows my tumblr #u guys literally saw me have LIVE BREAKDOWNS #meanwhile I’ll have the worst fucking day in history and tell no one about it. I’m already cripplingly private but way more so in real life #this is basically a low stress journaling outlet for me. it’s so important for me to maintain the separation #like this is actually my diary & has been so handy for letting out emotions / articulating thoughts / staying on track !! #& I’ve met so many kind people on here who actually get me. which is so hard to find irl bc I’m surrounded by pre-med gunners/overachievers #who are by standard not very good w emotion & can be competitive/judgmental. or at least it’s hard for me to be vulnerable in front of them #and I’m part of that crowd so I reserve my emotions only to a handful of very close friends #it’s nice to hop on here and express negative emotions!! or positive emotions!! just whatever I want and it’s low stress and people get me #I don’t have to worry about judgment or competitiveness etc etc #like everyone on here is so kind & nice & understanding. & just a breath of fresh air from the types I run w. it’s just nice to have this #so idk that’s why I think I’ll always be strict about keeping the worlds separate. it just works #p

[ranjit7853]

10 Best Countries to live in

Here are 10 of the best countries to live in, based on a variety of factors, including quality of life, economic opportunity, and safety: Switzerland: Switzerland is consistently ranked as one of the best countries to live in the world. It has a high standard of living, excellent healthcare, and a safe and stable environment. Canada: Canada is another great option for those looking for a high…

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#Australia #Beautiful scenery #Best countries #Canada #Denmark #Friendly people #Healthcare #Living #Netherlands #New Zealand #Portugal #Spain #Stable environment #Standard of living #Switzerland

[dionandorange]

Well …

It’s likely medical criminality many are hiding.

Human trafficking is illegal and using little children as mules is highly illegal

And when we catch those medical doctors, they will be murdered by the CIA and that’s not a terroristic threat that’s a promise to protect the community

And fuck bag Amber she can be fucked up by the CIA also

#terroristic threats #white supremacy pizza #kkk #white trash usa #standard of living #second world nation #Amber the dumb ky bitch #blm #Halle Berry #technology abuse

[eaglesnick]

IS CAPITALISM WORKING?: BANKERS

The economist Kate Raworth claims that our brand of capitalism is designed to work for shareholders, landowners and “for those who own other peoples debt". I have discussed how capitalism works for her first two beneficiaries, (often to the detriment of the rest of us) and now I want to look at the financial sector, especially banks and bankers. 

Perhaps the greatest irony is that when “those who own other peoples debt” got themselves into deep financial trouble through sheer greed, it was ordinary working people who had to bail them out because they were literally “too big to be allowed to fail”.

That in itself should tell us that our form of capitalism works very nicely for those who hold “other peoples debt.” Unfortunately, it doesn’t work very well for the rest of us. 

In October 2008, the then Labour government announced a £500 billion rescue package to bail out the bankrupt financial sector. What has followed is 25 years of austerity. This led directly to a massive decline in the value of pay, living standards and the quality of our public sector services, especially the NHS.

Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England had this to say.

“When those who make decisions to grant loans (ie own other peoples debt) do so only in order to sell them on, their duty of care diminishes. In the run-up to the crisis, underwriting criteria moved from careful to careless, responsible to reckless…and when the music stopped, the masters of the universe turned to the state." (M Carney, Values, William Collins, 2021)

The deregulation of the financial sector begun under Regan and Thatcher, led inevitably to the financial sector becoming greedier and greedier. This has led directly to 1.3 million people in the UK loosing their jobs between 2007-2010, while in 2017 working families were still £30 a week worse of than before the crash.

“Gordon Brown says greedy bankers should be jailed over their role in the 2008 financial crash” (Mirror:32/10/17)

According to Brown it is a scandal that no major executives were ever prosecuted for fraud despite bringing the country to the brink of ruin. In fact, rather than being gaoled,  bankers have done very nicely, thank you. 

‘We’ve had a run on champagne:’ Biggest UK banker bonuses since financial crash…As most Britons face the biggest squeeze on their incomes since at least 1990, already very highly paid bankers are celebrating “particularly obscene” bonuses in the City’s pubs and wine bars." (Guardian: 16/02 22)

Nothing it would appear has changed. Under our system of capitalism, the greed of the already wealthy is rewarded at the cost of ordinary working peoples incomes and standard of living. Kate Raworth’s analysis of Capitalism in the UK has pessimistically proven to be all too true.

#capitalism #wealth #bankers #finaciaers #debt #bonuses #unemployment #standard of living #uk politics.

[indiafishydish]

That’s where Hayley, neighbours and Anna Nalick get scared

You’re saying that Hayley neighbours had sex with Nick or she’s documented for harming another female. Oh she makes fun of people for loving animals and then that must make you an old ugly bitch ha ha ha ha ha only mothers love animals clearly you dumb bitch

That’s all we do is sit around at home and make hors d’oeuvres and talk to a Mr muggles all day

Did you for real fall in love with Mr muggles? I swear to God, that’s beautiful if you did

Evergreen, fresh yes I saw some of that. I was hoping that you guys I am and I was praying for you the whole time I don’t mind that I’m in a crappy apartment. I wish I had a nicer one it’s Darren Hayes as way of trying to target the wrong side, accidentally Oopsie I will probably be okay. I probably need to find an Australian Doctor No no I’m not I’m not one of those kind of girls and I never was but I did notice earlier on that you need to keep whatever that harshness is that a couple of people in my life have had enough is enough and maybe the doctor knew that because he pushed his wife too hard I don’t know

— oh Christ, I can only halfway do that shit when I’m drunk. No I’m not talking about Australia and New Zealand that’s a different cup of tea. It’s kinda like on South Africa no fuck you America

Mom things are getting really nasty. Well they are what the shit do I do but I think it’s fucking bullshit that you guys were trying to cast Sandra as being kind of this stay at home stupid mom and all she does is love on her Mr muggles I mean yeah she got some heat later probably because people are like hey why do you guys write Sandra as a retard is a moron because she’s a woman it’s gonna be all know his adventures, infidelity adventures, probably not saving any weird meetings said mutant mutant mutant. Oh my fucking God. Hey I’ve got a question. No I don’t. I yeah yeah I do. Jesus. That is so cool. Damn guys.

#heroes #patricia clarkson #Sandra #mister muggles #Australia #standard of living #life quality #md #heh #USA trash #will Frazier is too dumb to care lmao #Immature trash #Jaime Oliver

[chimaeraonwards]

no ai generated content will ever compare to the absolutely cartoonishly evil plot to cut down trees to prevent workers from striking to get livable wage.

#tree law #sag strike #wga strike #also also it can be hard to admit but the US does set some industry standards so although im on the other side of the world its concerning!! #if bigwigs at US companies are screwing out their own workers what would this mean for those producing content in other countries? #what about our own local production companies that model american production houses? #oh we cant pay you a living wage cause thats industry standard. dont believe me? here is what a writer at X USA company at X TV show earns #also if you “cant afford” to pay your creatives a living wage then maybe you shouldnt be in charge #so yeah #i think this whole strike thing will affect more than just the US #just fucking pay your creatives

[paletinianpeoplesolidarityday]

Provide sustainable income-generation opportunities for Palestine refugees, as well as other poor or marginalised groups who live and work near them.

The UNRWA Department of Microfinance provides sustainable income-generation opportunities for Palestine refugees, as well as other poor or marginalised groups who live and work near them.

It extends credit and complementary financial services to households, entrepreneurs and small-business owners. These investments create and sustain jobs, reduce poverty and empower our clients, particularly women.

Many of the microfinance programme’s clients operate small, often informal businesses on the margins of the economy. They include fishermen, garage-owners, at-home seamstresses and vegetable stall-owners. We focus our microfinance operations on the poor urban areas where refugees often live, as these tend to be centres of commercial and industrial activity.

To create self-employment opportunities for youth between 18 and 30 years of age, the UNRWA microfinance programme also provides start-up loans for young people looking to start their own businesses.

By lending to Palestine refugees, women, youth and other marginalized clients, the microfinance department supports the UNRWA human development goal of “A Decent Standard of Living.” The department organizes its programming with the strategic objective of providing its clients with “inclusive financial services and increased access to credit and saving facilities” that can provide them with new opportunities.

#Palestine refugees #Microfinance #sustainable income-generation opportunities #unrwa #Standard of Living #SDG8 #Decent work #economic growth #informal businesses #microfinance programme #gaza strip #east jerusalem #west bank

[postersbykeith]

#quotes #politics #Martha Gellhorn #people often say with pride #interest in politics #standard of living #health #jobs #rights #freedoms

[sunshinewalks]

Black hair fierce stare, my hair speaks volumes.

#black man #black beauty #beauty #black women #black tumblr #love #blacklivesmatter #urban #gold #black hair #beautiful #hair curler #grillz #black men #beauty supply store #beauty salon #beauttiful girls #beauty standards #black lives matter #urban photography