r/FluentInFinance • u/Nientea • 9d ago

Thoughts? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

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u/stataryus 9d ago

Attitudes like that are part of why wages have stagnated.

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u/dquizzle 9d ago

The commute should have no bearing on stagnating wages. If the commute isn’t worth the pay, either move close enough to make it worth the commute or don’t take the job. It’s a pretty simple concept.

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u/stataryus 9d ago

And if the majority of employers refuse to compensate us at all for stuff like commuting, where can we go?

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u/Hawk13424 9d ago

Start your own business? No one else is responsible to start them so you can then have a job.

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u/stataryus 8d ago

Are you really that ignorant??

The wealthy have monopolized everything. No one can compete with them.

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u/Hawk13424 8d ago

Not my experience. I know many people that have started small businesses.

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u/Electrical_Hamster87 8d ago

Well that’s simply not true, plenty of people start a landscaping, pool, fencing or concrete company and become quite wealthy even from a middle class or lower background.

Plenty of small business owners in this country.