1)
All workers have skills
Most of them have family
Depending on them.
2)
Most workers had moms
Who brought them into this world
With so many hopes.
3)
Workers work so hard
For practically nothing
Not enough to live.
4)
Even though they’re not
True slaves they’re treated that way
As second class pawns.
5)
Their rent is raised high
Their pay is at poverty
Soon they’ll be homeless.
Seoul Sister 
An excellent series of haiku showing the folly of unbridled laissez-faire capitalism.(whose sole purpose is to maximize profits at any cost) and the harm it inflicts on workers and their families.
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Thank you, Christopher.
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I’m reading a book about the working class in China at the moment —these ring true.
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The conditions are probably worse in China and other countries that literally enslave workers, even using child labor. I was watching a program about customer workers in North America who receive minimum wage. Even working full-time they have to rely heavily on welfare, which the corporations leave US taxpayers to fund. It’s shameful how much wealth is horded by the wealthiest people. When robots start replacing human workers, I can’t imagine how bad it’ll be.
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Yes, really think people will have to start discussing universal basic income before too long.
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Yes but I’m suspicious of universal income, the proposed $1000/month isn’t enough and how to fund it seems like a mystery. Replacing people with machines seems wrong to me. Scary times ahead unless something major changes.
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Andrew Yang speaks quite convincing on it. I know what you mean though
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Hugs for writing this!☀️
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Thank you 🙂, hugs to you too❤️!
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