willemdb.bsky.social
Physicist, seismologist, avgeek, trainlover, passionate believer in public schooling and public health.
👤 Joined on 28 November 2023
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@willemdb.bsky.socialIf you just substitute the words 'working age' for 'fighting age', suddenly the arrival of youngish men and women doesn't sound threatening. Rather, it sounds like exactly what we need for an ageing population.
Show PostGenerally we expect higher unemployment => less employers pressure to increase salaries (wage growth) The relationship was fairly stable 1998-2012 - blue dots It dropped 2013-2019 - orange dots. it's been chaotic ever since Covid - red dots. RBA insists it's at a new level now.
Show PostThis is human rights abuse and corruption. Why are billionaires allowed to keep the dragon gold they stole from workers? And how about the reparations never paid to countries that the UK strip-mined and divided up in ways that had legacies in political tragedy and refugee crises today?
Show PostEven this is timid. Private schools are simply parasitic and by wealth and power manipulate government policy in their favour. It seems a deliberate breeding of a lower class. Just look how Labor treats people without much money. They love the US model.
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