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I always treat the people stalking the shells in the grocery store with respect. For the most part, they are usually very helpful in finding products and I thank them every time.
Fantastic episode, Mr. Wolff. Your guest was so honest and insightful, what so many of us live and know. I feel trapped by it, these poverty wages-and you better accept them, with a smile!-but giving voice makes it more bearable. Thanks 🙏
This hits home as someone who’s worked these jobs a lot, got a degree, was a journalist for a bit, and is now back to this after the economic collapse.
We need a revolt against this system that empowers everyone.
Thank you prof Wolff for having Anne on your show! The first step is seeing and understanding the problem of capitalism in order to replace it with something better.
The rich have always been great at scapegoating the poor for all the problems under the sun. What we have had over the last 45 years is not trickle down economics but trickle up economics.
Well put. A great interview and i like what your guest says, there is “dignity” in all Work.. Corporations making billions and the staff cannot afford a sandwich for dinner. Imagine being hungry and surrounded by acres of food.. its cruel beyond belief..
The capitalist system has broken the social contract. It must not be given any consideration by individuals moving forward. Any money left in any of these obstructed funds will probably be grifted anyway. I hate it here in the US. The place is the "shithole" our dipshit politicians describe other countries to be. It's an absolute joke
Thank you Prof Wolff and Ann Larson...I read Nickel and Dimed years ago, during a time when I had been working some low wage jobs and it made me feel so much less ashamed of my financial predicament...I look forward to reading Clean Up on Aisle Five...
I worked in a grocery store for 25 years and I've seen much of what you talked about now I was in a Union store the wages were better but still unaffordable to live on
It is reality. The supermarkets, at minimum, should supply food to workers for free.
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We need a revolt against this system that empowers everyone.