unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de to Orphan Crushing Machine@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoDonors raise $233,000 to give US cart pusher, 90, chance at retirementwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkDonors raise $233,000 to give US cart pusher, 90, chance at retirementwww.theguardian.comunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de to Orphan Crushing Machine@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square25fedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down2·7 months ago90 years old and 233k is a “chance” at retirement… We can’t keep ignoring this shit, it needs fixed and not just by donation websites.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months agoBut think of all the jobs in the orphan crushing industry!
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoYup. This is a direct consequence of the removal of pensions and wage suppression. Without meaningful change, even those with healthy 401k savings are likely to have trouble retiring.
90 years old and 233k is a “chance” at retirement…
We can’t keep ignoring this shit, it needs fixed and not just by donation websites.
But think of all the jobs in the orphan crushing industry!
Yup. This is a direct consequence of the removal of pensions and wage suppression. Without meaningful change, even those with healthy 401k savings are likely to have trouble retiring.