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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Historically, people have become more conservative, not as they age, but as they become more financially secure, own their own home, and want to keep more of the fruits of their labour.

That's increasingly not happening, and we're not happy about it.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and want to keep more of the fruits of their labour

Most conservatives want to keep the fruits of other peoples labor.

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 18 points 1 year ago

Exactly. If you went to school for 16 years to become a neurosurgeon, I have no problem with your $500k salary. But a $1mil+ salary because you started a fast food chain where the employees make minimum wage? That's slavery.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 15 points 1 year ago

"Fruits of their labor"

Well, fruits of exploitation of the global south that made your labor worth so much more than theirs.