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ThisI see his point. The extra overtime should be making the discretionary spending not going towards essentials. I think he means the govt is failing genuine people.
No, I made the point. You can't see past how I made it.I get his point as well - and don’t disagree but the way he is making his point in contrary instead of making his point.
Overtime is great. Having access to it is great. Relying on it to get by is a poor outcome in every way. That's not @indica fault. The story of how "fortunate" it makes him is part of the problem. He's become acclimated to feeling that this is somehow normal to supplement this way. It's not. It's a sad state of affairs.
I'm glad that it helps smooth the bumps out, but it is in practice only a short term solution, to what is ultimately a long term problem.
Got an unexpected bill for a blown transmition? Sure, overtime will fix that. Everything increasing exponentially in price month on month for the forseable future? There is a breaking point.
When inflation is curbed, it's not like things are going to go back to last year's prices. Can one reasonably expect to keep working overtime as the new normal? What happens when it's not available?
The reason I made the point the way I did is because if it isn't seen for the poor outcome it is, shit can get out of control real quick. Less time becomes available to spend looking at alternatives (e.g. higher paying employer, better conditions, upskilling etc). How can any of those be reasonably achieved when you're fucked after chasing your tail for ever increasing hours each week just to stay afloat?
Look at @caad9 situation. extra 2700 a month just on mortgage to a couple months ago, no end in sight. Just do some overtime? There isn't an unlimited number of hours in a week.
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