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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
As a youth I had jobs where I ran circles around older people who had families and mortages to support yet I got very much less than they did. That is age discrimination right there.
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I suspect many members have similar stories, I certainly do.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Well then what salary does this person get form the 80k? Because as you've explained it, the capitalist system is shown as broken and then you say they deserve to be paid more. So what is this more? 60k? and what is the disparity for the younger person in the same job?
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The idea would be that the person who is capable, rained, and with experience won't lose his job to an Indian kid. It has a lot more to do with the market being monitored so as to protect workers from bosses who would drop even good, productive workers to save a buck. Socialism means that these things can be monitored and even prevented more. It's about sharing economic responsibility between the government and the companies. In a free market, no one can prevent outsourcing, really.
I'm not sure where younger people entered the equation, but if an employee can prove him or herself, the company should be loyal to them, regardless of age.