High_Plains_Drifter

joined 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I really like this, although quite depressing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s actually 40 something now. If you pull the UPS Teamsters National Agreement for 2018-2023 there’s cost of living language in there that put them over $40. So let’s call it $50, plus the $2.50 raise that was just negotiated is $52.50. $52.50x40=$2100.00 x 52 = $109,200. Factor in benefits if you’d like on top of that.

[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 year ago (11 children)

It’s nowhere near that. Their benefits are paid by the teamsters/dues. Their pay raises from their current top rate is here on page 41. https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/UPDATED-ENGLISH-BLACKLINE-MASTER-TA-8.5.23.pdf

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Life is too short. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

From what I hear in China, and possibly some other countries, if they don’t like what you do/say you’re not only censored but they’ll cut you off from your bank. Cash is king and it always will be.

Your bank account is nothing but zeros and ones. Imagine if there was a massive power outage for an extended period of time. It happened here last week, luckily for only a day, but you couldn’t get gas or groceries because there was no power. If they had power, the internet was down so the card machines wouldn’t work.

It’s easy to forget how fragile the whole system is and cash on hand will always be king.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

186mph from Florida to New York would be a game changer.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

With a little Sublime Directory sprinkled in.

 
 
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