Reddit reviews The War on Normal People

You can listen to it on youtube for free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC25cPvp4zg

Don't see it on spotify but you can buy the audiobook on amazon( also for free if you use an audible credit) https://smile.amazon.com/The-War-on-Normal-People/dp/B07BSHJ8RB/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1564715704&sr=8-1

Let me start by saying that I Love Bernie, he got screwed in 2016 by the DNC, i was really choked about it.

Raising the minimum wage to 15$ by 2024 would mean that 40 million people would see a pay increase, that's great! and it should be done, however implementing the freedom dividend would put $1000 a month into the hands of over 240 Million Americans.

240 million > 40 million

The number's that really stood out to me is the fact that of the 206 million working age adults (18-64) 102 million of them don't currently have jobs. Think about that for a min, 102 million includes people going to school, taking time off to raise a family or people that have retired early but for the vast majority this economy has turned on them and they have given up on looking to taken some sort of disability. I could also add numbers around under employment or people working multiple jobs to make ends meet but at this point its just overkill.

But we are at record lows for unemployment! you say, yes but the unemployment number is massively flawed in that it doesn't include anyone that isn't actively looking for a job or on some sort of disability.

In addition to these staggering numbers automation marches on, we aren't bringing any of these jobs lost to automation back, sure new jobs will be created but at a terrible ratio and automation will continue to leave a wake of people who's labor isn't worth what it use to be.

I challenge you please read his book "the war on normal people" (https://www.amazon.com/The-War-on-Normal-People/dp/B07BSHJ8RB you can do the audible free trial and get it for free.) And not get changed over to the #yanggang. This isn't like sports were you can be excused for liking any candidate for any reason. We need the best candidate to solve the problems of the 21st century.

thanks for reading if you got this far.