Entry #6½: Capitalism: An Abusive Relationship

For years now I have been refusing to watch Michael Moore's movie, Capitalism: A Love Story not because I don't agree with him. Because I am a true Anti-Capitalist. Capitalism exploits the worker in every way possible. It basically says the boss is going to pay you less and expect more productivity because you are replaceable. The boss capitalizes on your hard work, from the sweat off your brow the boss will gain a dime. I work for a company that is the eighth largest retailer in the US and it's annual revenue was $58 billion in 

True story.

2014. The company gained $58 BILLION. Meanwhile I live paycheck to paycheck and cannot afford to live by myself.

The saddest part of this is that I am a success story in capitalism.

 I have what is considered to be a decent job, a nice car, a dog and cat I can feed as well as feeding myself and a roof over our head. There are single mothers working three part time jobs that cannot afford what I have. People who have worked their whole life are now unemployed and are kicked out of their homes to live on the street. All for the sake of capitalism, all because a few people feel like they need all of the money in the world. Yes Michael Moore fits under that millionaire umbrella now but here's the difference between him and the CEO of a multinational corporation, he never exploited workers to get where he is now. Capitalism is exploitation of every possible resource. Whether that resource be factory farms exploiting the land and animals, water bottling plants bottling every drop possible taking that water from communities, farms employing undocumented workers to pay them less, companies in the US laying off higher paid workers to employ less experienced workers for less pay or never increase the minimum wage. If minimum wage is increased all other wages will increase.

All workers lose if they look at wage as a form of competition or this job is more important than flipping burgers. We are ALL underpaid and over worked. If only everyone could see this maybe then we could organize to create a world where everyone lives a comfortable life. A life where everyone has a bed and no one goes hungry. People can afford healthy food and are able to get proper medical care without thinking, “How am I going to pay for this doctor visit?” The over worked will only have to work one job instead of many. Those same people will be able to take a real vacation instead of working 40 plus hours for 52 weeks straight. Oh what a wonderful life that would be, I only hope to be alive to see it happen.