“Never mind the eighty percent of the population who fell below the poverty line. They couldn’t afford to complain and risk losing their dole.” MoneyPovertySocietyCapitalismWelfareControlWorking ClassWelfare State Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“Don’t bite the hand that feeds you, as the saying went. Unless it’s also holding the key to your cage. That might actually be worth it.” MoneyPovertySocietyCapitalismWelfareControlWorking ClassWelfare State Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“She made a decent salary, but most of that went to paying interest on her debts. Still, she was lucky to have a job at all. She had to keep reminding herself of that. She didn’t feel lucky.” WorkMoneyCapitalismDebtMiddle ClassWorking ClassDebts Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“No one likes putting a cash value on their own freedom, selling their soul two weeks at a time. But every one of them had done just that, and they resented the company for it.” WorkMoneyCapitalismWorking ClassWork EthicWorking Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“He raised a finger and then continued typing for another thirty seconds or so. Just long enough to show Maggie that his time was more valuable than hers—though she knew his salary, and it most definitely was not.” JobsWorkMoneyOfficeJobRudeWorkingRudeness Book:Dreck Source: Dreck
“MeFirst was a corporation, a legal fiction. Its only moral obligation was to make money for its shareholders.” MoneyBusinessCorporations Book:Dreck Source: Dreck