#iowa #republicans #snap #foodstamps #TheRichVersusUs #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

Iowa Republicans are trying to punish the poor:

"No white grains — people can only purchase 100% whole wheat bread, brown rice and 100% whole wheat pasta.

"No baked, refried or chili beans — people can purchase black, red and pinto beans.

"No fresh meats — people can purchase only canned products like canned tuna or canned salmon.

"No sliced, cubed or crumbled cheese. No American cheese."

https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2023/01/19/iowa-republicans-snap-restrictions-medicaid-program

#microsoft #layoffs #SatyaNadella #Sting #TheRichVersusUs

Fifty Microsoft suits enjoy an exclusive Sting concert in Switzerland, after which the head suit immediately cans 10,000 employees:

"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a memo to staff on Wednesday announcing the layoffs, some of which began the same day."

I wonder how Sting feels about it now?

Gizmodo: Microsoft Hosts Sting Concert Before Laying Off Employees.
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-sting-layoffs-tech-1850010985

#Google #layoffs #SundarPichai #TheRichVersusUs

"...we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today." -- Sundar Pichai (CEO, Google, Alphabet)

Translation: "Gee, sorry, honey, but I didn't know you were going to contract a fatal illness just two years into the marriage -- and one that I gave you! Isn't that just a laff riot? Now, be a good girl and sign these divorce papers. Oh, and really, I am sorry. Really, really."

A difficult decision...
https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/january-update/

#TheRichVersusUs #TaxTheRich

"We are tired of subsidizing #billionaires here in New York. For a long time, we see how they underpay employees at work and then at home, the #workers who help them are also unpaid."
-- #NewYork State Senator Jessica Ramos

Tax the rich, urge protesters at New York City’s ‘Towers of Power’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/19/new-york-taxes-super-wealthy-protest-towers-of-power

Richest 1% in the UK now wealthier than 70% of the population combined, Oxfam finds.
#disgusting #therichversusus #thericharetheproblem
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/richest-1-in-the-uk-now-wealthier-than-70-of-the-population-combined-oxfam-finds

#labor #labour #workingclass #workers #corporatism #capitalism #TheRichVersusUs

"I think every successful CEO, including myself, is tired of all the whining."
-- Michael Friedman, CEO, First Level Capital

See, you lazy, whining, entitled avocado-toast eaters! Get back to the office -- you're annoying your supreme overlords!

The walls are closing in on corporate employees as CEOs at Disney and Starbucks demand that workers start returning to the office
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walls-closing-corporate-employees-ceos-152939977.html

Congratulations, Elmo:

Elon Musk's fortune loss recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest in history.
https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-guinness-world-record

#elonmusk #elon #GuinnessWorldRecord #guinnessworldrecords #guinnessbookofworldrecords #TheRichVersusUs

“He’s got to make a decision here: does he really want to get into this costly drawn-out legal battle which is going to be very, very, very expensive for Twitter, or does he want to do the right thing and just take care of it now?”

Twitter workers laid off by Elon Musk two months ago still haven't received their severance pay and are now demanding answers
https://fortune.com/2023/01/05/twitter-layoffs-severance-pay-cobra-elon-musk/

#twitter #elonmusk #TheRichVersusUs

I know you can call the local Dept. of Health on restaurants, but what about office buildings (especially when It's easy to imagine the roaches and rats this will bring)?

Management by Musk: there will be no toilet paper until the stack has velocity.
https://boingboing.net/2022/12/29/management-by-musk-there-will-be-no-toilet-paper-until-the-stack-has-velocity.html

#twitter #ElonMusk #TheRichVersusUs