America’s unemployed are sending a message: Safety and compensation matter
An otherwise insightful (but somewhat crass) comment seems to have been immediately [dead] upon being posted, but I think they might be on to something.<p>Readers: I hope you don&#x27;t mind me momentarily intervening in the voting process, but I will post the comment below for others who may not have show-dead turned on to see.<p>EDIT: Even more curious, the majority of this accounts otherwise normal posts seem to be [dead] as well. Is this a result of HN shadowban, or is this outside influence by a very motivated dissenter? Curious what I&#x27;ve stumbled upon here, as there are quite a number of accounts like this I&#x27;m noticing lately.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;threads?id=newaccount2021" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;threads?id=newaccount2021</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;1CUqXja.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;1CUqXja.png</a> 0 minutes, dead.<p>----<p>newaccount2021 [dead] [–]<p>I think its more basic:<p>1. the restaurant they used to work at isn&#x27;t there anymore<p>2. they moved back in with the parents and stopped giving a shit about the future<p>3. still living off their unemployment and stimulus...it will go to zero one day, but not today<p>4. even with a substantial raise, most jobs they qualify for will still leave them impoverished, so whats the point<p>America&#x27;s unemployed need deflation more than they need a raise. A 50% drop in housing costs will serve them better than a 15% raise. The number of Americans who would benefit from a substantial deflation rises every day.