Oh god, !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world is leaking.

Damn Santa. Teach us.

I found a use for Atlas Shrugged, to kill wasps.

No, I’m a cat.

The only difference between the Liberals and Conservatives is that one pays lip service to marginalized communities while fucking them over and the other just enjoys fucking over marginalized communities.

You are rocking pink very well.

The target is those expressing “opposition to law and immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology,” as well as “anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity.”

Ah, I see the FBI is bringing back their old tradition of spying on anyone who doesn’t conform to FBI thinking.

69 is superior.

I agree Cotton, it’s a bold strategy. See if it pays off for them.

That I have yet to hit rock bottom. Bottoms up, peeps! slams back some Jägermeister

TL:DR - Cratchit is making poverty wages in the UK and the US. However with extra context provided by different numbers, can still show workers around the world are being screwed.

I was curious about the math.

Schillings to Pound (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/education-resources/shillings-to-pounds-converter)

15 schillings equals £.75

Inflation from 1843 to October 2025 (https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator)

£.75 = £83.18

Bob Cratchit was making £83.18 per week. That’s about:

• £2.07 per hour for 40 hours (£83.18 / 2)
• £166.36 for two weeks (£83.18 * 2)
• £4,325.36 per year (26 x £166.46)

The median weekly pay for someone who lives in London is £903 (https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8456/). There is a 166.262% difference between Cratchit’s weekly income (£83.18) and the median income of London (£903).

The overall median income for people living in the UK for the fiscal year ending 2024 was £36,663 with the mean being £42,684. (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householddisposableincomeandinequality/financialyearending2024)

There is a 157.789% difference between Cratchit’s annual income (£4325.36) and the median annual income of someone in the UK (£36,663).

The minimum hourly wage in the UK for April 2025 is £12.21. (https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates)

There is a 142.017% difference between Cratchit’s hourly income (£2.07) and the minimum wage in the UK (£12.21).

Cracthit is still making poverty wages in the UK.

For the Americans;

As December 5, 2025, the exchange rate is hovering around $1.33 USD for every £1. (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GBPUSD=X/?guccounter=1)

£83.18 = $110.92 USD

Bob Cratchit was making $110.92 USD per week. That’s about:

• $2.77 per hour for 40 hours ($110/92 / 2)
• $221.84 for two weeks ($110/92 * 2)
• $5,767.84 per year (26 x $221.84)

The Federal minimum wage in the US is $7.25 per hour (https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/minimumwage)

• $290 in weekly income ($7.50 * 40)
• $580 per two weeks ($290 * 2)
• $15,080 for the year ($580 * 26)

There is a 89.3345% difference between Cratchit’s weekly income ($110.92) and the federal minimum income ($290). There is a 89.3345% difference between Cratchit’s yearly income ($5,767.84) and annual income at the federal minimum ($15,080).

Cracthit is still making poverty wages in the US.

Conclusion

1. Showing your work and sources are super important. This tweet may have been correct at one point however it’s way off the mark now.
2. On a surface level, my calculations show that workers have had it it great. However, with extra numbers for context. We can easily show that workers around the world are still being fucking screwed. Numbers like the percentage increase of wealth, the consumer price index, calculating real wages, the rise in productivity vs the stagnation of wages, etc.

Depending on what country you live, you can just order mushrooms or other psychedelics off the internet.

What about orbs?

I’m so happy that all those tax breaks and corpo dick sucking is going to work for us plebs.

With weapons. With the added condition of winner takes all the losers wealth.

I call it the Psychopath Grin.

Finally, a worthy purpose for the American Pick Up Truck.

I thouught the OP was making a scupture out of stone or plaster.

I refuse to accept this a bullshit. This sounds like NCD.

Larry Ellison is collaborating cause he will get benefits from the Trumpie administration.