This is a very blatant #clickbait and common #misconception:

• Salaries ain't worse but what people call "#perks" in the #USA is basically #mandatory in the #EU.

Simple things like:

• paid sick leave
• paid vacation leave
• paid parental (!!!) (not just maternal) leave
• healthcare insurance

• pension / retirement plan
  ...

• In the #US, gross salaries are only higher because it's WAY MORE EXPENSIVE to get the same "perks", because #ForProfitHealthcare exists and noone gets paid vacay per law, so everyone has to cut that.

#Solidarity-based systems make things way cheaper, and people won't demand 6-digit salaries when they have to spend like 10% of their salary just to downpay a #car in a #CarCentric #suburban shithole but have excellent #PublicTransport at affordable rates right at their doorstep!

I originally planned to finally make the trek down south to visit @benbrown's favorite coffee shop and check out some zines, but it's hella (crazy!) windy here today and it looks like most of the seating at that place is outside, so I think I'm gonna postpone until tomorrow.

So, I instead decided to inject a little bit of #solarpunk #urbanism in my run-of-the-mill #suburban #cyberpunk #dystopian life and walk the quarter mile or so to a local coffee shop in the hopes that it would not be packed as per yoosh. Figured I'd save some carbon emissions while also getting in a tiny lil' bit of exercise while going nomad for an hour or two.

At least this way I won't have to fight traffic or destroy the environment while I'm gettin' my walkabout tendencies satisfied. But I will say that today is one o' them days when I really kinda wish that I lived in a dense walking city like NYC with really good public transportation.

G.
Suburban dusk is a watercolour in the North of Sao Paulo city, where there are only houses and tall buildings are distant and small.
[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/suburban-dusk-james-mccormack.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social ]

Rainwater From the Road to the Garden - Most small-scale, residential rainwater harvesting systems we’ve seen rely on usin... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/15/rainwater-from-the-road-to-the-garden/ #greenhacks #foodforest #stormwater #rainwater #suburban #biology #garden #trench #farm #soil

Exclusive: #KamalaHarris overtakes #Trump among suburban voters, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows

Harris leads Trump among #suburban voters by 47% to 41%.

Harris gains support from middle-income households, now leading Trump 45% to 43%.

#Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-overtakes-trump-among-suburban-voters-reutersipsos-polling-shows-2024-10-10/

Fall Harvest

As the weather turns to frost here in the mid-Atlantic USA, our small suburban garden continues to put forth valiant harvests. The beets are fine with the cold, the parsley, thyme and rosemary are nonchalant and a few peppers have survived. A few forgotten tomatoes remain on withered vines, as a last treat for the birds.

I'm told that I can plant garlic cloves now, to harvest 8-10 months later next year. Stay tuned for updates!