It really depends on what you are hoping to hang on to. Your job? Your pension fund? Your benefits?
Old laws and rules that used to be iron clad are evaporating as resources become constrained. The biggest issue is that stores and store chains are closing, going bankrupt… simply evaporating. Very tough to keep a cashier gig when there's no store around you.
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