A dangerous idea that almost makes sense

Virginie, 21

[filmstand]

The Florida Project (2017), dir. Sean Baker

[emmy4keri]

Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards

[life]

From the March 17, 1961 cover story: IRISH IN AMERICA. This image ran with the following caption: “Hannora and Kathleen Deely do the jig at a dance exhibition in San Francisco’s Union Square. The girls first learned folk dancing from their Irish-born father, later returned to the old country for three years’ study, now dance professionally.” Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Robert W. Kelley—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Irish #StPatricksDay

[xxbuggrrrlxx]

when u ask them to say something funny

[nerdymouse]

I firmly believe that not only should we raise the minimum wage, but we should also create a maximum wage. There is no reason in which an orthopedic surgeon, which is the highest paying doctor will make an average of $464,500 a year, while the top 10 CEOs earn well over $33 BILLION a year. If we even so much as cap their earning potential at $1 billion, which is more money than anyone should really need to live a happy fulfilling lifestyle, then it would force them to put that money toward the company or be punished. This means giving their employees better health insurance, giving them more vacations, better wages, paying for their college or their children’s education, creating more jobs, and improving the functionality of their companies. Perhaps even force them to invest in the communities they are serving. 

For those of you who are still skeptical… let me put it this way… the highest earning CEO “earned” $156,077,912 in 2014. Let’s boil this down. There’s about 52 weeks in a year. Let’s say that he works 40 hours a week. So a total of 2,080 hours a year. That’s $75,037 an hour. The median HOUSEHOLD income in the US is $50,502 per year. He’s earning 1.5 times the amount per hour than the average household makes in a year. That disparity is absurd. To put that even further into perspective, the average NEUROLOGIST earns $219,000 a year according to a 2014 statistic. Every single one of the CEOs on the 100 highest paid CEOs earn at least 93 TIMES the amount that a NEUROLOGIST makes. 

Something needs to change. People shouldn’t be starving for the sake of someone else’s greed.

[dinuguan]

[stevenjackie]

[freyacrescentshangover-deactiva]

Cry me a fucking river

[tomfordvelvetorchid-deactivated]

The Shape Of Water (2017)

[elizabitchtaylor-deactivated202]

Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Jane Fonda in 9 to 5 (1980)

[chloe-seviche]

me: i’m feeling good today

my anxiety and depression:

[thebootydiaries]

You: May I have the bill?

Me, an intellectual: Might I acquire the William?

[vici0us]

[princesconsuela]

Chandler Bing’s Six Stages of Unemployment

[itscolossal]

New Classical Paintings Reimagined as Part of Modern-Day Italian Life by Alexey Kondakov

[plvsmid]

Visit Original Link

Moonlight Serenade playing from another room

Glenn Miller

[bibliophelia]

I firmly believe that there’s a “right” time to read a certain book. It’s okay if you’re interested in a book and it sits on your shelf for years. Maybe it didn’t call out to you when you wanted something to read because it was waiting for the right time to mean the most to you. Not saying this is always the case, but this has happened enough to recognize the magic.

[uncle-whisky-deactivated2018081]

I believe this is true in reverse, too. Some books you read when you’re younger, and they’re fantastic. They give you that escape you’re looking for, they make you question or wonder things you took for granted, maybe they even inspire you to write, or make any other kind of art, all your own.

And then you grow up and try re-reading it again, and realize that that book reads like hot garbage to you now.

That’s okay. You read it when you were supposed to. It’s done it’s job already, even if it’s no longer doing that job now.

[survivablyso]

this is why I have 46 unread books on my shelf.

the stars are not in position