I get canned--the Marxist defends my honor

I got canned on a Wednesday afternoon the day after my birthday.

Amid all the other illegal things my boss does, he hasn't given me a pay stub in months which I need for obvious reasons.

Witness the following exchange:

Dear Boss

Okay, it's just imperative I have them this week so that I can file for unemployment

--Elizabeth


Boss's Response:

Instead of filing for unemployment why don’t you just go find a new job? The pay stubs will arrive tomorrow.


Marxy's Response:

Since the late nineteenth century, workers have agitated for unemployment insurance or better unemployment insurance, and it has been granted to varying degrees across the industrialized world. People who live by wages are usually only able to save enough money for short emergencies or for big purchases, e.g. moving or buying a car. When someone loses his or her job unexpectedly, he or she thus needs to find a new job very quickly. This person might, therefore, be inclined to take the first job that comes along, even if that job is not nearly as good as the lost. With unemployment insurance, workers can take a little time to find a job that is actually commensurate to their experience and capabilities. So it is not only good for the worker, but actually for the economy as a whole, since it allows for proper allocation of labor resources.

That, of course, applies during a time of general economic prosperity. In case you haven't noticed, the economy only barely recovered from the recession of 2001. Work has been harder and harder to find. To cut costs, employers have tended to offer only part-time jobs or jobs with little or no benefits. Good jobs are scarce and competition for them is brutal. That situation is only getting worse as the economy enters a recession, which seems more and more likely after the bursting of the housing bubble. Businesses are rearing up for a long period of slowdown



Is this the writer that will lead a revolution? I'm not sure.