US Worker Burnout Hits Six-Year High, Lobbyists Never Rest
According to Newsweek, US worker burnout has hit a six-year high, a development that might surprise absolutely no one struggling to make ends meet in a country where billionaires are minted faster than minimum wage increases. The solution, we're often told, is more grit, more 'productivity' – anything but a critical look at systemic inequities. Perhaps if the working class wasn't so perpetually
exhausted, they might notice that while they're burning out, lawmakers like Speaker Mike Johnson—who has received over $450,000 from AIPAC-affiliated donors according to OpenSecrets.org data—just pushed for another $14.1 billion in aid to Israel in HR 815, passed on November 2, 2023. One might wonder if the 'national interest' being served includes your mental health, or just the defense
industry's balance sheet.