07-16-2017, 10:40 PM
(07-16-2017, 10:17 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not all work is created equal. 40 hours of "do you want fries with that?" or "Welcome to Walmart, have a nice day." isn't intended for people to support a family on. Get a certification in something and get a better job.
Problem is that our economy has shifted. Jobs that one could work and support a family, like on a factory floor, have been replaced with those service industry jobs you are mentioning. Your reasoning works if we hadn't lost those manufacturing jobs, but they are gone and aren't coming back. So we need to figure out something.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
