08-02-2018, 11:02 AM
(08-02-2018, 10:43 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: You mean the argument is being misrepresented? Can't be! In all seriousness, you are dead on. We know that productivity has been increasing yet wages have not kept up with inflation, lots of costs have increased beyond inflation, and the income gap has been widening. If production has been increasing then it would make sense that wages should at least be matching inflation, but the stripping of regulation and the move of corporations to be more concerned about shareholders than stakeholders has caused severe damage to the labor force in our country.
But nah, people are just being lazy.
All of this is true. But none of it precludes people from living comfortably in the middle class, nor does it prevent them from economic mobility. It may make economic mobility more of a challenge, but does not prevent it.
I think its a telltale bad sign about our society when people start to blame others for their situation and use that as an excuse for inaction rather than finding the industry, smart decisions and perseverance to see if you can't change your situation yourself.
