Opening Up Which America?
 
 We don't need to Go Back to Normal       We need to Go Back to Better         "Better" would mean:          Everybody who works full time will make a LIVING WAGE                  A "living wage" means enough to COVER THE BASICS                  "The basics" means THE NECESSITIES and a bit left over.     "The necessities" means food, shelter, healthcare, education,    sick leave, child care, paid vacation, retirement contribution.                  " A bit left over " means something to save, invest, give away, contribute, blow.     Whoa!!    The richest nation in the world can definitely afford    to assure it's workforce makes a living wage.     We have to decide if that's what we want to do.   The  cost could be a reduction in profits for private companies and increase in costs of  non-profits.      The benefits  could be a far healthier and ...