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 more productive work force resulting in gains that pay for the expenses. Which