I know that people get afraid when their economic livelihoods are threatened and just going along with what seems like minor injustices is better than losing that security. I get it! But what I also get is that if we don't stop the tide of economic injustice, it will not stop by itself. What is further complicating things is that somehow we non wealthy have put some trust in the wealthy to look out for us as if we are some child that needs parental supervision to function. The problem with that is the wealthy are not into adopting us as their wards, instead they are of the mindset that if we let them they will strip of us our dignity and continue to reduce our economic value. For the most part, gone are the days of a wealthy benevolent owner who instills loyalty in it's workforce and responds equivalently with economic reward. What we have now are owners who see a job market that is overflowing with unemployed workers thus allowing them to control the narrative when it is time to negotiate for work. The supply and demand component of the free market allows those who have what many want to dictate the terms of that need. Those of us non-wealthy who are in the situation of having to depend on others for an opportunity to work are left with having to accept whatever terms the wealthy offer or go without anything at all. As long as there are massive amounts of workers who have no work, when work comes available, the wealthy owners can lower the wages and benefits as leverage. We will accept the lower wages and benefits because we have no other choice. This is our current reality and for those who are forced to accept this, realize that something better must replace it. That better is us taking control of our voting rights and putting that voting to good use.
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