I remember for the longest time quite a few people I'd try to have a conversation with about the incredibly shitty wages that people face in low end jobs, they'd say "well if people want to earn more they should probably find a better job or go to school to find a better job." The latter half of this completely ignores the fact that people at the low end of the wage spectrum can't even fathom the idea of going to school, and it's from a place of privilege that that statement can even be made.

This statement bothers me overall, though, because of the fact that they're completely ignoring, or just oblivious to, the fact that once they move out of this job for another one that might pay more (again, this is assuming they have the option to do that), another person will step in and have to suffer the same miserable shitty wages. This defense is frustrating because it ignores the fact that they think that low-end jobs are just going to evaporate, but they're not. These low end jobs are increasingly appearing and companies know that if one person quits they can just put another person in for just as low a pay. This argument is frustrating and just ignores the problem at it's core, which is that we have companies who unethically want to milk as much money out of their employees and they know they can do it because they have the employee market to do so.

This BS has stopped being used as a defense recently for obvious reasons. I really hope that something in the future changes, because it seems like the cost of living is raising and the average American is getting assaulted from all sides.

Everyone talks about investing in the middle class, which, yes, we should do that. A strong middle class is an incredibly good indicator of a country's wealth, but I think, as the old cliche goes, you're only as strong as your weakest player, and that, in America, we really need to start looking at improving the bottom half as well. Think of all the positive changes that could come if we had people who had more money and more educated and better lives.