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In reply to the discussion: The Most Addictive Infographic About Walmart's Greed We've Ever Seen [View all]bobclark86
(1,415 posts)I mean that. You are right. I see how my post could be taken as against the basic tenants of what I actually believe. I apologize for my tone coming off wrong.
I think people need to make enough to survive (duh) actually, they need enough to thrive. A REAL minimum wage above that $14k someone makes now [as long as prices do not skyrocket to compensate] needs to be in place. Somebody busting their ass and going on food stamps while their boss games the social welfare system to make a quick buck is so obviously very bad, I didn't focus on it in my OP. I thought that was pretty much a given, but as usual, that fancy Internet thing makes intent difficult to decipher sometimes.
The point of my post was above the point of a real living wage, that is that impact on the community should be much more important to income than it is in the current system.
So, which issue should be handled first? That's the question now, and I'm willing to let mine take a backseat.