Originally posted by Philosopher
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This belief that the weak, the too young or the too old, the uneducated, the disenfranchised and the minorities have no right to share in the prosperity that their employers (and in many cases, their 'masters') enjoy.
I'm sure every burger 'flipper' and fast food employee working for a successful burger joint will rightfully claim that business success is due to their hard work, their adherence to strict processes and procedures, committing to the highest hygiene standards, quality control, high levels of customer service and the synergies of teamwork...a skill set, that's the bubbling cauldron and alchemy of business success at it's most fundamental level.
So why shouldn't those burger flippers be rewarded with a higher wage when they play an integral role in the success of that business?
It's that disconnect between the worker and the employer which creates the role for governmental or legislative intervention, to provide the social safety nets and to bring the wider social systems into some sort of meaningful equilibrium...in many western countries and all third world countries the scales are tipping exaggerated in favour of the elites...something needs to change before the tipping point that leads to massive social upheaval has arrived.
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