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And of course there aren't any programs. Suppose you don't have a good education, and your only job is janitor. Should you make minimum wage for the rest of you
by NotSammyHagar 10y ago
And of course there aren't any programs. Suppose you don't have a good education, and your only job is janitor. Should you make minimum wage for the rest of your life? Pretty much the only way for someone like that to make more money is get together with other janitors. Suppose someone is 20 years old, maybe they have time to go to night school. But if you are 45 years old, a couple of kids. It's going to be almost impossible. Suppose that janitor can't find a job with health insurance because there's no minimum protection. They get sick, and they just die? I don't see how this works out for someone like that without some group negotiation - they are too weak otherwise.
- bduerst 10y agoWhy do you think healthcare is in such a terrible state? The U.S. and Canadian unions in the early 20th century are a great comparison. In Canada, they pushed the government to provide healthcare. In the U.S., they pushed the corporations to provide it. Fast forward 80 years, and as unions are being depowered, the healthcare options get worse for U.S. employees because they're not guaranteed by law.