I agree that wealth distribution via taxes and UBI would be ideal, but I don't think it would ever get through our incredibly troubled political system. >forci

I agree that wealth distribution via taxes and UBI would be ideal, but I don't think it would ever get through our incredibly troubled political system. >forcing companies to pay above market wages just makes the companies non-competitive. I interpret this differently. Before outsourcing and union busting of the 70s and 80s, laborers made a very decent living doing basic work, and the companies made a profit. When those companies outsourced, their profits went through the roof because they exploited the lower cost of living and lack of environmental and labor laws. By bringing those jobs back into the US, the companies wouldn't be paying above market wages. They would be forced to give their fair share of the corporate earnings to the employee. Things are too skewed against the lower class right now.