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'Why there aren’t massive protests.' - seriously there should be, in the form of not shopping / spending money / supporting places that are not paying a living
by stevenicr 7y ago
'Why there aren’t massive protests.' - seriously there should be, in the form of not shopping / spending money / supporting places that are not paying a living wage to employees.
Which varies from local to locale - although in many areas it's very hard not to shop at walmart, since in some places they have put all other similar food / hardware / basic needs places out of business for miles and miles.
Sadly Kroger and even though target is paying more than many places, still only pays about half a living wage in my area.
With this, people are just accepting that there will be people living 10 people to a house, sleeping in basements / couch surfing - not able to afford basic medical and dental care.. and we are supporting it when we shop at places that pay like they do.
Some people have more choice than others, so mass protest is not easy.
I'm sure there are more ways to tackle the issue - doing housing that is cheaper and food too - basic things. I'd like to see more affordable dental options and healthcare as well. There are many forces against these things however, and they have the high ground.