> There used to be some sort of a trade-off, there used to be a ton of jobs that didn't pay well, but they were not miserable places to work at, I think protec

> There used to be some sort of a trade-off, there used to be a ton of jobs that didn't pay well, but they were not miserable places to work at, I think protecting this enviroment is also important for middle class if only for selfish reasons. As if you have the fall-back of 'stuff it I'll go flip burgers for a while' then middle class jobs are more protected as employees know some people will walk out for the lower paid but stress free job as its an option, which in turn flows up the chain at each level.