The problem that we’re trying to solve is that the MW has profoundly failed to keep pace with inflation, effectively giving The Lowest Paid Workers In The Nation an annual pay CUT in nearly every year.
Which is just unconscionable, and amazingly American, and amazingly Capitalist, and amazingly Republican.
Again: Plantation Mentality. Worse than that, the poorest Americans – losing significant ground year after year – are subject to the inflationary pressures of those enjoying the Roaring 20’s:
When all you have is a nine year-old’s lemonade stand and “but, but, but … The Market,” you really aren’t making an argument at all.