My eye starts twitching when I read the phrase “living wage.” See, there it goes again!
Centuries ago, life meant more than having money. Life meant drawing breath, walking out of your home to sow fields or walk to the creek for water. It didn’t mean being able to pay off your over-extended credit card or being able to lease a Mercedes.
We need to own this narrative. The left talks about a “living wage” (stupid twitch), but we need to talk about living dignity. The left wants people to have a “living wage” (getting tired of this twitch), but they really want wage slaves. They want people spending money on shit they don’t need.
Teach people to get off their dead asses and go build something, go plant something, go make something. Teach people the value and dignity of a hard day’s work. Flipping burgers and dealing with pissed off customers at McDonalds is not hard work. It might be mentally taxing, but it’s not swinging an axe or hanging drywall. It’s not measuring lumber to build a new home. It’s not dignified work. It’s meant to teach people that shit jobs are not intended to sustain a family or a lavish lifestyle.
Their idea of a 'living wage' ends up meaning that if you got a car, microwave, flatscreen w/ cable, and Nike shoes then you're still at the poverty line --and what's sobering is that this is not an exageration!
I agree. We will never truly escape " by the sweat of your brow you will eat bread.." The sweat merely changes form. Now we have different forms of "sweat": stress, worry, insecurity, envy, and resentment, which were present before, but above all, more distraction from God.
Which I suppose is the intended result.
Living wage = Living cage...
What does one say to a person who basically failed at anything they put their hand to?
I daresay there are some people out there who, for whatever reason, are unable to advance beyond flipping burgers.