My Wife Believes American Workers Being Positioned To Accept Lower Living Standard.

[jwirr]

70. I agree with her but the powers that be had better understand that we the people will not agree to

be left homeless, hungry, freezing and dying in the streets due to lack of health care.

One of the examples that show this is housing. We have gone from a owning homes to living in multiple generational families in the last 20+ years. At one time this year I have lived with my 4 generation family. We are now down to 3 generations. I have mixed feelings about this because I grew up in an era (Great Depression) when this was normal. But I do know that overcrowding is not good.

Hunger is another example. We have lived in a time of plenty in the USA since the food stamp program was established. Now they want us to give up almost all of the food supplementary programs. I do not have mixed feelings about this. This week I am struggling to feed 3 children enough so that they are not hungry and still keep my own diabetes diet as it should be. We are often without the foods we need.

Health care seems to be the one thing we are winning on. But not without the rw throwing a fit. They would also take that if they are allowed.

And finally is the problems with labor laws. If corporations could they would get rid of the minimum wage altogether. And these trade agreements do nothing but try to create a leveled labor force around the world and it is not for better wages but for a much lower standard of living. If they have their way we will all be third world countries and there will be one small gated community on an island somewhere for the 1%.