Our expectations are really low [View all]

[nadinbrzezinski]

yesterday I had a very civil discussion with Recurison about jobs, (It had to to do with the race, but this is a far more general thing) And one of the things that struck me is that when factory jobs are mentioned, he went immediately to 25 cents a day in Bangladesh. First off, I think it is time to raise the pay in Bangladesh to a living wage, but that is another kettle of fish.

Good union jobs in the US are service jobs... ok currently they are likely the best we can do because we have become a low wage economy thanks to things like NAFTA, Trickle down and the deindustrialization of the country. Ok fine. how about good union jobs like FABER CASTELL in Germany? You know they still have a middle class over there.

How about Bugatti in Italy?

We have been propagandized to the point that we are willing to be satisfied with 15 dollar an hour jobs., and consider that great, when we used to have regularly 25 and 30 dollar jobs (in 1980 dollars).

Until Americans have had it with a low wage economy, the third way will continue to win this war. There is one, and the very wealthy are winning, Income innequality requires people to have an imagination and aspirations of a better life, and be willing to fight for it, and not be satisfied with low pay jobs.

And by the way, this is a union household, we love unions, but also unions have to have a wider view and demand far more.