Why Republicans Are Opposed to Supporting the Poor - An Open Secret

[MineralMan]

76. Yes, it does, doesn't it.

In a sense, it is. People are enslaved by the need to have a place to live and food to eat. They have no choice but to work for those things and to work for people who don't really care about them, other than as workers.

There are alternatives, of course. I have not seen a W-2 form since 1973. I've worked for myself since 1974. I haven't always made much money, but I've avoided traditional work. I don't recommend that, though, for most people. It's not an easy thing to manage.

Exploitation of workers is the reasons Unions came into being. Sadly, the Union movement is fading fast. If the Republicans get their way, it will be gone altogether, making it easier to enslave people by keeping them at or near the poverty line. That's why there is so much opposition to a minimum wage that is actually a living wage.

It is to the advantage of the oligarchs to keep people on the edge of poverty. That ensures an ample supply of workers who have no choice but to work for them.