What's the bare minimum

[Stormieweather]

See, I don't think anyone "owes" anyone anything, other than...what we vote to spend our taxes on and personal freedom within the scope of the law.

BUT, I think when the economy gets to the point where a blue collar working person cannot earn enough to supply the bare minimum, then something is seriously wrong with that economy. Particularly if there is a top tier of people with money oozing out of every pore. This discrepancy has nothing to do with who works harder, it has to do with how the deck is stacked.

When bare necessities are overpriced in order to garner more profits for that same top tier, I object. A slum apartment full of bugs, raw wiring and broken windows should not cost 3 weeks of salary at minimum wage. If it does, either a) the apartment is overpriced or b) the minimum wage is inadequate for the region's cost of living. Or both.

I have to go...to be continued.