The Case For An American Wage Cap
Another utopian solution for our dystopian society
In a world where, like, 10 major corporations in a trench coat hold more wealth, wield more power, and cause more damage to the planet than 8 billion individuals combined ever could, we definitely have an elephant in the room. To quote my brother:
It may not surprise you at this point that my brother is all the way behind the concept of a federal wage ceiling, and I neither blame nor disagree with him. On the surface, it certainly seems like a simple solution to many of our societal and economic problems. So many Americans are hungry, sick, and fed up, and a simple solution is really all we have the energy for anymore. But nothing is ever that simple.
It’s all a lovely thought, but it’s predicated upon an idea I’m always very sketched out by: the…
