The prevalence of these TV shows may explain why so many Americans remain convinced of the prospects for upward mobility.

  • sgtlion [any]
    ·
    edit-2
    3 years ago

    Coming back? This is already the modern reality. In the UK recently, average wages threatened to go up slightly and Amazon/McDonalds struggled to hire minimum wage workers - The response? Increases to cost of living, drop unemployment payouts, further restricting eligibility for benefits and recently a demand that employers stop giving employees wage increases.

    Lo and behold, McDonalds and Amazon do not have trouble getting workers anymore. We live in a slavery system right now.