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There are plenty of other countries that have a rich upper class, and a poor bottom class. With very few people inbetween. In this country, you can work hard and move up. But college is getting so expensive that unless you become an engineer, lawyer, MBA, or doctor, you will have student loans for a long time.
As for the maximum wage, there are lots of people who it couldn't really be applied to fairly. Professional athletes, singers, movie stars, lotto winners, and lobbyists, some entreprenuers who can bring in millions of dollars a year, and not have any workers.
Yes, I agree that there should be a kind of profit sharing and some other benefits. Or a restructuring of companies where they are run like Whole Foods and REI. But, if the janitor at one company (Microsoft/Apple/AMD/Exxon)is making more than than the engineers and doctors, what incentive is there for people to learn and work hard?
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