This is how our system works. The government subsidizes corporate low wage work, and everyone pats themselves on the back for being so enormously virtuous, truly the most wonderful people ever to have graced the earth. The circuitous redistribution is a feature and not a bug of the system. It prevents competition, which makes shareholders happy. It also provides a minimum standard of care for workers, who would otherwise need to be replaced at higher rates.
Should the companies shoulder more of the burden? It would be fairer and more just, but words about justice are cheap and power is expensive.
Should the companies shoulder more of the burden? It would be fairer and more just, but words about justice are cheap and power is expensive.