0_Apprentice
I used to be a wage slave, living from paycheck to paycheck. However I now thankfully have enough money to live a modest but pleasant life.
1_Wizard
My livelihood depended on wages in the past., but i'm retired now so I don't worry about it.
0_Apprentice
We're both very lucky then. Today I feel so sorry for many people, who can't make ends meet and who have to work 2+ jobs just to get through the week.
1_Wizard
I know, especially people who work in sweatshops. They have no choice because of the lack of fulfilling jobs.
0_Apprentice
That, and stagnating wages. Corporations have to pay their workers more and CEOs etc. less so people can earn enough to live.
1_Wizard
Exactly, and this has been going on as early as Cicero in Ancient Rome. This is when people started to make the comparison between slavery and wage labor. We have to do better as a society.
0_Apprentice
I didn't realize this nonsense had been going on that long. We certainly do have to do better, on a lot of things.
1_Wizard
Yeah, the term "wage slavery" was created a long tome ago to criticize the exploitation of workers.
0_Apprentice
Well, workers are certainly being exploited these days. And its not just in this country. The UK is terrible at the moment.
1_Wizard
I know and as long as corporations think that they own these people and can rent them out it's not going to stop.