Sadly, workplace protection and sꦚocial safety nets have become political flashꦓ points the past few decades.

Even the idea thaꦕt workers are actually "people" who have "rights" or "deserve a liv✤ing wage" is viewed as Liberal Dogma by some.

Capitalism has changed from th𒊎e pursuit of better prod🦩ucts through mutual "coopetition" to a relentless downward spiral of endless unsustainable growth.

Maybe that's 🐬what it always really was, and we just held it back by keeping a firm hand on the leash; now it seems likeꦑ we've set the beast loose upon society.

In this kind of environment, what chance do we really have of effecting positive change? Realistically, the system will have to ༒burn to the ground first so we can built something better from the as🐻hes.