In an article written by Rutger Bregman for Times Magazine (May 18), he says: “The virus laid bare the world’s extraordinary inequalities and injustices. Lists of so-called vital professions were published all over the world, and surprise, positions such as “hedge-fund manager” and “tax specialist for multinationals” were not on them. Suddenly it was crystal clear who did the really important work in health care and education, in public transport, in super-markets. The general rule seemed to be: the more vital your work, the less you are paid, the more insecure your employment and the more at risk you are in the fight against the coronavirus.”
If something good is going to come out of this time in our history, I hope that it is a minimum “living” wage for the occupations that count for the survival of our communities and a health care system that works for everyone.
Elaine Schaefer
Rio Vista
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