Working poverty & the service economy

I recently watched "Essential -- A Documentary about America's Working Class and the Challenge of Income Inequality," which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1eZd2hjxVs. The film explores unions, income inequality, the declaration of "non-essential" during the pandemic, etc.


Key topics:

✔️At 8:54 we learn that the American economy has transitioned from 70-80% production work to 70-80% service work.
✔️Low wage jobs = survival public benefits. But hey, as long as the corporations can make out like bandits, what else matters? 😒
✔️The juxtaposition between the middle class life of yesteryear with the gold watch and the pension versus working poverty and no pension.
✔️Neocon narrative: "everyone is lazy and wants stimmy checks." Neolib narrative: "the government will figure this out and save us." IMO, both are incorrect.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1eZd2hjxVs

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-pandemic-created-a-perceived-new-class-division-the-laptop-class-vs-everyone-else/

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