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I can see both sides to this.
On one hand we have a system where the wolves have been turned loose on the sheep without restraint and now the sheep are rebelling. Not everyone has the desire and/or is capable of being king of the castle so should those that don't place money above everything else be made to not have basic living requirements met? Should those sheep be slaughtered? The system is not setup nor could it sustain 300 million wolves so the people that argue that they just go get a better paying job are not living in reality IMO. Thankfully I personally havent had to try to find a job in over 20 years, but looking back it wasnt that easy even with a degree and I imagine things are much harder now. Thankfully I took the path I did, but I have always been one to think outside the box and to take chances. Not everyone is capable of the same and if they were I most likely would have been fucked. Bottom line, the current system we have encourages greed and to screw over others to get ahead and to those that don't have that in them, well good luck. What we are witnessing now is a massive redistribution of wealth to the very few at the expense of the majority. If we keep heading down the current path a lot of top economists thinks the US will be a 3rd world country by 2030.
On the other hand a system that rewards no one and gives everyone the same standard of living regardless, discourages growth, inventiveness, and kills the entrepreneurial spirit. We have seen this played out in communistic societies and that type of culture seems awfully grey and boring. Why invent a better mousetrap if there is no reward?
Seems to me there are very few options. Having a minimum wage that allows one to provide basic needs is a good start, educating our youth beyond how to push a broom is another. There are plenty of other things but having a class of people with no hope is a recipe for disaster.
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