The Civil War was declared over on August 20, 1866, 160 years ago. President Andrew Johnson declared that “Peace, Order, Tranquility, and Civil Authority Now Exists in and Throughout the Whole of the United States.”
But did it really end? . Remember the Civil Rights Movement in the 60’s? How about the BLM movement a few years ago. Then the No Kings protests around the country the last two years. Everyone is still fighting for freedom….financial freedom.
People are very unhappy about their financial struggles and I understand why. We are fighting to survive each day in every city across the US, especially in the South. You can see the class differences in every store, on the streets and in the faces of people you meet. Most folks are working 2-3 jobs to survive in today’s world of over-inflated pricing.
How can people buy hamburger at $8 a pound at Walmart when 20 states don’t even recognize the Federal minimum wage at all, or some just at the $7.25 rate?
Do any of you know that Oklahoma only pays $2 per hour while most of the southern states have NO minimum…Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina. No minimum at all….only what the businesses want to pay their employees.
By not paying people a fair salary, you keep everyone oppressed and forced to find side hustles to survive or they give up and file for welfare. Why would these states think that is a good idea?
These states with no minimum wages, also test in the lower half nationally every year from grades 1-12. Government has realized that by keeping people poorly educated and then paying a low minimum wage, that they can control the masses.
Isn’t this just a different form of slavery? Keep people working hard with no hope of ever achieving any kind of financial freedom while the wealthy keeps accumulating vast amounts of money.
What are your thoughts on this?
Does “financial slavery” still exist in the US?
Did you know about the minimum wage disparity between the states?
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