There are two classes of workers in this country. The premier group are government workers with DB, amazing benefits and on average 18% more pay than the private sector (for comparable work). Then there are the rest of us that pay for the first group.

With the power of public service unions, it will take a revolution to correct this massive imbalance otherwise the socioeconomic issues will threaten our society. Put in more basic terms, we have to do something more than raising  the minimum wage to do something for the millions of people who work retail and other poor paying jobs so that they can live decent, secure lives.