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What Does America Owe Essential Workers?
The greatest irony of the coronavirus pandemic may be that many of the American workers now considered the most essential were among those treated as the most disposable before the outbreak began.
Meat packers, farm workers, grocery-store cashiers, warehouse clerks, janitors, nursing-home and home-health-care aides—all of these positions offer some of the lowest pay, flimsiest benefits, and least job security of any occupation in America.
I wouldn't advocate scrapping the cap on SSI completely, but the current cap at $137,700 income is ridiculously low. It should be significantly bumped up at least for the individual cost; maybe not quite as high for the employer match.
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