That is a challenging subject with a few contributing factors. First thing is that we are predominantlt a capitalist world. If a business isn't generating an income then it shouldn't be in business because it's not meeting the need of the market. You can't generate an income by paying people less to try and stay a float.

However, if there are discrepancies where businesses are generating an income revenue but choosing to pay people poverty wages than they need to address their business model and pay people more.

Noting that economic and wages are different in the US and Australia. We don't have tips, I really get upset when I'm asked to provide one as we pay the wages through our purchases which are higher to cover. We've had instances of wage theft.

The purpose of employment is to not live in poverty, not all jobs will be paid equally but when the vast majority are paid at or below the poverty line people will be at a loss taking them because they now have an increase in costs associated to employment. Such as clothing, meals, transport, etc.

I believe some industries may need to be supported such as food I.e. farms because increases costs of food is often felt across an entire nation. But when we check corporate profits as in Australia the food sector is dominated by two major chains (supermarkets) We see they have increased profits in the billions per year but that profit isn't being passed onto farmers and farm hands but to stake holders and board members.

Capitalism is supposed to be a trickle down but we have a trickle up in some sectors. Needs re working.

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