We need a law that requires domestic employers to give annual pay raises that match, or exceed, year-end inflation results.

I don't know about all of you, but I am tired of working my ass off only to end up making less money year over year because my pay doesn't raise as quickly as inflation. This year especially has been hard as we're looking at nearly double digit inflation (cough bullshit it's way higher cough) yet my employer refused to give me a pay raise because my tenure isn't high enough. Even had I gotten one, it would have been between 1 and 3 percent, which means I'm effectively making 5-7% less than I was last year when factoring expenses.

The only way I can see this getting better is if the government steps in and mandates that companies must raise pay annually to match or exceed inflation. This would accomplish two things:

1. We, as employees, can actually keep up with the costs of daily living and reduce the amount of folks that end up having to quit their jobs and live in poverty and on welfare because they can't afford their car, gas, rent, etc.

2. It would de-incentivize corporations from artificially inflating their prices citing “market conditions” to turn a massive profit. The more they inflate prices, the more they have to pay their employees, and the less money they pocket by screwing employees.

Any corporations that fail to issue pay raises in this manner should be given a massive financial penalty, which would then be pumped back into the economy as a stimulus to workers below an income threshold.

I'm sure there are problems with this idea that folks could point out, but I would still really like to see something like this implemented. If only we could elect someone that actually gives a shit about us and not their donors/lobbyists.