To be in the working class in US is the worst thing that can happen to anyone. The wages and benefits has not increased with same rate as inflation making working class poorer and poorer over time. Why don’t we so something about it? Unionizing might help in the long run but it does not change fundamental problem in US: capitalism as its finest. And what they do when we are to expensive for them? Outsource. What we can do about it? Play the game with their rules and move aboard.
Fortunately, a lot of EU countries are looking for working immigrants. The salaries and benefits are the same for them as for the natives, and moving there is easy and affordable – basically one plane ticket away ($500). There everyone is treated like a human being. 40hrs a week + one month paid vacation + free health care.
“But it’s so far away and i wont see my family/friends anymore”. To be fair, how many times you have actually seen them over the past year?
I am not saying everyone should move there, but some kind of trend will be acknowledged and that is only what matters.