Tearing the Country Apart

THE SAN DIEGO city council voted to raise the minimum wage in that city considerably, but the measure was vetoed by the mayor, the new mayor who does not, so far as we know, harass women while at work. Then, the city council overrode the mayor's veto, and the new minimum wage is back in action. Within days we can expect to see every business leave the city, as per the new mayor's dire warnings. Or, maybe that line of reasoning is rubbish. Maybe prices will go up just a bit, and all the fast food places will stay put. Interestingly, all those on the council who voted for the higher minimum wage are democrats, all those opposed, you guessed it, republicans. America looks to be divided right down the middle, half conservative pro business, half liberal pro labor. Is there nowhere in the twain to meet? Right now about forty percent of the american people are financially stressed, which means that they can either barely pay the bills, or cannot pay them at all. when this number goes beyond fifty percent, then will the great economic reform movement begin? the gap between rich and poor grows ever greater. When will it grow so great that it tears the country apart?