I recently read an opinion piece in the New York Times about the wages paid to essential workers (www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/opinion/sunday/essential-workers-wages-covid.html). It is only now during this pandemic that low-paid workers such as healthcare workers, food processors, farmers, retail staff and delivery services are proving their value. The belief that these workers are only worth their replacement value is long forgotten. It has taken a global pandemic to prove that their societal value is much higher. It is time for the workers during this pandemic to get a bailout, similar to what the banks got in 2008.

Source: Irish Examiner May 01, 2020 22:52 UTC