Tanya photo, 2009
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
There is another "Right" which should be a part of every good, modern government, a part of the democratic social contract which makes civilization civilization.
This Right should be in the US Constitution---as another one of the Bill of Rights guarantees:
That is: The Right to Work.
There should be paid work--and not just meaningless busywork--guaranteed to every citizen of this country--and the pay for this work should be enough to live on with comfort and dignity.
I believe this model could be realized right now if the incredible "compensation packages" given to corporate heads, some doctors, lawyers and so forth were equalized with normal workingman's salaries--and by this I don't mean a "socialist state", since I have been around enough to know that they never work--I just mean that enough is plenty for anyone--the rest is just plain greed.
There would be a tremendous outcry by the rich that this could not be done--but I believe that it nevertheless must and will be done fairly soon right here in our America.
Thank you for considering this proposal.
I wish you continued success in every part of your life.
Sincerely,
Thomas F. Wold
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