Debate Is Over

Earth day this year fell smack dab in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. I know past years have seen groups amass on opposite side of the fence when it comes to man’s impact on his environment. I would hope that this year the debate is over. The results of us being forced to back off on our out of control consumption are impossible to miss. The air is cleaner and the earth is healthier after only a couple of weeks into the forced shutdown. No need to debate cause and effect on that one.

Another argument that should also be put to rest - minimum wage. Many are claiming it is impossible to live off the subsidy the government is giving them during this pandemic despite their subsidy being greater than what our most vulnerable citizens are forced to live on year-round.

Lastly as someone who has worked in healthcare for most of his life, I am a little tired of everyone superficially “supporting healthcare workers”. This not a cool social media thing to do. It is something you should be doing 24/7 outside of a pandemic. And if you really believe in supporting healthcare workers, stop voting in political parties who are making it impossible for healthcare workers to make patient care their priority. We need to stop forcing the privatization of this essential service.

As it has been said before - this pandemic will not define us but it will reveal us.

 “Poverty is not having nothing. Poverty is being legally excluded from having sufficient access to resources to exist. Life on Earth used to lack a price tag. We changed that by locking up access to natural resources & letting the owner class hold all the keys. Unconditional Basic Income is your key.” — Scott Santens