I wrote a post recently called An Economic Wakeup Call. In it, I suggested that our present form of capitalism is no longer viable. Scenes of long traffic jams at local food banks are now becoming commonplace. Never did I think that in the United States of America, the wealthiest country on the planet, would we ever see such a thing.

I argued that it’s way past time for us as a society to take a long hard look at our economic well-being. Because based on what I’m seeing, what we’re doing now is not working. Not only do we need a more compassionate and humane economy, but also one that works for everyone, not just a select few. Haven’t we had enough of trillion-dollar tax cuts that never seem to trickle-down to the rest of us?

So what can we do? Indeed, a higher minimum wage would go…