Inequality and the virus

Well, I was misinformed last week.
We are not even close to being green.

My state is a sanctuary state.
But they seem to have missed the idea that undocumented should be cared for,
not just protected from being hauled away.
Our chicken farming has long hired undocumented
to do the dirty work of plucking, wringing necks and cutting up
to get that beautiful piece of chicken to our door.
Because they are undocumented, they can also pay them whatever they want
and not give sick leave.

That bit them in the butt this week when a factory worker dropped dead
from the virus.
Opps.
The first word was that the infection rate was well over 60%
Our 200 bed, not full, hospitals
are now running full at 270 and climbing.
And those are the people who came forward....

Doesn't it bother anyone that the only people who are allowed to get sick
are the people at the second wrung of our ladder?
They are not allowed to work their American dream to start their own business
but they can be "our" servants.
They cannot distantly have fun,
because they are not rich enough to be allowed on a golf course to chat in carts
or go to the marina and sit on a boat (and how is that distancing?)
They could not do that anyway because
in their free time they have to figure out internet
without service
so their children can go to "school".

They certainly cannot go to Super Cuts to get their hair cut
but they can sneak into gated communities
and give service to the wealthy.
They cannot go to the library and get their children book players,
but the middle and upper classes can download and read at leisure.

They cannot keep their smaller shops open to help their communities
but they can drive 30 miles and go to a big box store.

Humm...inequality is showing panties right now.
I wonder how many are actually looking?
Do we really WANT a servant class
that we can pay poorly,
do our dirty work a
and we can feel like lords of the castle
while we sit and keep ourselves from being ill?

My daughter says I worry about too many things.
I guess I do.