zen.org Communal Weblog

A really great op-ed piece written by President Jimmy Carter explains how he believes this isn’t the real America any more. He describes horrible transformations taking place in the government, evidenced by a variety of steps the United States has taken that are in sharp contrast to its past views on how to do things. One particular part of what he wrote really struck me:

Members of Congress have increased their own pay by $30,000 per year since freezing the minimum wage at $5.15 per hour (the lowest among industrialized nations).