In reply to Joe Raimondo.

I agree, Joe, the transition won't be easy, but it seems that higher value work is moving away from the job model. Health benefits got linked to salaried employment after the US shifted to an industrial economy and farm hands had left the fields in droves to work in higher paying factories (1910-1920). There are other models for work and healthcare and we should explore these. I hope that people with the means to make change will meet this "challenging situation".

BTW, cool avatar :)