I think $7.25 is really a slave wage and I don’t appreciate it,” Mr. Rivera said. “And to those businesses that say they would not be able to function if they pay a living wage, then those ...

But wage slavery isn’t only about how much people make; it’s about the freedom to walk away to choose a better option. As a society, we owe it to ourselves to pursue freedom from wage slavery.

Wage slavery, or the concept of being completely dependent on the person or company paying your subsistence wage is a reality for many individuals in modern developed nations.

When someone writes an op-ed opposing a $15 minimum wage [“Wage hike a disaster for working poor,” Opinion, May 10], you can bet he is motivated by protecting business profits.The real problem ...

But wage slavery isn’t only about how much people make; it’s about the freedom to walk away to choose a better option. As a society, we owe it to ourselves to pursue freedom from wage slavery.

”wage slaves.” Lincoln, reflecting the values of his constituency, energetically espoused the virtues of individual capitalism as the best and only morally correct way to earn a living.

Wages Remain Static While Productivity Soars A report from the Economic Policy Institute found that from 2002 to 2012, wages have remained largely flat for 70 percent of Americans.