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>>onewho+(OP)
This pandemic could possibly be an historical event for labor policy in the U.S. akin to the miner's strikes in the early 1900s. Laying the groundwork for labor protections, unions and the New Deal.

https://www.iup.edu/archives/coal/unions-and-mining/the-coal...

https://iup.edu/archives/coal/unions-and-mining/the-windber-...

>>jdkee+K9
Let's hope so, but frankly I doubt it. I see more concentrated wealth/power in fewer hands after this turns around.

I really truly hope all the light this pandemic sheds on huge systemic issues in this country are realized by the population at large and acted upon.

The sad state of healthcare in the US being the most obvious issues on the forefront, but also the decline of labor in general, rampant cronyism, and disgusting societal priorities/incentives favoring concentrated economic growth above all else. A vibrant economy is important but it's not the most important aspect of a society, not when it comes at a cost of physical/mental health and pitiful standards of living for massive portions of the population.