designkida/Getty Images America is losing its one-time healthy middle class and desperately wants it back. But how? Some say reviving manufacturing jobs. Some say redistributing existing wealth. Some say a universal basic income. Academics are fond of upskilling and lifelong education. Even U.S. CEOs are now saying that they need to create more higher-paying jobs.
But what almost no one talks about is how we can improve the low-wage jobs — mostly in the service sector — that already exist. Even enlightened business and thought leaders often view these jobs only as a stepping stone to better jobs or assume […]
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