Who needs a living wage when you can have cheap gas for a short while every decade or so?
Just think about yourself. Millions and millions of retirees in this country living on a fixed retirement income. Those sky high gas prices hurt them. Maybe it's their turn to be able to afford a steak.
Many of those retirement plans don't give cost-of-living increases. What you get is all you get. Sure maybe they could be greeters at WalMart if they were physically able, many aren't.
The price of oil was already back up almost $6.00 a barrel today. It ain't gonna stay low forever.