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Taken from the ILO source you cited:
"This is the first time that a comprehensive review of this nature has been conducted.
It is hoped that this paper will stimulate further debate on how the measurement of worker needs and living wages can be improved so that policy-makers are better informed."
So we really have come to - "from each according to his ability and to each according to his need".
This coupled with the attack on wealth (see the "How do you raise taxes thread"), the revived attacks on 2nd Amendment rights (Feinstein's proposed bill), and BTW I think the Press has all but capitulated its responsibilities and has effectively muted the purpose of a free press (1st Amendment) - well this optimist is feeling much less so these days. Or maybe I just got up on the "grumpy old man" side of the bed this morning.
Very interesting read though. Thanks.