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Cindy Gallop says the pandemic will help essential workers get paid what they’re worth

Cindy Gallop says the pandemic will help essential workers get paid what they’re worth

It took a global pandemic and stay-at-home orders for 1.5 billion people worldwide, but something is finally occurring to us: The future we thought we expected may not be the one we get. Below is an answer from Cindy Gallop, the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn. It has especially thrown into sharp relief that the essential workers we’ve applauded every night—the healthcare workers, carers for the elderly and infirm, grocery store workers, cleaners, teachers—are paid so little to care so much, while people who don’t give a shit about anything else except making money through ruthless and predatory means—the denizens of Wall Street and corporate America—are paid so much to care so little.