In response to Jim Bowman’s statements in Viewpoints, March 4 [The living wage is socialism at its worst], I would like to say that a livable minimum wage is not a manifestation of socialism. It is merely a regulation of capitalism.
In the USA we live in a democracy and our capitalism is regulated. That regulation does not come from the free-for-all workings of the marketplace. It comes ultimately from the voting public. If the voters choose to demand that employers must pay a living wage, that, Mr. Bowman, is democracy.
In America, democracy actually happens every now and then. Get used to it!
Will Roy
Oak Park
