A letter to The Province responds to the article on Avi Lewis's 'Gen Z socialism,' noting that his proposals appeal to those struggling with jobs and housing, as well as ordinary families. The author argues that over 40 years, wages have been suppressed by privatization, deregulation, outsourcing, union attacks, temporary workers, and high unemployment. Consumer spending has been maintained only by increased debt, leading to financial instability. To address growing inequality, targeted tools like price controls, excess profit taxes, and subsidies for the poor are needed. The author quotes U.S. Justice Louis Brandeis on the incompatibility of democracy and great wealth concentration.
