Until the day that every worker in Ventura County is paid a living wage — for example, a wage that allows them to pay their rent and utilities using a third of their full-time income — we will have a lopsided economy. Some people will be doing fine, while a majority of workers suffers in silence, struggling just to pay for necessities.

It certainly behooves our local government agencies to set an example for this very reasonable request. With the people at “the top� making such grand salaries — and still having trouble affording housing, mind you! — how can we not extend a basic decent wage to each and every public worker? Support a living wage for the City of Ventura!