people dont do those things as a selfish way to feel better about themselves. its about improving work condiitons and encouraging positive changes for your industry. but i guess you dont care as long as you get your $50 check, and your executives are getting something slightly more than that for exploiting you. and i bet they sleep TERRIBLY at night knowing their employees are barely making ends meet. im not criticizing you for working for low pay because i do it too and i know its all about building time and moving on up... however i am concerned with your justification of such a lousy system.