Well that’s the downside of collective bargening and mininum wages, you don’t get to negociate your own wage contracts as easily and the paradox of democracy with outside influence from non-voter interest groups and career politicans.
Perhap create something of value and capitalise on it?
You cannot as easily socialise your way into profit, more socialise the losses.
Take back control of your money supply and peg it to something of intrinsic value. The coins you hold in your wallet should be of intrinsic value regardless of face value printed on it.
Your currency is pegged to debt and the fait decree value of the economy printing it.
Do better investing for yourself, should have never give up your gold, load up on sovereign coins from the mint.