Making Sense Out of Nonsense

I see one of our committees in the Village is hard at work raising money for our POA employees. Now let me try to figure this out: We pay our employees a pathetic wage and then take up a collection to help them make ends meet. I'm sure it's to show our appreciation. Rather than to go to all that trouble, why not suggest that they be payed a living wage? Then we could throw them a dinner for our appreciation, rather than helping them make ends meet.