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Counter negative connotations associated with whistleblowing with a celebratory narrative about courageous and highly principled individuals who have made an extraordinary difference in the public interest

Employers have power to set wages because workers incur substantial personal cost during unemployment. Employers exercise that power by paying their employees less than what they would earn in a truly competitive market. By paying lower wages, employers may cause higher turnover and incur higher costs to recruit, train, and supervise their workers.

As the psychologist Thomas Gilovich said, “”When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see, and conclude what they expect to conclude…for desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, ‘Can I believe this?,’ but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, ‘Must I believe this?’”