mnealtx 0 #226 June 9, 2009 Quotewhat else might we do? Answering the half-dozen people that have asked you "how much more are we supposed to pay so that this woman doesn't have to work?" would be a good start. Then you could go on to explain why a discussion about minimum wage is anything BUT a strawman argument when the woman in your OP isn't working.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingOsh 0 #227 June 10, 2009 Quote in the same way the minimum wage has to be set at the right level for the current economic circumstances. The economy is in the shitter and continuing to sink. Companies are struggling just so stay afloat. Therefore, the current economic circumstances dictate the minimum wage should be reduced. This would lessen the burden on business and allow them to keep employees. Setting minimum wage to reflect the current economic condition is brilliant! The good news is that those three kids we keep talking about won't be affected one bit since their mother wasn't working in the first place. -------------------------------------------------- Stay positive and love your life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #228 June 10, 2009 Quote What do you think happens to other jobs? Wage inflation. So the Legal secretary making $14.00 per hour is now lumped in with burger flippers. Either they go to flipping burgers or they get a raise to $20.00 per hour. And it keeps going. you sound just like a union shop steward here - gotta keep those wage differentials up (would you advise the legal secretaries to strike for more pay)stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #229 June 10, 2009 Quote Minimum wage jobs are for those without marketable skills. Then working those minimum wage jobs one gets marketable skills. a bit of historical revisionism from you (what is the minimum wage really for)stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #230 June 10, 2009 Quote Assuming 40 hour work weeks with two weeks vacation in California, that's a married couple making $64000 per year for minimum wage. that means if they have children they won't be needing any welfare payments - and can even contribute to the tax system (thus, in your eyes, having 'value')stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #231 June 10, 2009 if you want to pay more tax then i suggest an increase in inheritance tax is the way to go stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #232 June 10, 2009 Quote if you want to pay more tax then i suggest an increase in inheritance tax is the way to go Why increase the inheritance tax?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #233 June 10, 2009 Quote i suggest an increase in inheritance tax is the way to go So you want to tax something thats already been taxed?If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lefty 0 #234 June 10, 2009 QuoteQuote i suggest an increase in inheritance tax is the way to go So you want to tax something thats already been taxed? Double secret taxation. The liberal's wet dream.Provoking a reaction isn't the same thing as saying something meaningful. -Calvin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #235 June 11, 2009 Quote>isn't there a central interest rate set every month? Yes, and there should not be. so your idea is to get rid of the federal reserve and my idea is to elevate the status of the minimum wage back to its historical value - which is more likely?stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #236 June 11, 2009 QuoteQuote>isn't there a central interest rate set every month? Yes, and there should not be. so your idea is to get rid of the federal reserve and my idea is to elevate the status of the minimum wage back to its historical value - which is more likely? What does the minimum wage have to do with your 'poor renter' that isn't even working, pray tell?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #237 June 11, 2009 I believe his hypothesis is that increasing minimum wage will motivate more of those folks to get jobs. Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #238 June 11, 2009 Quote I believe his hypothesis is that increasing minimum wage will motivate more of those folks to get jobs. neatly put stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #239 June 11, 2009 >so your idea is to get rid of the federal reserve and my idea is to >elevate the status of the minimum wage back to its historical value - which >is more likely? The likelihood of something is not proportional to its value. If it was, then getting fat and sitting on the couch watching TV would be the most valuable endeavor of all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
