> Ike wrote: > Gruss, I think it's a rediculous assertion to say that only physical > limitations would prevent > someone from rising above the poverty line. I've met a good number of people > who, > although they haven't been legally diagnosed as being mentally retarded simply > don't have what I would consider to be the intellectual facility to excel > beyond > the minimum wage by means other than hapenstance.
Could those people work hard and loyally as custodians, hospital orderlies, or on a city crew? All of those jobs don't take much mental capacity and pay well over the minimum wage. How about opening up a hot dog stand? Or detailing cars? Or working construction? It's seems like there's plenty of jobs for people like that and, if there weren't, we wouldn't have a Mexican immigration problem. The Mexicans take jobs Americans don't want like cleaning hotels, roofing, car wash, and on and on. So I remain unconvinced you're correct. Further my point is not to discuss the problem but the solution whatever the percentage is (I was just curious as to what people's experience was). I'm suggesting the solution is not minimum wage or welfare, but education. Most high school graduates ARE NOT AWARE that car and home loans cost you more than the asset's price. That's a massive failure. Then there's the process of getting people from high school into the work force. Right now that path is through college but we need to short circuit that. I'm not saying that all poor people are lazy, I'm suggesting some might be and wondering what the group consensus on the percentage is. Overall, though, what's the solution to poverty? I don't throwing money at it via a minimum wage is it. That's just a failure of creativity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174926 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
