> Dana wrote: > Getting back to my previous example, when you're working three jobs because > that's what it takes to pay the rest, no, actually, you probably *don't* > have the option of going to school, even if you were otherwise qualified and > could afford it. >
I'm not saying "screw the poor", I'm saying there's a better solution than the minimum wage. You've not commented on that solution; you've just turned my point into some scrooge hyperbole (see Dickens) without addressing its merits. You seem to enjoy believing that those that oppose your solution are ogres with no moral sense. Consider this: maybe your solution won't work and mine does. Who's the ogre now? The person pushing methods sure to fail or the one trying to succeed? Again, my solution to poverty AND a 1000 other problems is to beef up our educational system and change our job market entry points. For example, take Ike's response about how he made mistakes early that closed doors for him. That happens to lots of people. A better education system, however, can prevent those types of mistakes and thus create a smarter worker. I bet over 90% of high school graduates couldn't tell you how a mortgage works much less do a financial analysis on how to best approach their career. What I find absolutely ironic about your moral soapbox is that it's the most insulting: "Hey, these morons will never be smart enough to figure things out so let's just toss money at the dummies." I'm taking the 'teach a man fish' approach while you favor a keep 'em down approach by making them dependant on an artificial wage. Why should a monkey leave the cage when all he has to do to get a pellet is tap your heart strings? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174965 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
