I didn't say they shouldn't understand it, I said it was not my role as employer to teach it to them. Or the schools' for that matter. They are already botching simple literacy. What I do suggest is that if I hire some clerical help, probably my first move, and this is a permanent hire, it would be much more helpful if I pay enough to keep my employee from having to moonlight in order to afford housing than if I play the heavy father and tell them to buy a house with the money they aren't making working for me, how intrusive.
Dana On 9/26/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Cameron wrote: > > So we should pay them all a "living wage" since they are educated > > folks and all and deserve to feed their families... Now how much does > > a whopper cost? > > > > Yup, exactly. My point with the education is not to just get degrees > for degree's sake. > > The big problem is people don't understand how money works and how to > compete. How they must be their own business: get a good or service > the market wants, market that good or service, negotiate for the best > price, etc. And NEVER quit watching the market. Is demand for your > goods falling? Should you add adjacent services? Are you > over-extended? > > A minimum wage moves in the exact opposite direction. It rewards > people for lacking marketable skills. > > To answer Dana's question about why a burger flipper should understand > finance and mortgages, because if they don't they'll go bankrupt and > then we all pay. We need their creativity in the market place and if > we don't give them the tools to show up, many won't. > > They'll stay suckling at the teat of gov't imposed inflated wages > until the milk runs out. Dana suggests your small business pay for > the milk. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175110 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
