> Deanna wrote: > The state wage is significantly lower than the city wage was to be, and > there's no provision for incremental increases like there was in the city > version. >
That's the problem with the minimum wage: it isn't trying to solve any problem, just mask the symptoms. And in doing so, it creates more problems. Quick example. I know a guy who makes roofing knives for a small business. He used to pay people the minimum wage to do the final assembly until he figured out it's much cheaper to send the parts to China for assembly. Bye, bye jobs. If the minimum wage increases, however, those people out of job can find another one that comes with a pay rise! Why did they get rise? Because they earned it through skills acquisition? No. Because the gov't gave them a hand out. What message does that send? Do nothing, get raises. The only problem is those jobs are going to China and the ones that stay train people to stay stupid. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175126 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
