> Dana wrote: > I don't regard the minimum wage as being an enterprise. And since the people > are working for the wage, they are earning it. The fact is, governments give > subsidies, not businesses.
A wage that is not paid due to market forces in not earned and businesses are not paying the wage voluntarily, they are being forced to by the government. Why? To avoid poverty, which is an enterprise: en·ter·prise Pronunciation Key (ntr-prz) n. 1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk. Minimum wage is, therefore, a government provided subsidy, and just like welfare, it's a dead end corruption to those that get it. It is a policy that discourages skills acquisition because it rewards the failed status quo, "do nothing, and don't worry, we'll force your employer pay you for it." If you were concerned about the well-being of those people you'd favor a policy that taught them how to earn their pay and self-respect rather than accept charity with a hat in hand. Instead you'd like to keep them dumb and therefore keep them down. So if you're looking for a good argument against MW that's it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:175630 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
