Gruss, your mind is obviously closed on this topic, so I am not going to argue the point with you any more. If I get a chance sometime this week I'll look up who it is that is still paying the minimum wage around here. I'll also let you know whether the local measure passes. As of this weekend it was ahead by a hair, but behind after the pollsters of the local Republican rag "informed" respondents on the alleged access issue. To repeat my point - we have a minimum wage, get over it. It may as well be realistic.
Dana On 10/2/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:175660 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
