> Dana wrote: > To repeat my point - we have a minimum wage, get over it. It may as well be > realistic. >
It's been a great debate and I'll appreciate the updates. While I understand there's a MW, it's not a good solution these days. Maybe even as short as 10 years ago it was, but now that the economy is entering new territory it's an anachronism. (Kinda like Unions) I feel sorry for those that accept it, not because they're mostly near or below the poverty line, but because accepting the subsidy is a hopeless act that will doom them to the same fate as those that accepted Welfare. When Mr. Clinton did away with Welfare as we knew it, all kinds of success stories popped up: people started new business, embarked on real careers, and just generally moved on with their life. I know one woman who went back to college after working her day shift. She couldn't afford to pay someone to look after her child, so she brought her with. Now she's a VP of one of the world's largest health care companies. Her daughter just graduated from one of the World's top MBA schools and works at the same company. Minimum wage denies these opportunities to its recipients; it's essentially an abusive policy as it ghettoizes its recipients. I think government can do better. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:175664 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
