> Dana wrote: > it is impossible to continue this conversation because you refuse to examine > the following assumptions: > - minimum wage is a subsidy > - that it is a trap akin to welfare > - that people work for the minimum wage due to ignorance. >
That's not true, I'm perfectly willing to consider those facts I just haven't seen any evidence that it's true. 1.) Subsidy: I've already shown you, directly from the dictionary, that a wage paid due to force of government is indeed a subsidy. You can take that up with the dictionary people. 2.) Trap. This is basic human nature. Let's say I'm barely making ends meet on my salary and need to change, that is increase my skills, find a higher paying job, etc. Now Dana comes along and says, "don't worry, I'll give you a raise for doing nothing!" Of course I'm not going to leave. Are you saying human nature is different than that? That humans don't have a profit motive? 3.) Ignorance. How is it anything else? Why would somebody work for MW if they could get a job that paid MW+1? (Barring volunteers and those not working for monetary compensation.) Again, are you saying people don't have a profit motive? As you can see, points #2 and #3 are the same. In a nutshell, people usually don't change unless they have to, but they'll almost always change if the pay is right. Who likes writing their CV, interviewing, and job hunting? Nobody. So why do you do it? Either because you need more money or more job satisfaction. If somebody came along and offered you more money for doing nothing, who wouldn't take it? I've never met the person that's turned down a pay rise, but I'm met plenty that have left because they didn't get one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:175811 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
