minimum wage as enslavement ;) I should have gone wiht my first instinct -- this thread is a waste of time, no minds have been changed, and I have linked my name to a bunch of bigoted BS ;)Please feel free to continue to believe whatever you like.
>> Maureen wrote: >> We have come a long way from the original purpose of these programs. > >I firmly agree with everything you said. I have no problem with >helping people who need a boost getting back on their feet. I was one >of those people so I understand them very well. From one of your >posts earlier, I'll take it that you were too. > >If the philosophy of the aid program fits within the 3 parameters you >listed, then I'm 100% for it. > >What I'm not for is a program such as minimum wage which simply tosses >money at people while teaching them a poor lesson: you don't have to >improve your skills because the gov't will eventually increase your >pay even if you do nothing. > >That money could be better used on empowerment (such as you suggest) >rather than an enslavement program. > >Another great case study on how wage "floors" destroy productivity is >unions in the airline and automotive industry. How are those >businesses doing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195137 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
