> RoMunn wrote: > I would go beyond the idea of capitalism and suggest Ms Rand's > philosophy of objectivism posits that the way of freedom and > independence is through enlightened self-interest.
Yeah, that's kind of the cerebral version, but I'd like to think I'm agreeing with her in this way (relevant to posts on this list): rather than a minimum wage, we need workers that are "enlightened" or educated about the marketplace. That would enable them to make conscious informed decisions about their lifestyle tradeoff. For example, should they stay in rural Idaho, or should they move to a city to pursue a higher wage? If they like to work with their hands can they have a better future as a machinist or as an electrician? The core philosophy here being is it better to give a man a minimum wage or teach him to earn a living wage for life? i.e., does their 'enlightened self-interest' save them from being dependant on a government imposed wage floor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213666 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
