Re: RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $120 AN HOUR!!
From: Albert (alwagner_at_tcac.net)
Date: 06/09/04
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 16:50:42 -0500
On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:01:58 -0700
"Bill Bonde ( ``I could have nailed the St. Helena goat's pelt to the
deck'' )" <stderr2@backpacker.com> wrote:
<snip>
> How strong is a small businessman who might want to pay someone to
> sweep up but can't see paying a high wage for that?
I hope he's strong enough to sweep his own floor. I'd like someone else
to mow my yard for me, but I can't afford it.
<snip>
> I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that businesses have some
> deal worked out to pay people low wages?
No need to. Demographics and the fact that some workers are more
desperate than others works just fine.
<snip>
> But you are arguing for government running the economy again. That's
> been shown not to provide for "the poors" as well as capitalism. Look
> at the Soviet Union.
Ah! The old "Soviet Union" pony again, as if our only options were
laissez-faire capitalism and Stalinism.
<snip>
> If people have the human right to food, water and basic shelter, then
> find ways to provide that human right, but don't pretend that that
> should be forced on the market.
Are you suggesting some sort of black market outside of the public
market? How would that work to provide employment?
-- "Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life; it is bad to damage and destroy life." -- Albert Schweitzer
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