Kerry is wanting to increase the minimum wage to a whopping $7 an hour! He claims it will help mothers as the majority of minimum wage earners are women. He also says and I quote "The detractors say 'This will hurt our small business!' But it never has before."
Okay, I'm raising the BS flag to full mast!
First, the largest group of minimum wage earners might be women. But that's if you don't break it down by age, where you realize the the majority of minimum wage earners are college age or teenagers! And then is you subtract all the people who are in a minimum wage job as a side job, then you have a very small group of people who are making a "living" so to speak on minimum wage, but instead just have kids. By the way, if you're making minimum wage in my state, you're an idiot since many McDonalds start off at 10 dollars an hour, but that's another story.
Second thing, the largest group of small businesses is also the one with the most minimum wage jobs: restaurants. And I can tell you right now that many restaurants have a hard time creating new jobs as it is, due to this whole idea of diminishing returns. New jobs only comes when business increases by a fairly large amount. Most of the restaurants I know of would have to fire people if they had to raise their wages by almost 2 dollars per hours. Sorry sir, but it has happened before, raising the minimum wage cuts jobs, not creates them. 1.5 million jobs have been created just since the beginning of the year, I think we're doing okay in that department, don't screw with it!
BTW, raising the minimum wage has less to do with mom's working to raise their children by themselves (which Kerry wants to give them more free money fo thei irresponsibility too) and more to do with unions whose wages are perpetually tied to the minimum wage. A union contract might read that they are entitled to a minimum of 5 times the minimum wage or 10 dollars more than the minimum wage (just to pull some numbers from my nether regions. Dear lord, you want to talk about industries that will begint o feel a hurt, look at any industry that depends on a union and you will see and industry either begint of ail, or let people go.
Sorry, if you w ant to help jobs in this country, get rid of the business killing unions (like the ones who killed Eastern Airlines, United Airlines and were trying to kill Delta Airlines) and get rid of the minimum wage altogether. There is no reason why someone shouldn't be free to negotiate their own wage with an employer. If I want to work for $4 an hour on a side job, why shouldn't I? And why should an employer have to pay a 14 year old $7 an hour to scoop fries, which is what Kerry wants?
It also will cause inflation. Why? If you can't figure that one out, God help you.
Sorry Mr. Kerry, it will hurt jobs, it will cause inflation, and it will hurt the conomy.
Posted by Skywalker at June 18, 2004 06:34 PM | TrackBackA side note about this thing is:
Let's say this *does* happen. Take someone who is in their early 20's - perhapes working their way through college and they've taken 3yrs. at a job to even build themselves *up* to $7 an hour. Well, suddenly, the minimum wage goes up and what took this college student 3 yrs to accomplish now takes some 15/16 yr. old (who is still living at home with mommy and daddy) just *minutes* to accomplish as soon as they are hired. I mean, yes, that is something that college student would have to accept but...that's pretty annoying.
BTW, Skywalker, I know you want to accomplish alot in the Marines but I was wondering.....should we expect to see YOU running for office (maybe President) in the next 15- 20 yrs? You'd have *my* vote.:-)
Posted by: mrs. muddy at June 18, 2004 10:11 PMIf I did, I'd have a real issue of this site being in my closet haha. Plus, I'd have to convince guys like benny and mooseboy to vote for me.
"I'd have a real issue of this site being in my closet"
Are we talking figuratively or literally? haha. Compaired to what other politicians keep in *their* closet...I would think you'd be quite "boring" to the media.
"Plus, I'd have to convince guys like benny and mooseboy to vote for me."
Ah yes, But you can't win them all my dear. Besides, if you could, it wouldn't be much of a challenge now would it?
Posted by: mrs. muddy at June 19, 2004 01:18 AMTrue!
I think even beeny could support me given that he and I actually agree on quite a few domestic issues (I'm against he DMCA, parts of the patriot act, for legalized gambling, legalized, but regulated marajauna and other narcotics so on so forth...) Because as far as domestic policy goes I beleive that if you're not huurting someone else's right ot life, liberty or pursuit of happiness...what's the big deal? I mean really, how many of our laws and injsutices are related to drugs? How many black men are in jail over drug dealing? Yet, how does selling and using these hurt anyone but the user who know the consequences of their choice? I mean the list goes on. I piss a friend of mine off with that one because he thinks Christians SHOULD force their faith on people so he can't understand how I can be for legalizing something I think is immoral to do.
However, I'm very conservative as far as national security, and economics go. I believe in abolishing incomes taxes and going to indirect taxes (commerce tax or a national retail sales tax.) Why? Because I belive that you know how to spend you money better than the government. Because it can be done at no loss (but a potential gain) to the government. Because economists tell me it will cause prices to drop like rocks due to the elimination of built in corporate taxes that they pass onto the consumer, and cause the economy to boom.
I also and firmly against something both of the major parties have been supporting (althought he democrats have been doing it more, they both have been doing this) and that's emminent domain abuses. They've been condemning and confiscating people's property and then selling ti to developers for condo's and wal-marts. I have no problem with condo's or wal-marts, but I have a HUGE problem with the government taking your property form you without fair compenation to sell to a developer to put that condo or wal-mart there. IOW, I beleive deeply in property rights and their deep seeded value to our personal liberties.
I'm also stubborn, bull headed and mean. I don't take insults well, I believe I'm always right, and when it comes to someone's freedom, I HATE compromise. One of my favorite quotes is "I hate communism, taxes and inflation. Go do something about them."
Well, I hate taxes, inflation and the lack of liberty and I want something done about it.
So do you STILL want to vote for me?! ahaha
Posted by: skywalker at June 19, 2004 01:38 AM"I'm against he DMCA"
Never heard of it until a few minutes ago. Started reading about it but will have to research more later.
"Yet, how does selling and using these hurt anyone but the user who know the consequences of their choice?"
Oh, my dear...pretty much every choice we make almost (if not Just) *always* affects someone else too. I've learned that one the hard way...of course, I've never taken drugs but I've made some choices that were just as equally stupid and irresponsible that have affected others terribly. In some cases, I'm still trying to dig myself out of some of them - but I think we all can say similar things about ourselves. Other than that, I agree with what you're saying.
"...he thinks Christians SHOULD force their faith on people..."
Oh God! Bless his heart. With all due respect to your friend, you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinigar. Besides, God doesn't force Himself on anyone...so what gives US the right to take that power that's not even given to us? Of course, I'm preachin' to the choir here.:-)
"I'm also stubborn, bull headed and mean."
Believe it or not...like a fine wine, you *do* - in certain ways - mellow with age. Of course, then again, I'm more stubborn, bull headed and mean than I have ever been. I think I *just* contridicted myself. hahahaha....seriously though, I *am* all those things still, but in alot of ways, I like to think I've found a more constructive means of expressing alot of them.
"I don't take insults well..."
I don't think *anyone* takes them well, you just learn to pick your battles and you stop caring about what others think when you know more of who *you* really (people in general) are.
"I believe I'm always right..."
Then you better make darn sure you *are* always right.:-)
"...and when it comes to someone's freedom, I HATE compromise."
Good!
"So do you STILL want to vote for me?"
Why not.:-) The question is...Would YOU vote for YOU.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at June 19, 2004 08:06 PMSure I would, but I also agree with me on everything. I'd have to convince a large number of people that I'm the right man for the job based on all of those beliefs. Scary huh?
Ask your husband about the DMCA. It essentially limits your rights to do as you wish with things you pay for mostly in ways that previously were legal and in fact assisted in future innovations. Things like the DMCA have caused a technological slow down.
Posted by: skywalker at June 19, 2004 09:29 PM