Ok, having a new baby totally knocked this blog off the agenda for a time, but now I hope to get back at it.
Obviously, the election didn't turn out as I had hoped. It will be interesting to see what happens in the Obama administration. Maybe the country will finally realize that throwing money at problems will not make them go away.
I heard on Thom Hartman (liberal talk show host) that we should have a $16-17 minimum wage. Is this guy nuts? Flipping burgers at McDonald's is not worth paying someone 16 bucks an hour. It is a totally legitimate job, but it does not require the skills that say, a nurse would require. If we raised the minimum wage to that price, don't people realize that the cost of everything will go up? We would have to increase more skilled laborers wages, a hamburger at McDonalds would cost 3x more than it does now, and we'd be in a bigger financial crisis than we are now.
Obviously, the election didn't turn out as I had hoped. It will be interesting to see what happens in the Obama administration. Maybe the country will finally realize that throwing money at problems will not make them go away.
I heard on Thom Hartman (liberal talk show host) that we should have a $16-17 minimum wage. Is this guy nuts? Flipping burgers at McDonald's is not worth paying someone 16 bucks an hour. It is a totally legitimate job, but it does not require the skills that say, a nurse would require. If we raised the minimum wage to that price, don't people realize that the cost of everything will go up? We would have to increase more skilled laborers wages, a hamburger at McDonalds would cost 3x more than it does now, and we'd be in a bigger financial crisis than we are now.
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You are going to tell us where to stand on FOCA? Tell me....is 2+2 4? HAHAHAAHHA!!
Did Thom Hartmann say that? Boy....I didn't know he was that crazy. How many people in this nation get paid the min wage? any idea?
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