tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3524109402896995670..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Creative Writer: Raising the Minimum Wage is a Women's IssueRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59519885691394641832014-04-05T01:59:45.331-04:002014-04-05T01:59:45.331-04:00Certainly we are not expected bad economic conditi...Certainly we are not expected bad economic condition so should take right step to solve this problem. I think our consciousness play main role to protect that. Thanks.. <a href="http://flsa.net/" rel="nofollow"> federal minimum wage</a> FLSA.net is indicate the rights of workers and reporting of the particular labor law to protect the rules of employers and employees, according to the federal andAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302354966604837691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39302282432272689442014-03-31T17:38:00.840-04:002014-03-31T17:38:00.840-04:00Can somebody please tell me what ISN'T a "...Can somebody please tell me what ISN'T a "women's issue" anymore? To me it's an "everybody issue". If people want more unemployment or have their jobs permanently replaced with machines keep it up.<br /><br />Idiots.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-14687997798932785102014-03-31T14:38:04.672-04:002014-03-31T14:38:04.672-04:00Additionally, who exactly "expects" anyo...Additionally, who exactly "expects" anyone to live in Seattle on minimum wage? Whence comes the assumption that anyone is entitled to live in a locale they cannot afford? When I rented my first apartment, the landlord even did this legwork for me: we're not going to rent to you if you make less than $[x]. But even if you're renting from a landlord with a higher appetite for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91456325587032049142014-03-31T14:32:11.135-04:002014-03-31T14:32:11.135-04:00Alan's problem is that he sees the issue far t...Alan's problem is that he sees the issue far too clearly and his understanding of it is not handicapped by some juvenile belief in the magic powers of government. Progressives really do not see it this way. We truly cannot see to even the *second* logical step in this process: If you require a business to pay out more in wages than that work brings in as revenue, that job will simply be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66108226166990701342014-03-31T13:02:35.002-04:002014-03-31T13:02:35.002-04:00Doesn't help that they keep coming out with bo...Doesn't help that they keep coming out with bogus "scientific" studies from organizations like Center for American Progress that shows Minimum Wage Laws helping the economy. Or coming up with ridiculous graphs showing that lowering taxes has historically been followed by recession. <br /><br />I get where you're coming from. It's exhausting poking holes in these arguments Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539835815067680933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38327914669453177272014-03-31T12:53:38.268-04:002014-03-31T12:53:38.268-04:00I think she ought to take a closer look at the 88%...I think she ought to take a closer look at the 88% who are over 20 making minimum wage. Likely these are college students, the elderly who are also receiving social security or their retirement savings, kids still living with their parents, etc. Nobody does expect a person to live in Seattle, by themselves, on $9.19/hr. This isn't a symptom of a minimum wage that is too low. This is a symptomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539835815067680933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76679456050465864352014-03-31T02:34:08.744-04:002014-03-31T02:34:08.744-04:00What do you expect from a rote learning Humanities...What do you expect from a rote learning Humanities Department twit? Reason and Logic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13997028406869406012014-03-30T19:17:13.438-04:002014-03-30T19:17:13.438-04:00Jerry,
You demonstrate well the hubris of those t...Jerry,<br /><br />You demonstrate well the hubris of those that think they can centrally plan for thousands, nay millions of people.<br /><br />Your "one size fits all" approach is the largest, of many, many problems with forcing rules upon others.<br /><br />Let us keep in mind that we can axiomatically say that at least 90% of those people that are pushing to force a $15/hour rate do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42890958934321085462014-03-30T13:29:46.743-04:002014-03-30T13:29:46.743-04:00Re: Jerry Wolfgang,
-- The Federal Reserve is not ...Re: Jerry Wolfgang,<br />-- The Federal Reserve is not grinding a single person into poverty. --<br /><br />Yes it is. My wages and savings are losing PP as the Fed continues to print money. That is grinding me towards poverty.<br /><br />I dare you to show me I'm lying.OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70278425031896877612014-03-30T13:27:49.581-04:002014-03-30T13:27:49.581-04:00Re: Jerry Wolfgang,
-- Let's take an policy p...Re: Jerry Wolfgang,<br /><br />-- Let's take an policy proposal to an extreme and pretend we're making a serious argument. --<br /><br />Raising the minimum wage under the guise of helping (take your pick) the poor, the workers, unmarried women with children, women in general, is not making a serious argument for starters. If the minimum wage proponents pretend to turn moral arguments OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74049679837390798112014-03-30T13:07:18.529-04:002014-03-30T13:07:18.529-04:00If you had your own business and one of your emplo...If you had your own business and one of your employees generated $8/hour in sales, would you really keep that person and pay them the new minimum wage of $15/hour?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53653375914541010672014-03-30T12:35:55.855-04:002014-03-30T12:35:55.855-04:00JW: Troll.JW: Troll.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40902216930452667572014-03-30T09:54:29.907-04:002014-03-30T09:54:29.907-04:00My comment was directed at Miss Jackson and our fr...My comment was directed at Miss Jackson and our friends among the ignorant naïve left who focus on $15 instead of banker billions.<br />Godfreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26643950104320318762014-03-30T09:28:54.217-04:002014-03-30T09:28:54.217-04:00Not to put words in Godfrey's mouth, but I bel...Not to put words in Godfrey's mouth, but I believe his comment was directed to the (very) creative writer, not EPJ.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56584150101757628522014-03-30T09:27:06.146-04:002014-03-30T09:27:06.146-04:00Oh, and another thing. Exactly when did it become...Oh, and another thing. Exactly when did it become conventional wisdom that the minimum wage should be high enough to support a family of four? If I'd suggested such a thing back in the mid 70s (when I was making the min wage of $2 per hour) I would have been laughed out of the room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41994427730800080052014-03-30T09:07:38.366-04:002014-03-30T09:07:38.366-04:00I'm starting to think of the min. wage issue a...I'm starting to think of the min. wage issue as a litmus test, in the same light as the drug war. I.e, if you refuse to understand the reasons the drug war is bad (political and police corruption, destruction of personal liberty, etc.) then there's not a lot I can tell you about the RATIONAL reasons for abolishing it. Now, if you refuse to understand the reasons why the min wage is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44015286916118616562014-03-30T05:00:43.893-04:002014-03-30T05:00:43.893-04:00The Federal Reserve is not grinding a single perso...The Federal Reserve is not grinding a single person into poverty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58926939079253624022014-03-30T04:58:38.103-04:002014-03-30T04:58:38.103-04:00Let's take an policy proposal to an extreme an...Let's take an policy proposal to an extreme and pretend we're making a serious argument. Lower the speed limit on the road? Let's make the speed limit 2 miles an hour! Raise taxes? Let's just require the employer to send your paycheck to the IRS!! Ban slavery? Why? It's not so bad. You get to sing songs and eat gruel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25164246323916764862014-03-30T04:27:18.389-04:002014-03-30T04:27:18.389-04:00Government has no actual ability to "raise&qu...Government has no actual ability to "raise" wages. All it can do is issue an edict that no employment shall occur at less than some fixed rate. Hence, all it can do is BAN employment, which is exactly what will occur - whatever employment we have now, we will have less of it after.Alan Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144313758560375165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63081843704573332532014-03-30T02:41:12.515-04:002014-03-30T02:41:12.515-04:00Let's make it $100 per hour! We will all be ri...Let's make it $100 per hour! We will all be rich!<br />People are really just too stupid to be free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36799852576359658102014-03-30T01:10:00.411-04:002014-03-30T01:10:00.411-04:00Degree in creative writing is a diagnosis.Degree in creative writing is a diagnosis.averrosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91036969344735868952014-03-29T23:12:26.816-04:002014-03-29T23:12:26.816-04:00There is no doubt that the Federal Reserve is the ...There is no doubt that the Federal Reserve is the bigger fish in the whole crony economy however that doesn't mean the libertarian movement shouldn't expose the dangers of minimum wage and why raising it to $15 would create more problems that it supposedly solves. NY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63476627451578259792014-03-29T21:43:56.589-04:002014-03-29T21:43:56.589-04:00Yes, let's focus on $15 an hour table scraps i...Yes, let's focus on $15 an hour table scraps instead of the Federal Reserve's fiat money machine that is grinding millions into poverty.Godfreynoreply@blogger.com