tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7270382390275137793..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Teenage Unemployment in AmericaRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11940727358452311052012-11-27T13:49:31.934-05:002012-11-27T13:49:31.934-05:00Unemployment is being feared by many, especially t...Unemployment is being feared by many, especially the college graduates. Actually, there are also positive benefits of being unemployed; you can have more time with your family until the right job comes for you and if you want to keep yourself busy, you can do volunteer works. Andrea Thomashttp://www.buzztalkland.com/author/andreatm.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62032563890256741072012-06-20T16:52:11.827-04:002012-06-20T16:52:11.827-04:00Of course the two major parties have been fully co...Of course the two major parties have been fully complicit in enacting this monstrosity. You would think with unemployment rates as high as they are the supposedly free market Republicans would be pushing to at least lower if not abolish the minimum wage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153766510906010466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53005427175455345202012-06-20T12:55:25.648-04:002012-06-20T12:55:25.648-04:00In Australia, minimum wage is 20 AUD. I'm try...In Australia, minimum wage is 20 AUD. I'm trying to hiring for a really low skilled desk job, but it's virtually impossible with all the rules and regulations I need to follow. Instead I'll hire an Indian for $5/hr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8806508430695616972012-06-20T12:47:00.266-04:002012-06-20T12:47:00.266-04:00Ultimately the issue is whether or not human being...Ultimately the issue is whether or not human beings are allowed to make their own decisions? A decision on what wage to accept or offer. The minimum wage takes that decision out of the hands of people and places that responsibility into the hands of a stranger.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254728148882930531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11091003933232435902012-06-20T12:34:11.437-04:002012-06-20T12:34:11.437-04:00Simpletons, degree or no degree, will never learnSimpletons, degree or no degree, will never learnMikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6738625359535773772012-06-20T12:00:38.837-04:002012-06-20T12:00:38.837-04:00Well that sorta sets the value of an MBA, now, doe...Well that sorta sets the value of an MBA, now, doesn't it?Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-9276059831733455052012-06-20T11:04:15.623-04:002012-06-20T11:04:15.623-04:00I couldn't convince one of my friends (an MBA ...I couldn't convince one of my friends (an MBA graduate) that the minimum wage was damaging to all low-income earners and those outside unions. My explanation was that if an employer could not afford to pay minimum wage (because each individual did not provide that profit level) he would hire less people. This destroys entry-level jobs and the possibility of advancement by getting in on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com