Comments on: Minimum Wage Hike Approved

New Rate Of $7.25 By Summer 2009 Is First Raise Since 1997

[bobnjersey]

[The government is NOT our SAVIOR, not our daddy, not our nursemaid ... WE AREN'T SOCIALISTs, we are CAPITALISTs]
[Posted by CarlyLaine at 12:02 PM : May 25, 2007]

here's a good free market (no socialism allowed) example that touches every person in the us every day ... corn farmers almost exclusively grow their whole crop w/ a cost (their cost to grow it) greater than the market price (price when they harvest it). if they fall short in their return (they lost money) ... they grow more corn the next year to make up the difference.

with me so far?

the federal govt will subsidize the price difference between the market price (commodity market) and a controlled price (higher) to provide the farmers some protection from the commodity market dynamics.

now keep in mind that corn ... and it's many direct and indirect derivatives ... touches nearly every corner of the industrialized food market.

how free market capitalist is this?

the next free market lesson will be the medical industry.

[nottellin1]

What kills me about this new law is that they had to stuff it in the Iraq funding bill to get the Prez to sign it. If anything needs to change in our government, besides the people representing us, we need to add term limits and all amendments to a bill should actually have something to do with the purpose of the bill.

[carlylaine]

ttinsly

We have socialism now because of socialists who HATE what the United States stands for. FREE ENTERPRISE.

I am not advocating the US take back the social programs we have now. It would be too much. Cutting back-yes. Not increasing minimum wage is the right thing to do.

Read what ditkaca wrote. It is correct.

[carlylaine]

ditkaca

THANK YOU.

[r9119111]

CarlyLaine:

Did you ever have to live in a burned out building because you had no other place to go?

[carlylaine]

r9119111

I have lost everything I owned. Judge me now. I lost a family, all of my belongings.

I didn't ask the government to give me money. I worked hard and went to school.

I didn't cry and whine. I got minimum wage jobs and I made it. And I am proud of myself.

I still have nothing and I'm working hard, without government assistance.

JUDGE ME!

[carlylaine]

ezillyamused

I wasn't saying that you are not trying to work good things in your life for you and your children-there are lots of social programs. I understand how hard this is for you. There are many social programs that assist women in your situation. But also there are scholarships from philanthropic organizations. You could make more money; apply for these.

I had a friend who was on WELFARE. She is a very intelligent woman with three kids. She didn't go on WELFARE at all. She applied for scholarships constantly and got every one for which she applied. And she was able to keep her kids in luxury and herself.

I had to struggle when I went to college. It wasn't easy for me. I didn't mean to denigrate you or your position or your struggle. Keep going you'll make it.

This is about minimum wage. The socialists are wrong to force EVERY BUSINESS to do this. IT's flat wrong in a capitalist society. We are not socialists.

[r9119111]

CarlyLaine:

What a compassionate heart you were born with! I hope you don't ever lose everythin you own. You won't be able to handle it. Spoiled brat!

[perception5]

Does everyone remember CBS (Censoring Broadcasting Station) plastering all the anti-Bush poll numbers at the top of their website the last two days....... here's one that should be there today......69% of Americans APPROVE of the Iraq funding measure approved last night in Congress. Can any liberal out there today explain WHY is poll number isn't in the headlines ( I looking for some good excuses)Check it out:

"Take a look at yesterday's CBS News/New York Times poll. Yes, 63% of those surveyed (including 81% of Dems and 61% of Independents) said the United States should set a "timeline for withdrawal" in 2008.

But the following question asked whether Congress should block all funding of the troops, allow funding for the troops without conditions, or pursue a middle course that allows funding on the condition that the United States "sets benchmarks for progress and the Iraqi government are meeting those goals" - which is exactly what last night's bill did. Phrased that way, 69% of those surveyed were in favor of funding with benchmarks (including 73% of Democrats and 69% of Independents).

Look at it another way. Clinton, Obama, and Dodd just placed themselves on the short end of an 80-14 vote. "

How much more corrupt can we get? Don't you love America's "Free Left-Wing Press"?

[ezillyamused]

Maybe someone could tell me exactly in what stone it is written that it's okay for less than 1% of the population to control 60% of the money? Now I paid attention in Civics class and Economics, but I must have been absent the day that this was discussed.