Increase the minimum wage!

[Laelth]

45. As requested, here are the two responses that have been posted so far.

The first is from Daisy Jonesing, as follows:

"studies have shown American workers are the most productive in the world."

(Laelth) I don't know whether to laugh in your face or tell your family to see if they can't get a '302' and send you off in a straight jacket.

The hardest working people in the entire world are the Japanese and Korean! They can work circles around 'any one' in this country.

Do you have any knowledge at all of fiat money, inflation, cost of living, LACK OF JOBS and GOVERNMENT CONTROL?

http://www.macon.com/2013/12/15/2834507/this-is-viewpoints-for-sunday.html

The second is from Spyros Alvonellos, as follows:

(Laelth), it seems you have also fallen for the raise the minimum wage "trap" and you completely ignore the "Lower the inflation" solution. But you admit it by accident we have high inflation with your statement " if it were adjusted for both inflation and increases in productivity, currently would be about $22 an hour ($44,000 per year)"....YES! that is indeed the problem...INFLATION is high! Now why would that be? Also, could you imagine once the minimum wage is raised, what would happen to prices for everyday goods like gasoline, milk, bread, eggs, meat ect? Yes, they would rise too! You see the solution is to lower inflation and not printing money and going into more debt is a sure way of making the US dollar stronger.

http://www.macon.com/2013/12/15/2834507/this-is-viewpoints-for-sunday.html

Not much to work with, honestly, but that's what's been posted so far. I should mention, though, that I got a nice call from a cousin thanking me for fighting the good fight, and an acquaintance I met while browsing in a bookstore also thanked me for writing. I suspect I will get a few calls today, as well.



-Laelth