Hi S_H, I'd like to help or at least attend but I'm probably going to be doing other things:...
There is spill over and it's not what I'd call "very small percentage". And even though I think that: What's a better short term solution? And...
True. Having a minimum wage set by law rather than driven by market factors not only causes inflation, but also sends jobs out of this country,...
Yeah, poor_old_dad's poor_old_brain having another senior moment. I was thinking about Nicaraguan president-elect Daniel Orteg. Sorry...look for...
This may answer some of these questions and comments. From: http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage_minwagefaq An estimated...
You go big dog.... but watch th BP. Get that PM? Peace, Poor_old_dad
Man, that's the multi-billion dollar, many thousand lives question. I don't think we're killing many kurds. Got no idea about the rest of your...
Yes. Still waiting .... Because if there are grounds, I want to get behind it and push for it. Peace, poor_old_dad
You'd have to go to and become a citizen of Nicaragua. And as interesting as anything else might be, we're stuck with Bush for just over 800...
It's other wages - other than minimum - that are determined by market value. I know people who have turned down job offers of $55,000 per year...
As I recall, a couple ideas Social Security was based on were basically: (1) people would keep dying at about the same age, and (2) the work force...
I lived in Canada 2 1/2 years in the early 1980s. Loved it. In Alabama, there are no other parties, Democrats or Republicans - that's it, take...
Thanks, see I've been saying that the U.S. "two party" system is inadequate. Here's Fraser Institute info:...
Spooner, I must say, that's damn well researched and well presented. And, for what ever it's worth, I fully agree with your conclusion, "I'm just...
Actually, only 17 or 18 states have a higher minimum wage, and 6 of those were raised in this week's election. Peace, poor_old_dad
Federal Minimum wage is US$5.15 & that's before taxs come out. Peace, poor_old_dad
Indeed true, look at the bases in Europe (in operation since WWII) and South Korea. That's part of the reason the USA spends more on military...
Man, I hate to mess up your night, but 727 'til next election. But 803 days 12 hours 50 minutes 'til another president is sworn in. Peace,...
Yeah, last time he ran for the Senate in Tennessee, I went and helped on his campaign. Never met him, but I really believe the nation and the...
As I've often said, "You can't show the light to those who refuse to see."
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