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Where the Conservatives are Right
AndrE16686:
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Minimum Wage - The optimal minimum wage is $0.00. Plain and simple, in general, people make what they are worked. Sure, some people get screwed. I'm not disputing that underpaid individuals exist in society, but this is not as much of a problem as we think.
Tax Cuts - Any tax cut is a good tax cut. Why? Reductions in taxes decrease government revenue and force an eventual reduction in government spending. The only way to reduce government spending is to reduce taxes. Unfortunately, this leads to the creation of deficits, but if it also leads to reducing government spending then the positives outweight the negatives.
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I don't think the problem is the government spends too much money, but what the government spends its money on. Spending over a billion on a heap of warheads that are only going to sit in a bunker their whole life seems ridiculous when there are people scraping by on a $5/hour wage and rotting away from poverty.
J Bananas:
--- Quote from: Bow Down To The King Of Kings on August 21, 2006, 06:57:50 AM ---"if you want further explanation" there's no explanation necessary, you're not dealing with a bunch of retarded children. You're right on the three or four topics you noted though, I agree. If you weren't such a fucking idiot about the other things you believe you'd possibly have a chance of my commentary on some of your posts. That likely will not happen, though. Keep working, maybe one day you'll realize what a dumbass you've been and beg the King Of Kings' forgiveness.
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i love this guy, he's so self righteous, kook
Narrator:
Conservatives are always "Right"...on the political spectrum. But that's where it stops. They are the most evil, sadistic, backwards people in this country. All will have to perish come Judgment Day.
Dubz:
--- Quote from: Bow Down To The King Of Kings on August 21, 2006, 06:57:50 AM ---"if you want further explanation" there's no explanation necessary, you're not dealing with a bunch of retarded children. You're right on the three or four topics you noted though, I agree. If you weren't such a fucking idiot about the other things you believe you'd possibly have a chance of my commentary on some of your posts. That likely will not happen, though. Keep working, maybe one day you'll realize what a dumbass you've been and beg the King Of Kings' forgiveness.
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does george give you sexual favors in return for these kinds of posts to liberals?
Ant:
^^ haha seriously. I was wondering at first like who is this dude til I realized it was Trauma. Ah well... the dude is just sad.
Anyways, why shouldn't there be a minimum wage?
A few reasons:
1) People in general make what they are worth. Why do we only impose minimum wages on low-skilled labor? Why don't we impose minimum wages on all forms of labor? We don't say, for example, an account shall make no less than 50k /yr, a plumber shall make no less than 20$ /hr, and so on? But, we say, low skilled labor shall make no less than x amount. The market does a fairly good job of determining what people are worth. If the minimum wage was 10$ hr what happens to people who simply don't produce 10$ /hr worth of value for their company? Trust me, these people exist. There are people who quite possibly aren't worth 5$ /hr, sounds cruel, but its reality.
2) Raising minimum wages makes american firms less competitive and the american economy less efficient. Arbitrary rules always decrease efficiency. Would you rather have China doing all the hand labor jobs, or would you prefer they stayed here? Too late, these types of positions already left the American Economy. Why? The minimum wage made it infeasible for companies to offer piece rate, hand labor jobs in America. Any type of product whose production isn't highly automated is typically done overseas. It didn't have to be. We could have kept these jobs here, and let Americans decide whether or not they are willing to accept them. Instead, we don't even have the choice. Sure, these jobs aren't great to raise a family on, but some really low-paying jobs are good for certain people, for example, an unemployed mother who can't work full time because she wants to raise the kids but wouldn't mind earning some extra money. Or, younger kids with low skills that need a few extra bucks.
3) Raising the minimum wage significantly impacts teenage employment. As we raise the minimum wage we also raise the teenager unemployment. This is unfortunate. Research shows that joining the workforce later in life negatively effects personal income and also individuals who join the workforce later tend to have less career stability.. they change jobs often.
A simpler way to think of it. If you think of the two extreme ends of the spectrum, those being, no minimum wage or a ridiculously high minimum wage (100$ /hr) which would you prefer for society? Obviously as the minimum wage moves higher it will negatively impact our economy. Even people that support the minimum wage know that no minimum wage is preferably to 100$ /hr minimum wage. Maybe this is overly simplified, but it makes a good point. If a massive increase to the minimum wage is definitely bad, but an elimination of the minimum wage is arguably good what does that say about the two positions?
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