Re: How sad if much needed health care reform doesn't pass because of this

Posted by Louise on 9/2/2009, 4:50 pm, in reply to "Re: How sad if much needed health care reform doesn't pass because of this"

Sadly, the inflation of housing prices in the late 90's to 2006/7 far outpaced a living wage where I live. Minimum wage in California is much higher than the national average, but it is not a wage a person could live on. Sadly, not every person can afford a college education. Financial aid covers a minimum, and living takes lots of expenses. I would rather see the money being put forth for "heath care initiatives" be put forth in providing post-secondary education so people can get jobs that provide them with insurance benefits. Unfortunately, government screws education too, because they are in the business of government not education. --Previous Message-- : One of the worst forms of government : intervention is the minimum wage and part of : the reason I didn't shed any tears for Ted : Kennedy was that he was constantly : advocating for a higher minimum wage. : $7.25/hr. is outrageous. Just a little over : 2 years ago, the minimum wage was $5.15/hr : which I thought was too high. That means : workers without high school diplomas : received a 40% increase in just 2 years. : : --Previous Message-- : When businesses take government handouts, : then : absolutely does the government have a right, : and the responsibility, to address issues : such as this. In the absence of such : government assistance (which I wholly : opposed from day 1 as it is an affront to : the tenets of free market capitalism), then : private corporations are free to do as they : wish, regardless of how ostentatious their : actions might be. Frankly, I wish greed : weren't such a prevailing factor. I wish : American executives earned pay more in line : with their counterparts in Europe or Japan. : But I do not support the government stepping : in to regulate pay. Again, free market : capitalism is far more productive (and yes, : subject to abuses) than other forms of : economies. : : JR : : : :

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