Originally Posted by lew Last I heard, if you don't work, the government will take care of you. When I was out of work and desperate, they told me to go blow myself. So that's not really true....
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11-09-2006, 05:04 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs 
| Originally Posted by lew When I was out of work and desperate, they told me to go blow myself.
So that's not really true. | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:06 PM
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| Anti-War, Anti-State, Pro-Free Market  Capitalist
| Originally Posted by motivez
Nope. I'm advocating getting rid of welfare - in ALL of it's forms, one of which is "minimum wage." | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:06 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard  Communist Moscow
| the minimum wage raise passed in Ohio I of course voted against it  | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:07 PM
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| Anti-War, Anti-State, Pro-Free Market Capitalist
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent
You're obviously too white. | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:09 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by lew
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11-09-2006, 05:11 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by lew At least that would create a lot of law enforcement jobs when people decide to turn to crime rather than carry bricks 14 hours a day for pennies.
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11-09-2006, 05:11 PM
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| Perpetual Noob Independent
| Originally Posted by lew Clinton really improved things in this area. This is no longer the case, and Clinton is responsible for it. I think this was one of his greatest accomplishments.
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11-09-2006, 05:14 PM
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| Common Sense Conservative  Realist
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent We'd also have an influx of prostitutes because selling your body is probably more lucrative than selling your labor for pennies.
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11-09-2006, 05:19 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo prostitution should be legal
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11-09-2006, 05:20 PM
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| Liberty, now and forever  Libertarian Party DFW
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo And?
__________________ “The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.” --Alexander Hamilton--  | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:22 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator  Republican In Name Only
| Originally Posted by Phantom him and congress
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11-09-2006, 05:22 PM
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| America Fuck Yea Election Moderator Republican In Name Only
| Originally Posted by SpicyMcVoodoo then most OTers could finally get laid, I have no problem with this
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11-09-2006, 05:23 PM
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| Anti-War, Anti-State, Pro-Free Market Capitalist
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent
Ending welfare != chaos and the poor revolting. | ||||
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11-09-2006, 05:24 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| Originally Posted by lew I bet that citizens might do those jobs that "americans won't do"
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11-09-2006, 05:33 PM
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| Common Sense Conservative Realist
| Originally Posted by Publius I could care less about prostitutes...but as a practical matter, most people who oppose minimum wage are not libertarians. They're conservatives, i.e., the type of people who don't like "immoral" acts such as prostitution and would want it prosecuted heavily.
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11-09-2006, 06:13 PM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent holy shit we agree
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11-09-2006, 06:27 PM
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| Baka  Idealist Adelaide, Australia
| The minimum wage is the US isn't that high anyways is it? Australia has a min wage of about $US 10.50 (thanks wiki) | ||||
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11-09-2006, 06:53 PM
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| I wonder Independent San Antonio, Texas
| Originally Posted by Kytro Yes Australia is paying that much and they are going to hell because of it. Their economy is a basket case. I don't know but I bet you we have a Trade deficit with them like we do with almost every country in the world. We are going in debt by the billions to everyone. We are the basket case. We are so far gone we will never find our way.
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11-09-2006, 07:03 PM
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| Baka Idealist Adelaide, Australia
| Originally Posted by Rouger2 Not really, there is no solid evidence that indicates minimum wages have a serious impact on the economies of nations.
Australia's economy is in growth, though there have been a number of interest rate rises lately | ||||
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11-09-2006, 07:07 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by lew If you ended minimum wage along with it? I'm not so sure.
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