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Originally Posted by Fantasea Continued
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You continue to sing this socialist song of misery and woe. I believe that a person is worth whatever a person is worth. Those who fill menial jobs will be compensated accordingly. If they are not satisfied, they should make the effort to advance. Those whose contributions are greater deserve greater compensation. Those at the top, who make it all possible for those below, deserve the greatest compensation. Why should anyone belimited?
Please comment on the incomes of sports figures, rock stars, and Hollywood entertainers.Except for the aged and infirm, why should there be a need for welfare beyond a short period to tide one over a rough spot? Isn’t it far better to get these folks into the labor force where they can join in?Did you know that the Clinton Administration is the father of the modern ‘stock option’ scheme that you bemoan?Evidently, this is no secret among the millions of workers who have IRAs, 401Ks, and many other investment programs that invest in equities.The US shares its bounty with impoverished nations worldwide. The problem is the greed and thievery that is rampant with governments in many of these impoverished nations. I’m sure you can name a few.Minimum wage is a good way to keep people in poverty. As an example, in the US, whenever it is raised, that percentage of workers are laid off. This tells me that the workers were not really needed in the first place.Nice speech. Again I think I can hear, in the background, the men’s chorus singing “The Internationale”. |
You wish to give workers not even enough to live on! It has been shown that sometimes in the USA 5.50 an hour is not enough to live on. Regardless of how low the cost of living is in foreign countries, one needs certainly to make more than 50 cents an hour. And yet you still support the massive exploitation of foreign workers. And I do not want to strip the rich of the earnings, I want to narrow the gap between rich and poor. Why do you on the right want this gap widened? It's unbelievable how you want to strip the poor worker of even more money! Minimum wage does not cause unemployment, not if the gov't oversees business, and directs the business to pay workers a bit more. And here's how welfare is needed. All too often today, we see single women with three kids, working a minimum wage job. You wish to send her to the streets! That is what will happen if we eliminate welfare. Contrary to popular belief, 95% of people on welfare don't want to be on welfare. But I believe, at this time, I mus ask you a serious question: why do you so oppose any further equality in society? Equality obviously does not lead to ruin, as British and Japanese workers are far more equal to management then are US workers. Why do you so oppose giving all foreign workers the right to live, as you spit on the idea of minimum wage, which means many workers will not make enough to live on. And you respond with 'it's better than the alternative'. Yes, it's better than death, but this does not warrant slave labor. Now, some more questions. First, have you ever read any Marx? Second, have you ever read any Ayn Rand? These two very opposed authors will present you with socialism and capitalism, allowing you to make an informed choice. To close, I really must confess that I don't know how to react when one claims to support slave labor, oppose minimum wage, oppose labor unions, oppose government regulation, and then says that it's all in the interest of the people of earth. We must realize (I cannot stress this enough) that capitalism is no magic system, nor is socialism. Capitalism will always hurt the majority while serving the minority, while socialism will always help the majority. It's your choice.