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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] Tom: "Need we bring up Dubya's SAT scores?" Need we bring up Gore's? Oh, wait. He refuses to release his academic records. I wonder why... "Knowing the name of the leader of your nation's largest trading partner is not trivia, it's a basic requirement." Like heck it is. You can even converse with someone all day without knowing their name. I know. I've done it. Dealing with foreign affairs should be a lot simpler. Besides, what does the man's name matter? That's like asking me who actually first proposed the minimum wage, and then when I can't tell you, assuming I'm unqualified to talk about it. It doesn't matter who did. It's still a bad idea. And when he starts having conversations with the man, all he has to do is find out his name. Go ask Al what he thinks of the English lord Earl Gray and see what he says. Jay: "So, the Labor Department was just fibbing when it said that 60% of people working for below $6.15 were "adults."" Adult defined as being twenty and over. Do you have any idea how many college students work at fast food restaraunts? As for the non-students, how long were they working there? You make assumptions without all the facts. "And I just imagine that the 67 year old guy working at the local drive through window, passing out burgers is doing it for "a little extra cash."" Likely, yes. That man would be recieving social security, have all his medical bills paid by the government, and probably has some sort of retirement fund from a previous career. For all you know, he was just looking for something to do with his time. Again, assumption without fact behind it. "Numbers certainly do mean something." Only when used properly, and everything is taken into account. Something you don't do. "These numbers aren't meaningless for all those people you seem to want to live in a cardboard box on Los Angeles street." Again, you are twisting my words, you twit. I never even REMOTELY implied that I wanted this. Stop making such radical assumptions, or you simply reduce yourself to a specticle. "who's going to do your back breaking labor for you...wash your dishes when it 100 outside or dig your ditches in the sun??? Whoever it is sure as heck had better get a bigger share of the take than $5.15 an hour." Then they can demand more money. The only way that that wouldn't work is if there are actually people out that that CAN live off that. Or you're completely off like I'm saying, and very few people actually live off of minimum wage. Liam: "Omega, do you work part-time?" No, but I'm hoping to get a job soon, preferably at the library that's opening near my house this December. "Will you have to work part time, or are mummy and daddy paying for your education, clothes, nights out, and university?" You, too, make vast assumptions. I homeschool, which has a relatively low overhead. My clothing needs are simple (I love those $5 tee-shirts from Sam's), so that's not a problem. I don't have very many "nights out", but my parents usually pay for what little they cost (most of them are church-related). And when I go to college, I can easily get a great scholarship (scored a 33 on my ACT, and I'm just entering my Jr. year). But since it probably won't be a FULL scholarship, I do intend to pay for what of it I can. "those of us who had to work to get through college, and who have to work to get through university, are usually thrilled when the minimum wage goes up, because we get paid in real money" Still, assuming that you can FIND a job after the minimum wage goes up. Again, you ignore that any increase in wage controls simply eliminates jobs. Michael: Why do you say "recovering"? Just curious. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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