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topher1181 · 12-01-2006, 04:26 PM

I would favor moving to a flat sales tax. I also favor raising the minimum wage, at least for full-time workers.

Someone pointed out that minimum wage workers should be working on new skills and that they aren't currently bringing much to the marketplace. But remember, not everyone wants the same things; maybe they just aren't interested in benefitting the marketplace anymore than the minimum requires them to in order to support themselves. There's nothing wrong with that, but they still need to make enough to live on - they are, afterall, providing value to the business and spending a significant amount of time working for them. The more well off our entire society is, the better off we all are.

12-01-2006, 04:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
topher1181 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11	I would favor moving to a flat sales tax. I also favor raising the minimum wage, at least for full-time workers. Someone pointed out that minimum wage workers should be working on new skills and that they aren't currently bringing much to the marketplace. But remember, not everyone wants the same things; maybe they just aren't interested in benefitting the marketplace anymore than the minimum requires them to in order to support themselves. There's nothing wrong with that, but they still need to make enough to live on - they are, afterall, providing value to the business and spending a significant amount of time working for them. The more well off our entire society is, the better off we all are. Last edited by topher1181; 12-01-2006 at 04:37 PM.