Is the gov't an economy?

Quote from TGregg:

If raising the MW to $9 is a good idea, but $10 is better, how about $20? Why not? Heck, let's go with a solid benjie, $100 an hour minimum wage! We can vote ourselves rich!

And while we are making our lives perfect with these awesome laws, we should outlaw hurricanes, tornadoes and other bad weather - now that I think of it, we should ban rain on weekends too.
who writes your material? Or did you think that up yourself? Never heard that one.
 
Quote from bwolinsky:

And where inflation's lower therefore?

Then so that the minimum wage is $10 we say employers must also pay for all continuing education college classes their employees want to take! How's that?

Actually in recent years inflation in India has been running higher than in the U.S. I think last year, according to Indian Government figures, it was a little over seven percent.
 
Quote from piezoe:

Actually in recent years inflation in India has been running higher than in the U.S. I think last year, according to Indian Government figures, it was a little over seven percent.

India Government 7% means real inflation of minimum 20%. By the way talking about governments and economy: is there anybody believing government numbers besides the government?
 
Quote from vicirek:

India Government 7% means real inflation of minimum 20%. By the way talking about governments and economy: is there anybody believing government numbers besides the government?

even the government doesn't believe them, but the bureaucrats have their orders to finagle the numbers.

the US is headed in the direction of Argentina and hyperinflation. every government that has screwed their economy lies about inflation in order to reduce their payments which are indexed to inflation. in the US it is social security and certain government pensions. there will be a tipping point as the$US gradually loses its premier reserve status and there is a run on the dollar. the swiss may be unhappy about what the $decline is doing to their industry but they are happy as they are getting richer and can buy america and europe on the cheap. what is happening in the US is the result of creeping socialism, not by gov't takeover of co's but by strangulation by rules and regulation i.e. fabian socialism.
 
Quote from piezoe:

Actually in recent years inflation in India has been running higher than in the U.S. I think last year, according to Indian Government figures, it was a little over seven percent.

piezoe is backtracking because he didn't have the facts. of course, ET posters when presented with contra facts , they back away and personalize.remember, piezoe, that communists win the hearts of mind and man because they are more knowledgeable and can confuse the average man
into believing their outlook on life and human nature.
 
ok, fine with me

it just means more people on food stamps

better to have taxpayers pay the poor, than force employers to pay them

you probably think I'm being sarcastic, but I'm serious

at anyrate, it's a moot point. After Obama's combative speech, he will get nothing from the republicans

and if he doesn't stop interfering, we wont even get immigration reform.
 
Quote from oldtime:

ok, fine with me

it just means more people on food stamps

better to have taxpayers pay the poor, than force employers to pay them

you probably think I'm being sarcastic, but I'm serious

at anyrate, it's a moot point. After Obama's combative speech, he will get nothing from the republicans

and if he doesn't stop interfering, we wont even get immigration reform.

"better to have taxpayers pay the poor, than force employers to pay them"
you can't force employers to hire them.
 
"A family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. "
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Hmnnn. he doesn't say how many hours this guy works. Suppose the guy makes min wage and works 70 hrs a week, how does this add up? Hmnnn.. still a bab (broke ass bitch) after working 70 hrs a week. Work harder...the get back to Obama on this..
 
Quote from zdreg:

there will be a tipping point as the$US gradually loses its premier reserve status and there is a run on the dollar.

US dollar dominance is a function of military superpower status and as long as this perception is not challenged dollar should be OK. If the dollar falls bombs fall somewhere else by strange coincidence.

If you look at British pound it finally lost its status decades later after loosing colonies and in reality WWII. Similarly such process for US dollar might last longer than anticipated.
 
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