I am surprised you did not want to defend your position that you have no problem with Americans starving by saying "Are there no trash cans? Are there no dumpsters?"In the past, Republicans thought that the market ought to set wages, and that a combination of government devicesincluding the earned-income tax credit, housing subsidies, food stamps, Medicaid, and other social-welfare programscould fill in the gaps to make that social contract work, while also trying to remove disincentives from work via welfare reform.
The Moral and Economic Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
Three points to make here:
- How is it possible that the left is incapable of comprehending that if the minimum wage for flipping a burger goes up 20%, the cost of the burger goes up 20%, which means the cost of shipping that burger to each store goes up 20%, which means the cost of electricity goes up 20%, which means the minimum wage worker is no further ahead than they were before the minimum wage went up 20%? I'm literally astounded by the left's ignorant belief that every action occurs in a vacuum. This is basic stuff that even small children understand.
- The solution to the problem is pretty damn simple. Stop subsidizing the failure of the individual. If they can't put food on their table, there are 6 mechanisms of safety nets to ensure food gets there that do not include government. If 6 safety nets are not enough, well, then you were destined to go hungry. Just accept it and move on (and we all know that will NEVER happen with 6 safety nets, but that won't stop the liberals on USMB from making outrageous scenario's where those safety nets aren't enough).
- Once again we see the left literally make stuff up out of thin air. What "social contract"?!? I've never seen one. And I sure as hell never signed one.