tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post1251051796142704438..comments2023-11-05T03:48:31.411-05:00Comments on James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass: Should we eliminate the minimum wage?James Maxeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-57540324456220743442010-12-06T20:51:10.512-05:002010-12-06T20:51:10.512-05:00Thanks for writing, Jack. I'm curious about th...Thanks for writing, Jack. I'm curious about this statement:<br /><br />"Keep in mind that the higher the taxes, the higher the pay, which has been proven over and over again." Are you saying that nations that have high tax rates have higher average incomes that nations with low tax rates? I'm also curious about the causality. I'll accept that you find high taxes and high James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-31955555516393158762010-12-06T07:17:39.107-05:002010-12-06T07:17:39.107-05:00James,
I can offer you the minimum wage principle ...James,<br />I can offer you the minimum wage principle of Germany. "Every one working a 40-hour job should earn enough money to get by".<br />Keep in mind that the higher the taxes, the higher the pay, which has been proven over and over again. The German worker makes the BMW's at an hourly wage of $20-40/hour and they do not enough workers.<br /><br />No, I do not find the Jack van Dijkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16587154892752512579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-33244980901843840122010-11-29T18:14:55.903-05:002010-11-29T18:14:55.903-05:00Watermaster, I'm not all that worried about ki...Watermaster, I'm not all that worried about kids who can get into college. I'm worried about kids who are less motivated and accomplished. Some people may simply say, "Screw 'em if they are too lazy to make something of themselves." I'd like to see them have a chance. <br /><br />The fact is that a lot of low-skill, low brain-power jobs have been eliminated because it&#James Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927848864775293278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-16191215033604107332010-11-29T09:09:10.983-05:002010-11-29T09:09:10.983-05:00James,
I've been (slowly) reading Thomas Sowe...James,<br /><br />I've been (slowly) reading Thomas Sowell's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-4th-Ed-Economy/dp/0465022529/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291039059&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow"><i>Basic Economics</i></a>, and he provides a devestating critique of minimum wages. Really worth a read.<br /><br />P.S. I do not speak as an unbiased party. My dad employed myLoren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9377933.post-36332354146911774662010-11-28T12:47:51.610-05:002010-11-28T12:47:51.610-05:00"[T]he kids who don't wind up working in ..."[T]he kids who don't wind up working in their teens go into the work force as adults with significant disadvantages. They haven't learned such basic work skills as showing up on time and how to conduct themselves among work peers."<br /><br />Sorry, James, but I don't buy this. I think you're overstating the problem. You mean to tell me that <i>school</i> doesn't watermasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748762382386220566noreply@blogger.com