tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post8268467493519510913..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Implications of living wageLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-15911797951063314002013-11-09T17:53:56.749+13:002013-11-09T17:53:56.749+13:00Bludgers don't deserve to "participate in...Bludgers don't deserve to "participate in society".<br /><br />It really is that simple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-29698954325196625632013-11-09T08:20:24.364+13:002013-11-09T08:20:24.364+13:00"A Living Wage" - my my, does not that b..."A Living Wage" - my my, does not that bring feelings of warm fuzziness, and a sense of righteousness? Liberals have a great way of substituting words to invoke feelings of betterment. Take the word 'welfare'. Liberals have chosen the word 'benefit' as replacement. I must admit 'living wage' sounds a lot better than 'minimum wage'. Have a look at Thomas Sowell's 2 part article entitled 'Minimum Wage Madness'. Anyone who cannot understand why increasing minimum wage will lead to higher unemployment, please post a response. It's always good to talk.sharihydernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-21606442238209834702013-11-08T11:24:55.035+13:002013-11-08T11:24:55.035+13:00What evidence is there that this is what is requir...What evidence is there that this is what is required? The Treasury report suggested it was based on very little. <br /><br />Their graph 10 shows that for some reason we need more relative to GDP per head than anywhere else and in exchange rate terms we need more money than people living in London, the rest of Britain, and New York. Yeah right that's credible!<br /><br />(Sorry I couldn't copy the graph in)<br /><br />Mary<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-5377881584855954492013-11-08T10:52:32.053+13:002013-11-08T10:52:32.053+13:00If parents are not providing the basics for their ...If parents are not providing the basics for their children yet they smoke, drink, own a TV or a cell phone - are they guilty of child abuse? Will a "living wage" make a difference, or will such households see more unnecessary items being purchased while their children still go without?Allistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815678962605145178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-85155493644027391672013-11-08T08:23:01.859+13:002013-11-08T08:23:01.859+13:00There's a range or problems (the top of which ...There's a range or problems (the top of which are philosophical) with a basic living wage.<br /><br />If such a wage is set to truly provide all the basics of life, including, to use the applied terms, participation, then how many will choose not to bother being responsible for themselves, and to live off those forced to pay it?<br /><br />I don't know what that number would be at the inception of a living wage, but I do know that over time the number will grow, and after a certain stage when the culture has been changed away from a classical liberal ethic, that growth will be exponential. <br /><br />Proof: our current welfare state.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.com