Rand Paul: Middle-Income Wage, Not The Minimum, Needs To Be Raised

[CaptUSA]

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean. explain?

What if you are one of the ones who loses your job? What if you are one of the ones who wants a new job?

 

[Crashland]

What if you are one of the ones who loses your job? What if you are one of the ones who wants a new job?

I am not convinced that the effect on unemployment is quite as devastating as claimed - there are quite a number of studies on this and taken as a whole the evidence either way is pretty underwhelming. I think the biggest chunk of it gets passed down to consumers in the form of higher prices, which slightly lowers demand and slows growth. Slower overall growth is a bigger effect than unemployment. That's the part where I disagree, respectfully

 

[jct74]

‘Who thinks like this?’ Busybody Brad Woodhouse’s shot at Rand Paul is truly lame

Posted at 4:44 pm on May 8, 2014 by Twitchy Staff

Former DNC comms director Brad Woodhouse has a problem. Namely, he’s a Democrat and therefore has nothing better to do than try to stir up trouble where there isn’t any.

Just how desperate is he? Have a look:

Because sandwich hypocrisy or something.

Good. Lord.

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read more:
http://twitchy.com/2014/05/08/who-t...d-woodhouses-shot-at-rand-paul-is-truly-lame/

 

[ghengisconrad]

I am not convinced that the effect on unemployment is quite as devastating as claimed - there are quite a number of studies on this and taken as a whole the evidence either way is pretty underwhelming. I think the biggest chunk of it gets passed down to consumers in the form of higher prices, which slightly lowers demand and slows growth. Slower overall growth is a bigger effect than unemployment. That's the part where I disagree, respectfully

Sure, employment may not go down "very much" as a whole; but have you ever seen the % of people who go from self-employed, or working for a small business to working for a corporation?

And don't even get me started on the oodles of money shipping the products from China that are no longer profitable to be made in the U.S. thanks to the minimum wage. YISH. Why don't we just bring the chinese over here to live, pay them more, and f**ing f*** the oil companies?

Minimum wage is the most pro-corporate pro-oil thing out there. Makes me sick.

 

[anaconda]

I think Rand here is attempting to expose one of the deflection tactics used by the left, which is to pontificate about raising the minimum wage rather than addressing the real structural problems in the economy.

 

[MRK]

"Why don't we just bring the chinese over here to live, pay them more, and f**ing f*** the oil companies?"a

Because 'immigrants taking jobs' and 'giving people unfair wages' are things both sides of the spectrum can be rallied in support against.

 

[ghengisconrad]

"Why don't we just bring the chinese over here to live, pay them more, and f**ing f*** the oil companies?"a

Because 'immigrants taking jobs' and 'giving people unfair wages' are things both sides of the spectrum can be rallied in support against.

I know right? Immigrants "taking our jobs" and working for "unfair wages" is totally fine, as long as we don't have to see it?

I mean this to actually say, its totally fine, and I would be happier if the manufacturing was closer to my proximity so I don't have to pay so much for oil.

Wanna cut down on international CO2 emmisions? Open the borders and eliminate the minimum wage.