I don’t like Howard Dean. He’s one of the more dangerous members of the Moonbat Brigade despite his self-destructive nature.[image:323:l:l=x]
I found some disturbing comments in a Washington Times article: Raising minimum wage will not hurt jobs, Dean says
“This is a moral nation, so the first thing we must do is convince people that poverty is a moral problem,” Mr. Dean said. “It is a moral principle to raise the minimum wage. It is nothing but economist mumbo jumbo to say raising it will hurt jobs.”
Nothing is more immoral than abusing the power of government to re-distribute personal wealth in exchange for votes if you ask me. I like how he dismisses economists as “mumbo jumbo” too. What a moron.
Christian Weller, senior economist at the Center for American Progress, said that a minimum wage increase from $5.15 to $7.25 would increase minimum wage earners’ share of the nation’s overall wealth. “Profits are at their highest levels, but the purchasing power of the minimum wage is at its lowest since the 1950s. I think it is only fair to take a bit from the top and give it to the bottom,” Mr. Weller said.
Mr Weller thinks it’s only fair? I don’t think punishing people who have succeeded and rewarding those that have not is fair at all.
Many union and government pay scales slide with minimum wage increases; so now the union and government job wages will have to go up. That never helps anyone but the unions and government employees and ultimately hurts the tax payer. How is that moral? How the hell is that fair?
I don’t think legislating payrolls is the government’s job. Call me old-fashioned and hard-headed but people never got anywhere in life because of a minimum wage increase and politicians who try to tell you that are idiots. You think Howard Dean got to where he is on measly 40-hour work week?
There are some fascinating patterns shared among successful people that revolves around education, hard work and the drive to succeed. I’m convinced this is the fastest, easiest way out of poverty. Politicians, legislation and “moral” obligation have little to do with it.
You can’t legislate the “will to exist” and that is what makes Howard Dean dangerous. He thinks he can get away with some of your money and wants more government power in order to facilitate his plans.