tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553437299187304734.post2040963276618335752..comments2013-04-02T19:36:55.522-07:00Comments on Straightforward Finances: Living Wage...More Like Living NightmareFinancial Studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07519965779821871616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553437299187304734.post-3304318329195277012010-03-03T09:46:37.629-08:002010-03-03T09:46:37.629-08:00@Anon: No, but I'll add it to the list. I like...@Anon: No, but I'll add it to the list. I like the quote. Not sure I understand the connection to Living Wage though.Financial Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519965779821871616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553437299187304734.post-59277058224281085222010-03-03T07:49:11.342-08:002010-03-03T07:49:11.342-08:00Have you read The Tightwad Gazette (at the library...Have you read The Tightwad Gazette (at the library in three volumes from a newsletter in the 90s) -- how to make the most of what you have to get what you want/choose. One thing that stuck with me from a nonreligious article on Thanksgiving was a quote: anything you have that you didn't have to work for is a gift (education, family background, country, talent, even the work ethic) -- others many not have the same gifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553437299187304734.post-69320318729624630382010-01-08T11:47:46.666-08:002010-01-08T11:47:46.666-08:00They were speaking on this Living Wage too.
I thi...They were speaking on this Living Wage too.<br /><br />I think we need to help those that truly need it. Minimum wage is not discriminatory. So it applies equally to a kid getting started in the work force, to a lazy addict, to a struggling mother newly divorced with a deadbeat ex and no skills.<br /><br />Let's help the drug addict get off drugs and start a new life. Let's provide assistance to the new single mother. But we should only help them to the point that they can help themselves. If we give them everything they want for free, what's the incentive to work harder?Financial Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519965779821871616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8553437299187304734.post-13767200811044621752010-01-08T10:50:19.359-08:002010-01-08T10:50:19.359-08:00I think you made a lot of valid points...or questi...I think you made a lot of valid points...or questions. I'm all for helping people out and giving them a good start, but I agree that increasing wages for that purpose may not help. After all, everything else will have to increase and where does that get us? Back to square one! We need to make it more enticing or maybe easier for people to get on their feet again. But I"m not too sure how! :( Was the Public Health speaking on this Living Wage and that's what got you going or did it bring you to these thoughts? just curious!FieryCanuck77https://www.blogger.com/profile/16589376653409581240noreply@blogger.com