On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 13:37:17 -0400, Governor Swill wrote:
>On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:26:42 -0500, Just another American
> wrote:
>
>>>When you increase the wage base, inflation eats up the gains.
>>
>>I disagree.
>>
>>What is being discussed is not a blanket increase of the wage base,
>>ie: minimum wage. It is in certain industries where illegals have
>>outbid American citizens for these jobs. Construction, hotel employees,
>>lawn care, etc. Jobs that require no ability to speak English. Other
>>lower end jobs, for now, like retail, some manufacturing, clerical,
>>etc. are not being taken by illegals.
>>
>>Employers need to pay decent wages to -legal- workers or go out
>>of business.
>
>When a given wage class goes up, all wage classes go up.
So when NASA was hiring all those engineers, for large sums,
back in the 60's, the hotel maids' wages went up?
LOL
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