Comments on: Absurd argument http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/ Liberalism and general burblings Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:27:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Boyd http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-11255 Boyd Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:37:48 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/#comment-11255 Thanks for the link to this; I had no idea the video was online. Only your characterization is absurd. If someone works for $3/hr, they could work full time and make about $480/month, gross. You can't some close to living on that in New Orleans, so you work another 20 hours. Now it's 720 month. If it's a single mother with tow children (not uncommon at all), she still a) can't come close to supporting her family, and b) will never see her family. Interesting that you interpreted my "other things" (spending time with one's family, cooking healthy food instead of ordering fast food, going to medical/dental appointments, taking classes to improve earning potential) as other "more fun" things. Think it through, and you might not be so cavalier about consigning so many people to the hellish life of a 19th century wage slave. Thanks for the link to this; I had no idea the video was online.

Only your characterization is absurd. If someone works for $3/hr, they could work full time and make about $480/month, gross. You can’t some close to living on that in New Orleans, so you work another 20 hours. Now it’s 720 month. If it’s a single mother with tow children (not uncommon at all), she still a) can’t come close to supporting her family, and b) will never see her family.

Interesting that you interpreted my “other things” (spending time with one’s family, cooking healthy food instead of ordering fast food, going to medical/dental appointments, taking classes to improve earning potential) as other “more fun” things. Think it through, and you might not be so cavalier about consigning so many people to the hellish life of a 19th century wage slave.

]]> By: tristan http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-11187 tristan Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:47:23 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/#comment-11187 Which would be reasonable, but the situation described was of someone working /and/ receiving welfare, so the hours worked would not need to come into it. Which would be reasonable, but the situation described was of someone working /and/ receiving welfare, so the hours worked would not need to come into it.

]]> By: tinter http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/comment-page-1/#comment-11185 tinter Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:49:57 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/07/11/absurd-argument/#comment-11185 He presumably means that with falls in hourly wages due to the minimum wage, the working poor would have to work very long hours in order to make a reasonable living. Without the minimum wage, "those few who are still working but still find it difficult to earn money" would not be so few. He presumably means that with falls in hourly wages due to the minimum wage, the working poor would have to work very long hours in order to make a reasonable living.
Without the minimum wage, “those few who are still working but still find it difficult to earn money” would not be so few.

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