From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rafal@smigrodzki.org)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 12:36:28 MDT
randy wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:22:31 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>> (Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@earthlink.net>):
>>>
>>> I did a few spreadsheet calculations, involving the current minimum
>>> wage, the hours in a week, and the cost of rent in substandard
>>> housing in the area where I live. Working full time at minimum
>>> wage, and without counting taxes or any other expenses (e.g., food,
>>> clothes, etc.) a persons would end up with less than $7 per day
>>> after paying their rent. (I forget how much less, and I made
>>> several optomistic assumptions.)
>>
>> Why do we think it's somehow "right" to forbid contracts for pay
>> that's not sufficient for living alone?
>
> Umm....because those poor people might get mad and riot and destroy
> property and shut down commerce....just like they did back in the 20's
> and 30's...which is how we got our labor laws in the first place?
### Blind lashing out, followed by useless laws. The usual effect of lack of
understanding.
Rafal
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