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Old 06-16-2005, 11:29 AM
kurto kurto is offline
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Default Re: Anyone watch \"30 days\" of FX?

So,.... you saw the show or not?

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This guy is a Michael Moore wannabe. He’s a limousine liberal who wants all kinds of social programs at taxpayer expense.

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He suggested no social programs in the show (nor in Supersize Me) other then suggesting that that after 7 years, perhaps the Min Wage should be adjusted as the min wage, after adjusting for inflation, has actually gone down.

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Second – raising the minimum wage leads to a reduction in small business and more unemployment.

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I've just read two studies: one academic and one done by the city of Chicago that have shown this to be untrue. The Chicago one was done specifically to be sure that they weren't hurting their economy by increasing their minimum wage. They concluded this is a myth.
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