Moral responsibility

[Mrs Behavin]

Can we do something about 35 million Americans who live in poverty every day? Dont we have a moral responsibility to lift those families up. We have children going to bed hungry. We have children who don't have the clothes to keep them warm? We have millions of Americans who work full-time every day to support their families, working for minimum wage, and still live in poverty. It's wrong.

35 million Americans live in poverty

There are men & women who are living up to their bargain, working hard and supporting their families. Dont you agree that the minimum wage should be brought up? Way up?

 

[Haus]

around where im from they just passed it. it will go up like 2.00 with in the next year or. little incraments at a time. so by july 1st of 2007 our minimum wage will be at 7.15 an hour for everyone that works for a company with over 10 employees. and july 2008 everyone will make at least 7.15 an hour here in Pa.

i make alot more then minimum wage but i think its good that there doing this.

 

[AtlanticBlue99]

The only downfall is that production costs and consumer costs will go up, so the increase in pay will be a fallacy of long-term inflation that will ultimately prove harmful.

 

[Tim]

Well congress will be ok with the minimum wage just as it is. Did you know that they have voted (given) themselves 13 pay raises since they last raised the minimum wage. Their last pay raise in June was an increase of $3,300 a year. Yet congress failed to pass a bill raising the minimum wage to $7.25/hr (that would be $15,080 a year before taxes based on 40hr/wk). Another attempt at raising the minimum wage will not likely to make it to the floor of the house for some time.

Congress has failed to raise the minimum wage since 1998. Now they need to increase it $2.00 to bring it current. This will take a hell of a toll on the economy and small buisness. This wouldn't be the case if congress would have done their job and bumped it $.25 a year for the past 8 years. Then we would be current and the problems would not be as severe.

 

[hhayes]

regardless i don't think its too much to ask. it is ridiculous how much those people get paid IMO

 

[Tim]

regardless i don't think its too much to ask. it is ridiculous how much those people get paid IMO

Don't get me wrong, I think it should be raised... I think it should have been done long ago.

 

[hhayes]

what aggravates me is that there really isn't anything we can do about it

what happened to taking care of the people :dunno

 

[No Leg Joe]

maybe we should all go communist and drop currency all together

 

[99mustang232]

I rather my tax money be spent helping out convicts and illegal aliens not to mention 3rd world countries instead of my fellow americans?

 

[Mrs Behavin]

I rather my tax money be spent helping out convicts and illegal aliens not to mention 3rd world countries instead of my fellow americans?

:agree exactly what he said!

 

[JMilley]

I make $7.50/hour putting bagels together but almost every day I work overtime

 

[Haus]

I rather my tax money be spent helping out convicts and illegal aliens not to mention 3rd world countries instead of my fellow americans?

:agree exactly what he said!

i agree with both of them. we need to help ourselves first before anyone else. im not saying we shouldnt help these other countries that need it. but our people need to come first.

 

[Mrs Behavin]

Re: RE: Moral responsibility

I make $7.50/hour putting bagels together but almost every day I work overtime

I make 21 an hour and still struggle sometimes.

 

[JMilley]

Re: RE: Moral responsibility

I make $7.50/hour putting bagels together but almost every day I work overtime

I make 21 an hour and still struggle sometimes.

yes but the only things I pay for are health insurance, gas, food, clothes, car oil and gym fee. I don't need to pay for mortgages, car insurance, I don't have kids (thanks god) or a girlfriend. So in reality, you could survive on a minimum wage but it's really tough. if I have to go to the doctor or my car breaks that means I have to give up on something every time.

 

[hhayes]

yeah give it a few years, it gets tougher

 

[JMilley]

I'm moving into the dorms in mid August, I don't know how that's going to turn out

 

[Haus]

Re: RE: Moral responsibility

I make $7.50/hour putting bagels together but almost every day I work overtime

I make 21 an hour and still struggle sometimes.

i make roughtly 19.00 an hour doing costruction and i havent strugled in a long time. of course i dont have kids or any car payments. just my rent which i split some with my roomate, and utilitys, cell phone, and food. and a few other bills.

more then half goes into my savings account which is good for a rainy day(litterally) which i dont work when it rains.

 

[hhayes]

thats not bad at all for construction haus