Minimum Wage

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Did I say that? No. If I wanted to really say that, I would have really said that. But I didn't. I asked why an org. was more important than an Individual, and half answered my own question.

I didn't say that, I didn't even imply it. Not on purpose anyway. You infered something that wasn't even there, or not supposed to be. Not that all business are dis-compassionate, but they are in business for their own interestants, and I think to say other wise would be, at least partly, in error.

ETA:

I didn't read as carefully as I should have before, so I re-read and edited.

You said the following: "I don't really care if some businesses suffer, because those businesses don't care if some people suffer." How else was I supposed to take that statement?

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

You said the following: "I don't really care if some businesses suffer, because those businesses don't care if some people suffer." How else was I supposed to take that statement?

go back and re-read my edited post, I meant that businesses are out for their own profit, and that really isn't trying to generalize saying that all business are discompasionate. But business (sucessful ones anyway) are out for their own interests.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

go back and re-read my edited post, I meant that businesses are out for their own profit, and that really isn't trying to generalize saying that all business are discompasionate. But business (sucessful ones anyway) are out for their own interests.

Why would I ever start a business for any other purpose than to look out for my own interests? Why do you think businesses should be forced to be compassionate? Their function is not to be compassionate, their functino is to make money. Sometimes making money involves hiring employees. You can't get skilled employees without paying a fair wage.

If an employee is too lazy to have skills, their wage isn't going to amount to much. What is so difficult to understand here? You haven't even proved what you minimally need to prove in order to have a persuasive argument at all -- how would an increase in minimum wage help anyone?