tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post3041731987739466223..comments2023-11-02T05:43:24.814-04:00Comments on Dick Mac (alive!): Liars Lie - Minimum WageDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17250985156512363664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-13880036986971811282009-12-09T20:21:20.680-05:002009-12-09T20:21:20.680-05:00There is plenty of lying to go around. Democratic ...There is plenty of lying to go around. Democratic pols claim the minimum wage increase is to help the single moms like you say but dig deeper. Union workers are generally paid a multiple of the minimum wage so when the min wage goes up, bingo, union wages go up.<br /><br />If two people contract with one another as one in the employ of another then by what right does the govt have to come in and violate that contract or set differnet terms of the contract?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086577.post-90181627592317941952009-07-24T19:30:20.671-04:002009-07-24T19:30:20.671-04:00Of course, like everything else having to do with ...Of course, like everything else having to do with employment law, the minimum wage laws have all kinds of exemptions. If you have the stamina you can sort through them at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/compliance/hrg.htm#1<br /><br />Big business, their lobbies and the Repunican lawmakers in their pockets are the biggest liars when they base their arguments on protecting small business.<br /><br />Laws other than those applying to wage restrictions have exemptions for small and family-owned businesses. FMLA and ADA, for instance, only apply to employers with a certain number of employees. Small business-owners are also provided tax advantages that offset much of the "damage" done them by being forced to treat their employees as human beings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com