On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 09:32:39 -0700 Keith Smith wrote: > I agree with Lyle. Why not just set the minimum wage to $25/hr and > pass a law that everything must not go up in price. Oh and pass a > law that every business must hire more folks. That should fix things. Come on Keith, you're smarter than that. Nobody suggested anything remotely as high as a $25/hr minimum wage, either in politics or on this list. Some people on this list suggested that 1) Yes, there should continue to be a minimum wage, and some implied that 2) Today's minimum wage is too low. But not $17.75/hr too low. Your mention of $25/hr misrepresents your opponents' position, so it's a classic Straw Man informal falacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man You wouldn't fall for that. Why would you assume others on the list would? SteveT Steve Litt December 2016 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss