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The irony is that if fast food restaurants start paying $15 an hour many of the people striking for the increased pay will lose their jobs. When someone with no marketable skills is competing with someone with a college degree guess who wins?

His radio show is entertaining. I read one of his books. Everything he says is pretty much common sense. If you follow his program you will get out of debt.

I am not against people earning what they are worth. If that equals what people think a "living wage" is then great. I think everyone has a different definition for that term. A living wage in the community I live is significantly higher then some rural area in the middle of the US. I do not think there should be a…

The consumer is saying it is more important to have cheap burgers then it is to have expensive burgers. A "living wage" is not part of that formula.

I believe in letting the free market decide what a fair salary is but this is ridiculous. People have to be really desperate for a job to work at a place in NYC for 7.25 an hour. Shame on Wendy's for exploiting people at such a high volume location. I am surprised NYC of all places would allow that. To give some…

Just to be clear... You are saying that a person should be paid based on their need and not based on the work? Also... I know you probably just used this as an example but I think it is a bad one. Can you introduce me to the person with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science that can't get a job? I have that degree and…

I am taking bids to get a retaining wall and border built in my yard. There are multiple factors that I will use to determine who gets the work but one of the main factors is price. When I finally chose someone I am not going to tell them.. your bid is not high enough to support yourself this week... why don't I give you…

The only time I have had issues negotiating a wage was my brief time working in a union job. It also happens to be the lowest paying job I ever accepted.

I think a fair wage is what an employer and an employee agree upon.

If a person qualifies for government assistance then I have no problem paying for it. If you think an employer doesn't pay a fair wage then don't work for them. I assure you an employer that cannot hire people due to the wage being too low will raise the wage incrementally until they are able to fill the position.

God says you have free will so if you if believe in God then you have free will.

According to age of consent laws the 14 year old is not old enough to legally consent to sex. It was statutory rape before the other person turned 18. The difference is that person can be charged as an adult.

tsk tsk! Sarcasm is anger's evil cousin! btw.. I start out assuming everyone is sarcastic and go from there.

Which one is the god of resizing images so they fit??!

Yes. How many divorces happen before the wedding is paid off??

I paid for my wedding. I find the tradition of the bride's parents paying for the wedding to be outdated. I have 4 daughters. I will provide financial assistance but I am not footing the bill for a lavish party. I will give them they amount I am willing to contribute and anything above that they are on the hook for. In…

Most people found it reasonable to believe that the earth was the center of the universe. Most people found it reasonable to believe that the earth was flat and if you sailed long enough you would fall off. Ignorance does not equal proof.

It will be really scary if George Zimmerman's lawyers can get the precedent set that one can chase someone down and then when they attempt to defend themselves you are legally allowed to shoot them under stand your ground rules.

Who decides what is best for society? Be careful... Your answer will tell me a lot ;)

I answered your question. "What is ideal for my family will not be ideal for another family." I do not think it is the government's place to decide what works and what does not work in a family as long as no laws are being broken. You are looking for a specific response but the best I can give you is children should be…

The ideal way for me to raise my children is based on my upbringing and life experience. What is ideal for my family will not be ideal for another family. It is impossible to place a standard on how children should be raised. I fail to see what argument you are making. I guess I agree with it "Is the ideal to have children…

Marriage is a social contract between two people. No matter what country you live in the rules on the social contract of marriage were created by people. If those people were religious then religion probably influenced those rules. I think the point of this thread is that religion should NOT influence those rules.…

I firmly believe that people that do not agree with me should not have the right to vote.

Yup. I had to put up a gate to the room with the cat box. The cats just jump over it. The dog is always happy to see me though so it's all good.

This is pretty much spot on. I love my dog but that SOB will eat just about anything within 6 feet of the ground. I made a stromboli from scratch to feed myself and 5 other people one night. Put it up on the counter to cool off. Came back 10 minutes later.. No trace of the stromboli. Found her in the back of her kennel…

The coffee lobby is stronger then the text lobby so I think you are SOL.

As an adult that has driven solo with children and a cell phone I can confirm that both can be ignored easily.

Contradiction! This implies it is not so easy for you to text while driving!

I have seen people get careless driving tickets in addition to speeding tickets. Reckless is generally given after an accident. Someone in law enforcement could probably give more details.

That is a silly argument. It is not illegal for a person and their cell phone to be in the car. It is illegal for the person to text while driving.