The Sage Observer

The Minimum Wage

          Once again, the subject of the minimum wage is at the forefront of discussion in government; and, frankly, for the life of me, I can’t understand why it’s even being debated. It seems (the debate, that is) so unnecessary. Raising the minimum wage is either good for the country (our nation) or it is bad for it (I’m talking about the good or best interest of our country, our nation as a whole–not that of individual vested interests). It’s that simple. Once again, as in everything else (it seems), our government is engaging in an exercise in masturbation. How many times over the years in our past have we raised the minimum wage? There is no need for study. There is no need for debate. We know the answers to the questions. We know the economic impact and incidence of raising the minimum wage. We know all the possible effects–all there is a need to know. We have been there. We have done that. We know! We also know it is the right thing to do in these trying economic times after so many years of inflation since the last time. We also recognize the need to adjust Social Benefits, accordingly, to compensate for the resultant inflation. So why don’t we just do it and move on to resolving the many other important issues on our nation’s agenda? There’s too much talk. Of course, we have to decide how much, don’t we?

Ronald Miller

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