[Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. show

[Matt Decker]

GC,

I see and understand your point very well. As a business owner myself, I 
would have no problem having the wage at lets say 6.50 or so.

Matt


>From: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>
>To: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>, <thansen at moscow.com>,        
><london at moscow.com>, <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>,        
><vision2020 at moscow.com>, <joanopyr at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. show
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:35:13 -0700
>
>I'm sure this won't be the answer of our next second place governor, not to
>mention  making me no friends on this list, but the fact is no one is
>supposed to live on minimum wage. It's a starting point for youth, folks 
>who
>desire part time employment, and people just starting up the job ladder. As
>skills and experience increase so do the wages. If a person has been 
>working
>for an extended period someplace and is still making $5.15 they are being
>sent a very unsubtle message. Can you guess what it is? I knew you could. 
>If
>they're incapable of rising above minimum wage on their day job, they 
>should
>consider getting a second. It'll be doing the community a favor by keeping
>them off the streets and out of mischief. If this seems a wee bit cauld (a
>tip O' the tam o' shanter to "J. Ford") consider that it's the exact model
>used by many family's right up to and through the late 1950's.
>
>gc
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
>To: <thansen at moscow.com>; <london at moscow.com>;
><carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>;
><joanopyr at moscow.com>
>Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. show
>
>
> > Tom,
> >
> > Tom good point. Another would be why in the hell is min. wage still
> > $5.15/hr. Who can live on that?
> >
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> >>To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen at moscow.com>, "'Bill London'"
> >><london at moscow.com>,        "'Carl Westberg'"
> >><carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>,        <vision2020 at moscow.com>, "Joan 
>Opyr"
> >><joanopyr at moscow.com>
> >>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Jerry Brady on the Auntie E. and Brother C. 
>show
> >>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:29:23 -0700
> >>
> >>One "MUST ASK" question of Jerry Brady:
> >>
> >>If sales tax were increased by one percentage point to recover revenue
> >>lost
> >>by reduced property taxes, would Jerry Brady support exempting food from
> >>sales tax?
> >>
> >>In my opinion, reducing property taxes while increasing sales tax (and
> >>retaining tax on food) is like robbing from the poor to pay the rich.
> >>
> >>Don't get me wrong.  I support reduced property taxes, but NOT at an
> >>increased cost of putting food on the table.
> >>
> >>Tom Hansen
> >>Moscow, Idaho
> >>
> >>"If we did all the things that we are capable of doing, we would 
>literally
> >>astound ourselves."
> >>
> >>- Thomas Edison
> >>
> >>
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