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Date Posted: 11:16:06 03/31/06 Fri
Author: 23
Subject: Re: Well, ain't it the truth...
In reply to: carson1 's message, "Well, ain't it the truth..." on 10:59:19 03/31/06 Fri

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but this is a country of immigrants. They should have to go through the legalization process, but it's completely antithetical and impossible (IMO) to ship them all back to Mexico. If we really want to look at solutions to this problem, first thing we need to do is raise the minimum wage. There wouldn't be so many jobs that didn't appeal to unemployed americans if they paid a living wage for them. Out of all the ideas I've heard to "solve the immigration problem," McCain's make the most sense to me. Over the next dozen years, slowly move all the current illegals through the legalization process, including forcing them to learn English.

And, IMO, Lou Dobbs has become excessively protectionist these last few years. There are positives and negatives to outsourcing. I don't know why it has become such a pet issue for him, but I don't know if he's really seeing the whole picture. Should the people in India not be given a chance to better themselves financially if the opportunity arises?

But you know I agree with him on the notion that this president seems hell-bent on defying the popular will when it comes to Iraq. What popular will there was when the war began was completely manufactured by this administrations lies and exaggerations, anyway.

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[> Re: Well, ain't it the truth... -- Jes, 11:32:24 03/31/06 Fri [1]

1 - Raising minimum wage. I believe we need to look at this differently. I can't afford for the price of everything else to go up to compensate for the raise in minimum wage (I'm talking groceries, gas, etc.). Minimum wage should be what we pay our working high school students for working at McDonalds. They don't have bills to pay (to the extent that an adult does). That's what minimum wage should be for. Adults should have a complete seperate pay that (as long as they are full time workers) would cover a minimal of bills (rent/gas/food). Maybe a minimum wage for students and a minimum wage for non-students. Anyone who puts in at least 40 a week and is really working should have enough for the basics (and wake up America because the basics are not sattelites, car payments and bling bling). It's a damned shame that there is a group of people doing better on welfare than they would working.

We are a country of immegrants. However, I don't think our great-grandparents made the current citizens pay for their healthcare and taxes. This is what needs stopped. We shouldn't have to pay for them all.

I can't, for the life of me, explain why the administration we have right now thinks they know better than we do, but won't explain it to us. I have to assume they're hiding something that is wrong - otherwise they would be forthcoming. They have the "sheep need led" mentality (that I hate about the Democrats, and am surprised to see it in the Republicans too). There are so many opportunities in todays world to unzip that sheep suit. I just think they're out of their decade and look the fuck out when our generation takes over (in 3.5 years).

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