re: #224 Aceofwhat?

Let me try to build on that. One of the most effective ways, historically, to raise wages across the board is to transition the economy. It happened when we moved from farming to industrialization, and it’s been happening again as it moved from industrialization to knowledge and service.

Forcing a company to pay a higher wage for the same job leads to fewer jobs. That’s not what we want. We want people to stop fighting the loss of “simple” jobs to lower-wage markets overseas and start training themselves to qualify for a different, higher-wage job here at home.

So I am far more excited about subsidizing retraining and adult education courses than i would be about spending the same money on higher wages.

Does that make sense? I think that your goal is laudable but the devil is in the path that we choose to higher wages for all…

I know. I don’t think they should be forced. Just pie in the sky thinking on my part. There’s no way I would agree to some Federal wage standard department. It should instead become more of a trend and voluntary aspect of American society.