ayin jade Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 Workers are asking for less hours so they dont lose welfare benefits. So it isnt doing any good to give higher minimum wage. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/22/seattle-sees-fallout-from-15-minimum-wage-as-other-cities-follow-suit/?ref=yfp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Dawn Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 277 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/13/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1967 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Apparently our wise leaders couldn't see this coming. Work? When I can get money for nothing???? Edited July 24, 2015 by D-Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Our leaders are out of touch. And they are not really leaders. Our problem is that we, as Americans, have set the bar really low in terms of who we are willing to accept as leaders and what we expect of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 The simple solution is to raise the amount of money which can be made and still get welfare. Then, of course, more people would qualify for welfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 That's not a solution. The solution is get people who can work off of welfare, gradually by reducing their benefits over time to incentivize them to get out and work more hours. There is plenty of work out there, but some are just lazy leeches the rest of us have to pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 That's not a solution. The solution is get people who can work off of welfare, gradually by reducing their benefits over time to incentivize them to get out and work more hours. There is plenty of work out there, but some are just lazy leeches the rest of us have to pay for. There have been many differing programs to give people incentive to get off welfare, and other programs to force them out of welfare with work mandates. There have been efforts to provide free education to prepare those on welfare for a good paying job. I'm not saying that my solution is good. I am saying that my solution is easy to implement. Congress does not go for good solutions but easy solutions, or solutions where they see a gain for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 None of the programs the government has works. We are dealing with third and fourth generation welfare recipients. We need to wean them off of it over a 9 month period and force them to work more hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udx Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 684 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 230 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/15/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 The simple solution is to raise the amount of money which can be made and still get welfare. Then, of course, more people would qualify for welfare. This solution has been implemented since beginning of welfare, it doesn't work and never will. Rise of minimum wage and 'need' to raise welfare is the effect of inflation caused by minimum wage hike. Welfare should never provide a means to make a living but only to survive, so people have a incentive to go beyond just surviving. Minimum wage, like any other forms of price controls have unintended adverse side affects. Most politicians don't know even the basics in how the economy or free market works, they just go for what sounds good, easy to sell to votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 None of the programs the government has works. We are dealing with third and fourth generation welfare recipients. We need to wean them off of it over a 9 month period and force them to work more hours. I believe that has been tried before, a forced wean off period was longer then 9 months in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qnts2 Posted July 23, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,875 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 1,336 Days Won: 9 Joined: 03/13/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 23, 2015 The simple solution is to raise the amount of money which can be made and still get welfare. Then, of course, more people would qualify for welfare. This solution has been implemented since beginning of welfare, it doesn't work and never will. Rise of minimum wage and 'need' to raise welfare is the effect of inflation caused by minimum wage hike. Welfare should never provide a means to make a living but only to survive, so people have a incentive to go beyond just surviving. Minimum wage, like any other forms of price controls have unintended adverse side affects. Most politicians don't know even the basics in how the economy or free market works, they just go for what sounds good, easy to sell to votes. Not all inflation is due to a raise in welfare. Actually, inflation might be first, which forces the need for a raise in welfare benefits. Biblically, it comes down to a simple statement. The poor will always be with you. So, there will always be those who require assistance. We can never get rid of the need for assistance. Matthew 26:11 For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. Mark 14:7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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