"Freedom" thread or something

Like I was telling Teo on FB. I think we do need a minimum wage for our current situation.
Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of this:

I know the minimum wage is inflationary and has at least a mild negative impact on employment, hurting small business the worst, but it seems draconian to end the min wage when we have a Fed that continually inflates our money.

I'd be 100% in support of abolishing the min wage if we had no fed.

Until that happens, is it really just to abolish it?

Edit: Also ideally I'd like less taxes on lower earners (payroll, property) and more free trade to lower prices.



Edited by JJLehto - April 11 2012 at 15:25

If you are earning less money, (which I know is your choice) but inflation is constantly increasing seems like a bad thing.
Maybe I'm looking at it too simplistically.

I'm sure there's other factors to take into account, remember I never gave it anymore thought than "the minimum wage is good and removing it would send a trillion people into poverty"

JJLehto wrote: I know the minimum wage is inflationary and has at least a mild negative impact on employment, hurting small business the worst, but it seems draconian to end the min wage when we have a Fed that continually inflates our money.

It would be disastrous to end minimum wage immediately.  You'd have to get rid of it as it came- in baby steps.

I enjoyed this quote from my reading today.

Dar Odrade wrote: But oh, the perils of leadership in a species so anxious to be told what to do. How little they knew of what they created by their demands. Leaders made mistakes. And those mistakes, amplified by the numbers who followed without questioning, moved inevitably toward great disasters.

Edited by Equality 7-2521 - April 13 2012 at 14:50

Yes, if they are your organs. How the hell does one acquire organs to sell as a third party? Maybe if somebody leaves you organs as inheritance? Somebody working at hospitals and morgues can't just take organs of dead bodies and sell them, I wouldn't agree with that. 

Yes but this middle man approach could lead to ugly things. Now of course, everything can lead to ugly things. That doesn't mean we have to make everything illegal. When third parties can sell organs bought from first parties, I would only fear these organs being obtained by dubious means, including violent ones. And then to fix all of this it would be said that this would need to be regulated (which probably would be true) and then you'll also have a black market of organs. 

It would be better if sais companies existed of course. That would also probably guarantee much better results in every way, including the condition of the organs themselves, and would, as every legalization usually carries with it, somewhat reduce the impact, need, and profitability, of the black market. And this is a case when I don't even see much that religious objectors could argue against. 

That's an exact view of the objections that would be made, you are right. Sadly, at the beginning at least, this new market would probably be out of reach to most people anyway, at least as purchasers. And what you described could happen today too, only under the table. What stops a dying rich man from going to a poor one and telling him "hey, donate me one of your kidneys and I'll make you rich"?

Equality 7-2521 wrote: I was reading an article the other day, which I incidentally cannot find now, on organ pricing on the black market. Anyway, this just opens the question. How do you guys feel about the organ market? Should it be legal to sell organs?

Funny, just a couple of days ago I was reading an article from the Cato Institute on just that (well they touched upon it).
It's one of those issues you need to "get over" but when you do, I'd support it.
It's to the benefit of everyone, especially those on those humongous wait lists.

If you are willing to part with an organ, or know you have little time left, why not make some money off it...you could give it to your loved ones, use it to help with medical bills or whatever.

Also there's a black market for organs...and like any black market that means a legit market has been suppressed, why not legalize it and put it between the donor and receiver? Instead of shady ass people who are selling organs on the black market.





Edited by JJLehto - April 19 2012 at 19:46

Going to see Dr. Paul in Philly tomorrow, Equality?  I'll be at the Pittsburgh event tonight.