Politics and Money

[StephanieVanbryce]

Please, N. ... you know for sure, that the article went on to say . .that yes, this was a problem .. AND perhaps the solution was to give the 'low wage earners' .. sums of money yearly .. along with health care, pensions and other needs, along with some sort of tax credit for just those income levels ... so .. Yes, the nyt SAW the problem.. AND not only that . .First, it is an opinion piece .. second .. did you even glance over to the left to see what else they were offering on that same subject? Obviously you didn't ..

First the nyt article that you say proves they don't believe in a minimum wage___Perhaps the mistake here is to accept the limited terms of the debate. The working poor obviously deserve a better shake. But it should not surpass our ingenuity or generosity to help some of them without hurting others. Here are two means toward that end: Wage supplements. Government might subsidize low wages with cash or payments for medical insurance, pensions or Social Security taxes. Alternatively, Washington could enlarge the existing earned income tax credit, a ''negative'' income tax paying up to $800 a year to working poor families. This would permit better targeting, since minimum-wage workers in affluent families would not be eligible. Training and education. The alternative to supplementing income for the least skilled workers is to raise their earning power in a free labor market. In the last two decades, dozens of programs to do that have produced mixed results at a very high cost. But the concept isn't necessarily at fault; nurturing the potential of individuals raised in poverty is very difficult. A humane society would learn from its mistakes and keep trying. So that sounds to you like the NTY is unaware of a substantial problem? I don't so, to me they are simply discussing other ways to compensate a low wage earner . .that may or may not be better .. AND isn't it amazing that there way was more generous then what we have today? .... Wow, medical insurance and pensions?

and then just glancing to the left of this one it says:

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Could you please stop distorting this issue AND making up stuff .. about what the NYT's position was on low wage earners? What you have presented is simply not true.

It's an opinion piece. Just like us, it questions, trying to find different solutions ... to try & solve a serious problem.. that's it. It's not from the The Editors Blog .. which would then be 'WHAT the Paper of RECORD stands for" ... . .and anyway ... I hope you will have a beautiful time at thanksgiving .. this year, with your family and friends .. ;) ... sure hope the snow is light for a change .........