A Boiling Mad Housewife

I often use the analogy of "how to boil a frog" when speaking about Democrats and liberal agendas. If you place a frog into a pot of boiling water he jumps out immediately but, put him in cold water and raise the temperature very slowly and he won't notice. He'll sit still and die. To save time let me say go on and apply that concept to virtually all their ideas, they have an ulterior motive.

The boiled frog I want to speak of today is the "living wage." Before discussing the concept let's look at the word. It was once called a minimum wage, it was the very minimum an employee could be paid. It was to correct the behavior of industries who preyed upon the poorest by not paying any reasonable amount for their work. They were able to do so because those workers were destitute and pennies were better than nothing. It was in my opinion an example of where government standards and regulations for industry were reasonable but liberals hi-jacked the unions and the ideas to implant more socialism in our industries.

You have to hand it to liberals they have done a beautiful job of making us look bad on about every issue, this one is no different. What kind of ogre could ever be against a living wage and want people to live in poverty? A minimum wage is innocuous but a living wage has a different connotation, don't we want people to live? We ignored it, bought the marketing of the idea, and guess what? You need to wake up because it's getting a bit bubbly in this pot!

I do not support a Living Wage. I do support a fair minimum wage. Let's think about it, minimum wage is the MINIMUM someone can get paid EVER. The worst worker doing the easiest job has to make minimum wage. Teenagers have to make minimum wage. There should be a pretty big difference between the minimum wage and a living wage but they are now one in the same.

If people cannot support a family on the minimum wage then what shall we do? Maybe they shouldn't be pollinating families all over town until they have some skill or education that qualifies them for something better than a minimum wage. Maybe they will have to work two jobs, work and go to school, sacrifice, and pull themselves up a rung or two on the ladder of success. Ah! The horror. Why is that a bad thing? Why is sacrifice and hard work a bad thing? Why on earth would The United States of America pursue a policy that tells people they don't have to work hard to achieve a good standard of living? Why would we advertise that people can do the minimum, the bottom of the barrel minimum and live just fine? Are we really surprised illegal immigration is out of control? Or that our industrial jobs are outsourced, and we can't compete in many industries like textiles anymore?

This was the land of opportunity. Come here, work hard, achieve the American Dream. Now, everyone is entitled to the American Dream? No. No they are not. This dream is not a freebie, it is an opportunity, and it's the same for everyone they ARE entitled to the opportunity. All that means is you are living here and sucking wind...the rest is up to you friend. Some people pull better pole positions but the last time I checked the biographies of every successful person, ever, included some hard knocks and setbacks. Stop whining and just work hard, at something.

So yes, we need a minimum wage. It should not support a family of four, that's absurd. It should be commiserate with a completely unskilled young worker. Like my teenager when he was 16 and needed gas money, and money for fast food, movies, Cd's and such so he got his first job. Before entering the workforce though he took lifeguard certifications, so he never made minimum wage, he also isn't trying to pay child support for 3 babies by the age of 18.

Liberal definitions of living wage includes cable TV, cars, getting your nails done, $200 purses, coats, and tennis shoes, and a large family to support. YIKES! They need like $15 an hour maybe without losing all their government benefits too. C'mon, that is insane.

My definition is walk, ride a bike or take the bus (you would think the tree huggers would support that). Live with family if you must. Save your money. Eat macaroni and cheese everyday and go to church giveaways for clothes so you can save your money. Don't smoke, don't drink, don't use drugs, don't party, don't have a flat screen TV with 200 digital channels. I'll be over here holding my breath.

Here's what really roasts my potatoes - if we allow the market to run itself without social engineering, the employer who does not have to pay an excessive minimum wage to everyone, (including the losers) can then afford to pay more to his better workers, more to the ones who know more. More money for those folks doing the above trying to build a better life for their family. The unskilled workers then have motivation, something to work toward, some reason to try harder. The ladder of success should go vertically - start at the bottom, work your way up. But the Dems want it laying on the ground, horizontally so it's "fair". But all it does, all socialism does is prevent anyone from truly succeeding but setting low pre-determined standards of living, and then crippling industry to keep them all even, fair.

Would someone please explain to them that life is not "fair". My 8 year old can tell you that little fact of life. It ain't fair.

Did I mention they are hypocrites?I'm allergic to rotten acorns!

You should also see how much money Obama is giving Acorn in his great big socialist goody bag!