...   
      
    LL> Let's cut to the chase.   
      
    LL> FDR created the federal minimum wage.  The current standard   
    LL> was established in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standard Act.   
    LL> But few people understand what the original premise was   
    LL> meant to be. So here it is -   
      
    LL> The original premise of the Federal Minimum Wage: A PERSON   
    LL> WILLING TO WORK A 40 HOUR WEEK SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD   
    LL> BASIC FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER.   
      
    I don't know if that's the original premise, but it is a damn   
    good one.   
      
    ...   
      
    LL> Mitt Romney is a very wealthy man,   
    LL> thanks to our socialist policies.   
      
    Don't know if it's socialism, or plain dishonesty, but he sure   
    didn't get that rich through honest sweat and labor. YMMV   
      
    ...   
      
    LL> business.  And business loves it.  Why?  Because business   
    LL> does not respect the value of its workers.  Sure, business   
    LL> would prefer to have those workers work for free, rather   
    LL> than having to pay them any kind of minimum wage.  This is   
    LL> business' idea of getting a free lunch.  Know what I mean?   
      
    Yes, I do. You are right.   
      
    ...   
      
    LL> Some would call this "wage theft" - which is the reality.   
    LL> A far cry from "an honest day's pay for an honest day's   
    LL> work" by anybody's definition.   
      
    Not by Mitt Romney's.   
      
    ...   
      
    LL> Socialism for business is the best thing that could ever   
    LL> have been created.  Socialism for workers is the worst   
    LL> thing that could ever have been created.  Who says this   
      
    True.   
      
    Dang, I agreed with you that much? And you are on one of your   
    off the deep end rants... and I agreed with you? DANG! ...   
      
    ...   
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@bex.net   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
   ... You cannot run any government by lying to yourself.   
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