[PEN-L:1790] Re: min wage in real world

[Paul Zarembka <ECOPAULZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug, Great comment!

Paul Zarembka, State University of New York at Buffalo

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On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, DOUG ORR wrote:

> While the discussion of the feasibility and impact of raising the minimum
> wage is interesting on a theoretical level, on t practical level, there does
> not seem to be so much worry over how much it might impact Kapital.  On the
> front page of Tuesday's (12-5) WSJ is a short note about some of the "living
> wage" campaigns growing around the country.
>
> In NYC a minumum of $9 is being discussed.  Other such efforts are underway
> in Baltimore, Jersey City, Buffalo, Albany and Houston, according to the WSJ.
> The WSJ does not report similar efforts in WI and MN.  I find it interesting
> that PEN-L is caught up in debating the feasibility of requiring a living
> wage.  Who cares if it is feasible from Kapital's point of view.  If we demand
> it, and get it we will find out.  If it is feasible, fine.  Then we should
> demand more.  If it is not, and millions of people have joined the campaigns
> to demand it, then those millions of people will be shown very clearly the
> true nature of Capitalism, and just maybe stop supporting it.
>
> Demand the impossible.  Or nothing will ever change.
>
> Doug Orr
> dorr@xxxxxxx
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