Comments on: Minimum wage is now $6.55 http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2008/07/minimum-wage-is-now-655/ Musings on Technology and Culture Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Charles http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2008/07/minimum-wage-is-now-655/#comment-356501 Charles Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:38:14 +0000 http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399894#comment-356501 I'm writing mostly about the Stephen Dubner article quote. Interesting. I've been doing a lot of research into the Ag Economics lately. It's tricky to balance what commodities are necessary to preserve national security. After all, corn, cotton, wheat when grown elsewhere provide a foreign policy effect in that our 'national interest' becomes more entwined in the producing country / countries. The large farm theory works just as well. If we are to compete on a global market, the small individual family farmer is not able to do so as well as a larger corporate structured farm. So subsidies help the smaller farmer more than the larger farmer but at the same time the larger farmer is more well equipped to compete globally. Thoughts? I'd love to get you to look at the UC Davis info I just read... By the way, I surfed over here from Tom Johnson's IRBW site. I’m writing mostly about the Stephen Dubner article quote.

Interesting. I’ve been doing a lot of research into the Ag Economics lately.

It’s tricky to balance what commodities are necessary to preserve national security. After all, corn, cotton, wheat when grown elsewhere provide a foreign policy effect in that our ‘national interest’ becomes more entwined in the producing country / countries.

The large farm theory works just as well. If we are to compete on a global market, the small individual family farmer is not able to do so as well as a larger corporate structured farm.

So subsidies help the smaller farmer more than the larger farmer but at the same time the larger farmer is more well equipped to compete globally.

Thoughts? I’d love to get you to look at the UC Davis info I just read… By the way, I surfed over here from Tom Johnson’s IRBW site.

]]> By: Jennifer B http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2008/07/minimum-wage-is-now-655/#comment-356499 Jennifer B Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399894#comment-356499 Interesting post... but ugghh, I don't know if a rise in minimum wage is best for the economy. Currently a lot of people are having trouble getting jobs with the unemployment rate increasing, and a rise in min. wage is just going to make it worse for the people getting those low-paid jobs. I mean, this is fine for the people who currently HAVE the jobs, but businesses will most likely cut back on hiring, which could make things worse. Interesting post… but ugghh, I don’t know if a rise in minimum wage is best for the economy. Currently a lot of people are having trouble getting jobs with the unemployment rate increasing, and a rise in min. wage is just going to make it worse for the people getting those low-paid jobs. I mean, this is fine for the people who currently HAVE the jobs, but businesses will most likely cut back on hiring, which could make things worse.

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