On 8/20/08, William Chops Westfield wrote: > On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Paul Anderson wrote: > >> While often well-intentioned, the minimum wage laws hurt the very > >> people they're supposed to help > > > > In truth, I've seen this argument presented many times - usually by > > those who stand to benefit by increasing profits. I have not, as yet, > > seen any data that supports this assertion. > > What DOES seem to happen is that certain things become "not worth > doing", resulting in greater waste overall. For instance, when we > tear down a lab setup, tens of pounds of tangled cat5 cable go into > the trash (or e-waste bin) because it's essentially not worth paying > anyone to untangled it, and not even worth having the people who take > it down try to do so in a manner that doesn't tangle it in the first > place... The rising price of copper will offset that soon enough, methinks... -Adam -- EARTH DAY 2008 Tuesday April 22 Save Money * Save Oil * Save Lives * Save the Planet http://www.driveslowly.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist