tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734053.post4881253111965659178..comments2023-07-13T04:06:33.319-04:00Comments on Incessant Ramblings of a Former Fat Chick: Wow! This Makes You ThinkEljabohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13249449378798632874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734053.post-7496907967410523002007-01-11T22:34:00.000-05:002007-01-11T22:34:00.000-05:00OK - I'm not dissing the school. It's a good thin...OK - I'm not dissing the school. It's a good thing...it's an example of the inequity of income. You have some folks with enough money to build schools on other continents and others who have to choose between food and gas.<br /><br />And I know the wage increase is a band-aid, but prices have increased and wages haven't so at least people are getting something.Eljabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249449378798632874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734053.post-14974581152737685042007-01-11T21:43:00.000-05:002007-01-11T21:43:00.000-05:00I am sorry...but I have a problem with this one. E...I am sorry...but I have a problem with this one. Economically speaking, you are giving Joe a temporary fix for his problems...an increase in min. wage allows him to ~ideally~ save what he is now making in access since it takes a while for the market to catch up. This allows him to further himself along professionally...ideally making him more marketable. The problem is joe doesn't save nor does he advance. He spends more and he still works for a company that advancement is a relative term (i.e. there is only one boss). Thus Oprah gets richer, builds another school, and me and you get to bitch about it. Our society is made to leave some hungry...and others very fat. The only society I have found that had it right are the Hawaiians. Long live the 808 and mana...babylon sucks.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182432078764893425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734053.post-77542724096631883142007-01-11T13:30:00.000-05:002007-01-11T13:30:00.000-05:00Not that there aren't plenty of things that Oprah ...Not that there aren't plenty of things that Oprah and other rich people do with their money that are questionable... but "building schools in Africa" isn't exactly a <i>waste</i> of money... at least it's going to someone needy for something productive.shroudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170602416638554539noreply@blogger.com