Topics to tackle... There is a big one on my mind, but ill hit the small parts first.
The Royal Wedding.... Some went bonkers, others wanted to do the opposite of caring.... Personally, Huzzah for the Royal Family and future throne holders, The Royal Wedding is a big deal, although not as big of a deal as some US TV networks made it out to be for the US, but Huzzah they are married, and now its over and we can go on with our lives in America.... WITHOUT A KING! HUZZAH!!!!!
The Budget.... Yay DC got it passed.... Damn they are already arguing over next years.... Quite honestly, Give me a sharpie, and ill get us under the budget...... But since the previous generation as screwed over my generation we are gonna have to pay for it.... there will be some higher taxes, because spending cuts alone wont save the day any more... we are about 3 and a half years past that point (bazinga)...
thats really all I got... now to the big issue.... This is going to be a question. Not an argument for. No drastic change in Republican policy (although they should be nicer to this specific target group). No Insane in the Membrane craziness. Just a Question.
Is the Republican Policy on Illegal Immigrants working in the United States, Anti-Capitalist?
Avoid your initial reactions and think about it for a second.
Capitalism is about letting the markets decide. The price you get is what the market will bear. The jobs you get are a result of what the market will bear. If the market cannot support a company any longer, it will fail.
How about, the market will weed out those who want to get paid too much for a pedestrian job? Man to a Man (or Woman to a Woman) shouldnt the market decide who gets the job. If you need a job, and apply for "shit work" then you should be prepared to get paid accordingly. If you arent willing to except that, and demand more pay you will get it. for a time. Then the market opens up a new class of job hunters. It may be simply a group of less educated or less skilled, or it could be a group that comes from a poor country, looking for a chance to succeed in a new system, which has proven itself by becoming the best in the world.
There is talk about Illegal Immigrants (but lets be honest, Mexicans), coming into the United States and stealing jobs from Americans. Are you going to work for 7.25 (or whatever minimum wage is), in the hot sun, picking lettuce for 8-10 hours per day. Hell no. I wouldnt. I got tired of being able to stand around doing nothing (the job description is to essentially do nothing) getting paid well above minimum wage.
To put it quickly, A workers class was getting paid too much for a basic job, That created demand for a workers class that would work for less, then that demand was filled by those who arent that picky with what they get paid. The job is done, nobody complains (and nobody does complain when the job gets done), the workers get paid the price that the market determines.
Now, this doesnt solve the illegal immigration issue... There are still a ton of arguments surrounding it, including the fact that they have broken the law to come here. Which I fully agree with. But the economic argument seems a bit moot to me now....
More Hockey tomorrow! HUZZAH!
Rockies look sharp!
A question to think about, Redistricting is occuring accross the nation... well for the most part, Must be so nice in Wyoming this time of the decade.... Would things be better if the state elected its Federal House seats according to a European style vote? It would work with there being a state wide vote for party (lets say Republicans win 57% Dems 28% and Indeps 15%) The representatives are apportioned according to that percentage (The state gets 7, so Republicans would get 4, Dems 2, Indeps 1) Then we send them off to congress.... It would do away with redistricting, and would be interesting to see how the system would respond... Ponder Away!
Thanks for Reading!
-R
