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To: flatsville who wrote (108261)	6/12/2001 1:55:36 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

>>>Money moves to where it will get the best return.<<< first question, on whose money? -ng- >>>I don't know why the members of Congress have such a difficult time understanding this concept.<<< i believe there are tax loopholes to lower congress people's effective income tax rate. they make 'em, they know 'em and they drive drive a truck through them. joe 6 pack doesn't have this advantage.

To: flatsville who wrote (108261)	6/12/2001 3:36:07 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

It's obvious that you don't understand what motivates people to move money to other investments. You are wrapped up in some sort of Holy crusade and you don't realize that the efforts to go after the rich wind up hurting the very people you profess to be trying to help. My city is finally coming back after years of going through these artificially created disasters caused by tinkering with the tax code. What is bringing it back? People have jobs. The job market finally started looking like a better place then the welfare roles. Former project dwellers are buying houses for the first time because they have incomes (one bought a house of mine). Economic activity, the capital spending boom produced these jobs. But think of all the wonderful entry level and low paying jobs you're so fond of that were created by the increased economic activity. I'm not fond of them but they serve a purpose. Let me ask you something. How employable is a woman of 35 who has never been in the job market who never graduated from high school who has been receiving ADFC all her adult life? If that person can't get an entry level job, she can't get a job period. Entry level jobs are just that, entry level. People have to learn the basic skills of showing up on time for work somewhere. If you don't get a chance to learn that when you are fifteen you get another chance to learn it when you are 35. Isn't this a great country? I asked my husband the other day if he ever hires workers at minimum wage on his construction jobs. He looked at me like I was crazy. I knew he hired people straight out of jail for the lowest jobs which are basically cleanup. He also hires people who don't speak a word of English (his Spanish has improved). I said, "If I was a woman with little or no job experience and I walked on the site asking for work could you give me a job and what would the pay be?" He said, "I hired one today at $8/hour" Then I asked what they pay for the Manpower type guys, the day workers. He said we pay Manpower $10/hour and by the time the guy gets the money it's minimum wage. The kind of worker who works doing that kind of work is a guy who can maybe only stay sober a day at a time ....I've met quite a few of these guys. The difference between that minimum wage job they can get with Manpower a day at a time and one that pays $15/hour is: $100 worth of tools, some form of transportation to the jobsite and the ability to show up on time regularly. Not exactly high hurdles.