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From: ags@pucc-i (Seaman)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Unemployment & the minimum wage
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Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 11:01:50 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 15 11:01:50 1984
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>>  So you can't own a car. So you can't go to the doctor. So if you get
>>  sick you starve. Other than that, $2.50/hr does sound like good money,
>>  doesn't it?

>>Compared to $0.00 an hour, $2.50 sounds pretty good.  It also looks better
>>in terms of job experience.  When a job opens up at $3.50 an hour, who has 
>>the better shot at it?  The guy who has been getting $2.50, or the guy who 
>>has been getting $0.00?  If no applicants can be found who have work
>>experience, the $3.50 job may never be filled.
>
>Job experience? I am confused. What highly skilled jobs are we 
>talking about at this level which require experience, anyway?

Nothing was said about "highly-skilled" jobs.  It is a simple matter of
demonstrating one's ability to get up in the morning, get to work on time,
and do what is required (whether one enjoys it or not) that is going to
impress that prospective employer.
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