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Leon[_7_]

On 4/15/2015 9:53 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:59:08 -0400, krw wrote:

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:24:49 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 4/15/2015 3:05 PM, Leon wrote:

Well that is how you and I think but is a sad statement that most people
pay for their fun before their necessities.

Many years ago I worked for a company that made hobby products (mostly
doe model airplanes) When the economy went bad and unemployment went
up, so did out sales. No work time, so, more time for hobby.

Well, when I was out of a job, my Home Depot budget went through the
roof. ;-) Just because you're not working doesn't mean you're broke.

It sure does if you've never made more than minimum wage, or never
made a "living wage"
A large percentage of North American families are one paycheck away
from "broke".
And a large percentage of them are hard working folks who try, but
will never get ahead.

And why is that. If you give a man a fish or an unearned pay increase,
you feed him for a day or give him extra cash to spend for a short
period. If you teach the man to catch his own fish or earn a better
living he will always have a meal or think of himself as the provider
vs. the government being the provider.
Of give them all trophies and watch the economy spiral down.

There are enough of them looking for work with a
"living wage" that an employer does not need to hire someone who is
not worth their wages.
Yes, that will leave the unemployable unemployed.
There will need to be programs to give those who CAN NOT do the jobs
that pay a living wage.
Likely need to be programs for those who won't work as well - like
wellfare - which we already have.

How about the program of living with other family members if they can't
make it on their own.