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To: Ben Ficklin
Its like this, when wages rise in one segment, they rise in all segments.

O HORROR! We are so lucky to have Mexico next door. Can you imagine the disaster if American workers were paid more?

74 posted on 03/04/2006 4:44:24 PM PST by A. Pole (If the lettuce cutters were paid $10 more per hour, the lettuce head would cost FIVE CENTS more.)
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To: A. Pole
Can you imagine the disaster if American workers were paid more?

Considering that benefits are declining and wages aren't rising, and cost of living is rising, I guess we might be able to afford to go to the dentist.

77 posted on 03/04/2006 4:51:17 PM PST by Netizen
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To: A. Pole
Economics 101

If you constrict the labor supply(get rid of the illegals), wages will rise. If wages rise without a corresponding increase in productivity, it is inflationary.

An increase in the minimum wage is inflationary. Your crackpot theory is 10 times inflationary.

78 posted on 03/04/2006 4:53:28 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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