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To: parsifal
"Could you arrive at a reasonable sum? Would you throw your hands up and say that it was an impossible task?"

I would have no choice but to call this an impossible task because of the fact that even you characterize this as a "livable fair wage." You see, once you introduce the term "fair" as an objective, I cannot calculate this without being un"fair" to someone for the reasons previously given.

Oh, I know, just remove "fairness" as an objective. That has been one of my principle points. You may argue for the "living wage" a number of ways, but you cannot argue that that it is an attempt at fairness.

186 posted on 01/27/2002 4:00:05 PM PST by DugwayDuke
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To: DugwayDuke
" parsifal's question: Could you arrive at a reasonable sum [fair livable wage]? ---DD's Answer: I would have no choice but to call this an impossible task. . .You may argue for the "living wage" a number of ways, but you cannot argue that that it is an attempt at fairness.

Sure I can. It is more fair to pay someone enough to buy food, than to work someone 40 hours/week and not pay them enough to eat. (and live indoors.) First you tried to paint me as a Marxist. Now, you appear to be devolving in post-modernist deconstruction ala "Can anyone really define "fair." I guess I am slowly winning you over. Soon you will have no place to run! parsy.

197 posted on 01/28/2002 2:26:36 PM PST by parsifal
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