Then I take that to mean that you think it is alright to ignore the laws if they don't suit you. After all, if your neighbor wants to run prostitutes out of his house and the girls are willing to work for $5 a day, hey, what business is that of yours?
I wasn't suggesting that the laws are always right, but they are often necessary. Why would anybody work for $2 an hour when they can make more on welfare? Do you think people should be forced to live 15-20 in a small house to be able to pay the rent? Apparently you're one of those people who is okay with having wages driven down for the whole country, especially poorer Americans who lack skills, just as long as you can exploit the "free market" and hire Pedro and his 15 cousins for the same as you would have to pay 2 Americans, not to mention exploiting the dignity of those who work at a rate that will barely feed an American dog, but who cares, just as long as YOU get to reap the benefits, right? That is exactly the attitude that created this monster.
I wasn't suggesting that the laws are always right, but they are often necessary. Why would anybody work for $2 an hour when they can make more on welfare? We shouldn't have welfare. Do you think people should be forced to live 15-20 in a small house to be able to pay the rent? Apparently you're one of those people who is okay with having wages driven down for the whole country, especially poorer Americans who lack skills, just as long as you can exploit the "free market" and hire Pedro and his 15 cousins for the same as you would have to pay 2 Americans, not to mention exploiting the dignity of those who work at a rate that will barely feed an American dog, but who cares, just as long as YOU get to reap the benefits, right? That is exactly the attitude that created this monster.Actually, SL, I would not "exploit" anyone. But, what you are basically saying is that the government has the right to use force to confiscate wealth that I acquire so that it may be redistributed to other citizens. How you can hold a belief like this and use liberty in your user name is beyond me! At your core, you don't believe in the free market. You are a socialist. If you are so concerned about the unskilled, you are free to give all you want to them. It should be my choice to give. A lot of people confuse my view with me being greedy or wanting to exploit. You couldn't be further from the truth. The bottom line is that I don't think anyone has a right to confiscate wealth from their neighbors, indirectly or not. Ultimately, you don't think people are capable of surviving without government intervention. Very sad.