Is having a minimum wage a shallow stupid idea
July 17th, 2006NOTE: Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. is not educated. His formal education is limited. But, he is a fairly well read neurotic survival with supernatural wisdom. To the right are some additional samples of his deep, deep thinking.   Â
I know my views are not taken seriously and are seen as kooky. However, some things need to be said regardless. In my view next to the welfare state I place a minimum wage the second worst destructive curse the progressive liberal have placed on this great predominant Christian nation. A minimum wage guarantees you you will not have a free floating free market place.Â
There is nothing free about a government forcing a minimum wage on a free people. In a free democracy the government job is to collect taxes, protect the country from foreign and domestic enemies, and provide only the basic service that the citizens can’t do for themselves, period. A welfare state mentality has screwed up our priority as a nation.Â
Too many people today are placing the cart before the horse. They are more concerned about what have government done for me lately than what can I do for my self. I see all of these people believing the minimum wage should be raised, but they have no idea what creates wealth? They see this country as the richest country on earth but have no idea why it’s the richest country on earth? Â
They don’t realize to create great wealth you first must have people willing to take great risk with an expectation for a great reward. The US is still the engine and market of the world. The economies of the dragons, little dragons, and many others were built on and still survive on the US market.  Otherwise, if they had to depend only on their own domestic market they would still be very poor.
However, the US avoiding a rebirth at all cost has sold its soul and manufacturing base in search of new markets. Benjamin Franklin and the founding fathers would turn over in their graves if they knew their creation has been turned into this doomsday welfare state. Without a lot of the risk taking type of people great wealth cannot be created in a nation. And, the more high taxes and socialism you have the less of these types of people you will have. Â
Normal ordinary people don’t create great wealth because they are not willing to take great risk. Entrepreneurs are a special breed with a special mentality and there has never been and never will be a rich and prosperous country without them. You take away the expectation for a big reward and you will never create great wealth in a nation. Why do you think almost the whole world is poor and will always be poor?Â
The reason is because those in power are greedy and selfish and will not allow a free market place with low taxes and unhindered competition. No one is going to be extra productive when the government is taking almost all of his or her reward.  All of these progressive liberals that are demanding higher taxes and a raise in the minimum wage think wealth is created out of thin air. Â
Don’t get me twisted, I’m a realist, and I know the minimum wage is here to stay. I know the clock can’t just be turned back even if most agreed with me.  Now, we are speeding too fast down this insane minimum wage welfare state road to just slam on brakes. What all of these raise the minimum wage people don’t understand is, it’s not the amount of money that matters, its the buying power of the money that matters. Â
Fifty years ago you could buy more food for ten dollars than you can for fifty dollars today. Sure, you can raise the minimum wage but it’s not going to solve the problem because the things you buy are going to go up too.  The root problem is the government as a provider is paying the poor people’s share to allow prices to keep going higher and higher for everybody in a never-ending spiral.Â
It’s stupid. It’s physical impossible to last.  Nothing can continue unending growth. A rebirth must take place, but the welfare state has destroyed the nuclear family and our bartering capacity to get through a rebirth. It fits the old saying that “The way to hell is paved with good intention.” Even learned economist may not have the perspective to dissect the inner working of an economy and understand what motivates people to create wealth.Â
On the surface helping the poor is a noble and good thing, who could be against that? But, good intent and doing good have to be kept in perspective. Just ask any parent that failed to balance discipline with love. So, when the few progressive liberals at the time discovered after the “New deal” that doing good and providing for the poor would keep them in power the modern welfare state was born.Â
Only a few realized at the time that a monster was being created, and today many still don’t realize we have a monster on our hands. This super provider welfare state monster has eliminated the need for the traditional strong nuclear family, thereby destroying the basic unit for moral and human survival.  If government were not paying anybody’s share to support higher and higher prices the system would balance itself.Â
Then the poor and the masses would be able to pay for their own food and medical bills because their numbers would dictate prices down to their levels. The prices and everything else would come down to a level where the poor and masses could pay out of pocket for the basic needs to survive. And if the government was out of the provider business a strong nuclear family system would rebound along with good moral and family values.Â
Then when one couldn’t make it on his own the traditional strong nuclear and extended family umbrella would be there to assure survival. But, with this doomsday welfare state provider economy we are caught up in I have serious doubts about our long-term survival, especially as a free nation.  Government as a provider is what’s fueling inflation. Government as a provider is going to be our doom, there is no getting around that fact.Â
Sure, many will laugh and call me a kook, but in my mind I think my writing is a national asset. One may not agree with anything I write, but everyone must admit that there is food for thought here that you will never find anywhere else. I don’t hate or dislike government. In fact we can’t survive without government, and there are many things we need that only government can provide.Â
However, government has its place and must be kept in perspective. There is nothing better than good friendly government.  But, this super provider welfare state the progressive liberals have enticed upon this great, great country is a monster that is going to gobble us all down. This welfare state monster is just like dope, he was all doctor feel good at first, but now his Mr. Hide side is going to strip this country of it’s soul, dignity, and last ounce of self-respect.Â
If the liberals are so dead set on doing for the poor they ought to build government services off to the side and stop destroying the national economy with inflation. They ought to have government run commissaries, hospitals, or whatever to keep the poor alive, but stay the hell away from giving any cash money to the poor for anything, period. Then that might save this country from doomsday. Â
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