If we had a government that truly represented the people, rather than the 'money power' (i.e. a corporatocracy), we would not have the dislocations in our economy that we have today. A good government would not stand idly by while its manufacturing base was transferred overseas by owners in search of cheap labor, and then watch its labor force descend into poverty. A good government would not allow the dumping of foreign goods on American soil, with minimal, or no tariff, while American goods are subject to all kinds of regulations and tariffs overseas. These dumped goods, cheaply made in China and elsewhere, then compete with domestically produced goods, whose owners quickly discover they cannot compete, thereby forcing either the closure of their manufacturing sites completely, or the transfer of manufacturing to a low-cost producer nation that can produce competitive goods for America.
A responsible government would not negotiate so-called 'free trade' agreements that are lop-sided in favor of foreign countries, like Mexico, which draw even more of our manufacturing to their soil, and which impoverish our populace even further; a populace that is growing in leaps and bounds because of our ridiculously porous borders, and needs the work. [Btw, a good government would not allow such porous borders to exist. These porous borders exist because the New World Order crowd want it so, and our government obliges].
No, my friends, raising the minimum wage does not resolve the problem. These minimum wage demands merely highlight the underlying sickness that afflicts our country (and other countries), and that sickness lies with those individuals you voted into office. Our own problem is Washington; it needs a drastic overhaul. With few exceoptions, these so-called representatives are all traitors to the Republic, and do nothing but jerk us around. In fact, we no longer have a republic, since our Constitution, and Bill of Rights, have truly become worthless pieces of paper (as George W. Bush reminded us while in office).
The FED is a private bank that is destroying our currency through debt and inflation. Its existence has made it very tempting for our leaders to borrow money (by printing press) to finance useless projects that produce no benefit--like interminable overseas wars and quagmires. The FED has been doing this for 100 years. Why do we still have it? And so on--- It all circles back to the type of government we have, and the revolving door that allows the same politicos to rule us decade after decade through the corrupt 2-party system.
Now, I am not saying 'no' to raising the minimum wage. Am saying its benefit is temporary, and will only lead us to another crisis.
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