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    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter to all who celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! :sunflower:
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    What is your short story or one sentence, Why Do You love God?

    Why, thank you for asking. I would be honored to share, though it's difficult to choose a favorite! "Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth. Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those...
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    Elmer Gantry Gone Orange?

    Thank you as well for your cordiality.
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    Elmer Gantry Gone Orange?

    Because I understand and value the truth, I am not fearful of any movement. That being said, I am mindful of the civic ignorance of many of my fellow citizens, and am aware that competition among ignoramuses poses a real threat to society. I mean that seriously and sincerely; it's not intended...
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    I knew that coming in, which is why I wanted to be clear that I wasn't expecting the hypothetical to be extended in any particular direction. Bring out the complications! I don't know that it is a fact that many low-wage jobs are needed. Such is a function of free exchange. Human beings have...
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    Elmer Gantry Gone Orange?

    No. I can see why someone fearful of the CN movement would be bothered by the coupling there.
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    Elmer Gantry Gone Orange?

    He wants to sell books? Why get inflamed about that?
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    LOL, that's definitely good for a chuckle. But folks are serious about their beefs with the systems they blame for the economic struggles of persons making low wages. Here you've created a hypothetical person in a hypothetical situation, so you may define all other conditions as you like, but...
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    Is "wage slavery" actually "slavery"? And is "capitalism" really "voluntary exchange"?

    In a free-exchange system, that is determined by the parties involved, which is why I think it's inappropriate for any outsider to meddle or cast judgment. I agree that no business relationship ought to be allowed where there is a human rights imbalance. This I do not understand. Capitalism...
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    Infiltrating a Far-Right, Christian Nationalist, Megachurch Conference (3 posts long)

    You are correct. Religion only requires moral assertions. So every human being who espouses or asserts a moral understanding or system is religious.
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    Is "wage slavery" actually "slavery"? And is "capitalism" really "voluntary exchange"?

    I've been following this discussion silently for the last couple pages. It seems to me that some things are getting lost in translation. When I hear Stevicus talking about capitalists not working, what I understand is being talked about is a capitalist investing capital in some enterprise in...
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    Is "wage slavery" actually "slavery"? And is "capitalism" really "voluntary exchange"?

    I didn't even know the subjunctive case existed until I learned Spanish. ;) Just sayin'.
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    Sure, but the data don't support the claim that the pandemic reversed gains from a wage increase. They show an oscillation tight to an MIS baseline, with a direction change after the pandemic. Actually, for those on the lowest end of the MIS, the direction change occurred a year before the...
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    https://www.jrf.org.uk/households-living-below-a-minimum-income-standard-2008-2022 Read through this page. Look at the data. Look at the conclusions. Table 1a: Number of individuals in households below MIS (millions), 2008-2009 and 2021-2022 2008-2009 2021-2022 All individuals 16.5...
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    Here's a very simple example using a starting min wage rate of $15 per hour. Other numbers are not intended to be accurate to anything; just examples to show how a business that needs 20% profit margin will offset a minimum wage increase. Note that no change in overhead or CoGS occurs; all...
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    I thought CA had one of the highest debt-to-income ratios in the nation. If so, that would suggest that the average Californian isn't affording to live there very well. Just sayin'.
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    I see. I misunderstood what you were saying. Apologies.
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    Do they afford to live there, or are they hopelessly in debt?
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    Business owners do it to maintain the desired, or necessary, profit margin.
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    California burger flippers are soon to be making 20 bucks an hour under minimum wage law.

    Why would we feel good about any legitimate business closing due to government putting its thumb on the scales? That's an unforgivable civic "FAIL." Government should never be involved in picking, or creating, winners and losers. That is one of the primary paths to civic discord and social...
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