[exit82]

Such a SMALL-minded man.

[Tulane]

I agree with everything the author writes...but he doesn’t seem to understand that the left does not care if more “worker” benefits kill jobs...it’s win won for leftists 1) they be come the party of free vacation for the workers lucky enough to keep their jobs and 2) the party of free handouts to the unemployed.

[Alex Murphy]

Employers hire workers because they expect the worker to contribute to the company in a way that produces more revenue for the company than the total compensation cost of the worker. That means that to an employer wages, benefits, perks, and payroll taxes all count toward the "cost" of that worker. If you add to that cost, such as by requiring a week of paid sick leave for all workers, then employers will find that for some workers the cost now exceeds the revenue generated. When that happens, workers lose their jobs.

PFL

[rusty schucklefurd]

This is one of the most concise, easy to understand, dispassionate explanations of the relationship of wages and market forces and the disconnect from liberal ideology to the real world and unintended consequences that I have read in a long time. I think you could give this article to some, not all, but some liberal family members or friends to explain how conservatism understands basic, real world economics, then ask where they see a flaw in the logic of the concepts presented.

Probably won’t change everyone’s mind, but at least they should get what we are saying with a better understanding. They will still hate us, but maybe some will begin to see the light. Or Not.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Labor Secretary Robert Reich “

Gret. Put a fast talking Marxist in charge. Also a pathological liar like Paul Begala.

[backwoods-engineer]

Robert B. Reiiiichhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, as Rush Limbaugh calls him.

[Paladin2]

He’s the fourth Reich.

[fungoking]

I tell my students that I learned at my 1st real job in high school that it wasn't the company’s job to pay me a great wage and benefits; it was my job to go get a skill set that would demand a better wage and benefits. That is still the employee's responsibility.

[driftless2]

I don't think Freepers would be surprised to know that most libs believe businesses exist to provide jobs for people. Businesses exist to make money. If you start up a business and find you can make a nice living/earn a lot of money without hiring anybody, why would you do so?

I'm amused whenever some business person thinks about starting up in my area, the local rag asks the person how many people they're going to hire. Not what kind of service they're going to provide for the public, but how many people they plan to employ.