The Fair Wage and Community Revitalization Act (reintroduced)

[Platypus]

I have no problem with raising the mimimum wage, in fact I encourage it; but I would much rather wait until after we work out the taxation plan, including for small businesses. If we can provide small businesses with a tax cut to offset the wage increase, then that is the best possible solution-more money in the worker's pockets without the businesses suffering.

Also, how can we ensure that big business won't just ship in, and 4 years 364 days later move to another Rennaisance Zone? The theory is good, but it's open to abuse. How to close it, I don't know, but at this stage I am leaning against supporting this bill.

Ideals are important, but the most important thing is good governance.

[Platypus]

I vote nay on Senator SamSpade's amendment. It's an important part of the bill, but I would ask that the debate on this bill be heldoff, and after the vote for the amendment, for tht vote to be enacted.

[Platypus]

Nay on the new amendment.

[Platypus]

Do we even HAVE a commerce Dep't.?

I vote nay on the amendment. I don't like all this minimum wage discussion in this bill. If it is considered to be so important, it should be a different bill. Seperate it, if thats what has to be done to get the focus on the other sections.

[Platypus]

no way am I going to vote on reducing the miniomum wage, and if that amendment passes i'll vote against the bill.


Atlasia already has one of the lowest wage limits in the Western world.

[Platypus]

$5.50 US (presuming Atlasia is pegged to the US dollar)=$6.92725 Aussie, less then I earn ($8.50) at a Fish and Chip shop as a minor with no dependants.

*I* find it hard to keep track of my money. Imagine a woman with three kids all under ten, working from 7am till 8pm as a cleaning lady. She's worked for 13 hours for $71.50, which has to pay for petrol (if she has a car), food, clothing, rent...

I can't accept a $5.50 minimum wage. It is, quite frankly, appalling.

[Platypus]

you know perfectkly well it is the better name for 'gas'

gas is...well, it's gas. You can't really have something that is a liquid called 'gas'

[Platypus]

which to me, is unacceptable.

[Platypus]

not bad, but that's not minimum wage, is it?

[Platypus]

Would you care to present it, with full knowledge it will most likely be ignored by the majority of senators?

[Platypus]

Please read my earlier comments in this debate