Assume that the minimum wage is raised to $15/hr and McDonald's decides not to automate. Many of the current minimum wage workers will be replaced with an equal or smaller number of workers who are more productive. The guys holding the picket signs and protesting will most likely not benefit from the raise. They will have to compete with a larger pool of skilled applicants who will work harder and smarter to get the job done. The people laid off or replaced will find that the minimum wage raise they protested so hard for cost them their job and strains their ability to keep up with what unemployment and welfare pays as cost increase to the balance the new wages.

You owe my hound dog an apology. He was crying, more than usual. I asked him what was wrong and he said you called him "a lawyer".

Do you live in Florida by chance? ;)

That only happens when someone matures. Many people are making it well into their 40's and 50's without maturing and growing up enough to become a conservative.

"You get a high BMI if you enjoy eating, and you get a high IQ if you enjoy thinking"

And if you enjoy both,you are a big fat genius!

Genes set the bounds. Environment determines how close to either end of those bounds you end up.

A person with genes for being tall will fall between a range of 5'10" and 6'4" tall. If the environment for that person provides good food and nutrition the person will tend towards the far end of the range. If the environment does not provide good food and nutrition the person may fall towards the shorter end of the range.

Needs a popcorn gun to fill ship with popcorn, then hit it with the microwave cannon! Imagine how much popcorn they could pop in just 30 seconds.

Yeah, where to toss the can/bottle even spawned its own documentary back in the day.

Check out the cheap ride in the "dog seat". Good spots reserved for family members.

Remember, the world, err sorry the iWorld was pissed when he gave his music away for Free!

Don't worry about no local banks. Just remember, we agreed to not accept live pigs in payment.

Could burn other byproduct of sugar production, but why waste good ole grog!

From the country of Onamonapia

The word you are looking for is....salvaged.

That was the EMACS vs VI war. You always put the winner first!