tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35265024.post4817375194309569641..comments2023-07-29T23:57:56.634+12:00Comments on Socialist Aotearoa: This Politician Can't make the Right Decision...Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960995458664423354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35265024.post-58705890769356021422010-02-17T13:41:54.600+13:002010-02-17T13:41:54.600+13:00Where is the money coming from to pay the extra wa...Where is the money coming from to pay the extra wage cost?<br /><br />How many of your thousands of people were employers? How many people do you personally employ?<br /><br />If minimum wage is so bad then how come so many can afford cigs, alcohol, video consoles, or going to events like the BGO?<br /><br />If it comes from the government then they'll have to raise taxes even higher to pay for it!<br /><br />If it comes from private sector then prices will rise significantly as people above minimum wage like to stay that way!<br /><br />Increasing minimum wage will just increase everybodies costs and the _worst_ off will be the minimum wage folk, who will be worse off than they are now. Them and those employers can't afford to hire, businesses that fold under the cost, and those whose jobs can now be replaced by expensive machinery as the years wage bill gets closer to the price of the machine/robot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35265024.post-71282348143575145592010-02-17T00:52:59.378+13:002010-02-17T00:52:59.378+13:00On the TV3 site one commenter complains that “one ...On the TV3 site one commenter complains that “one person writing on a blog” isn't real journalism.<br /><br />The way I see it, it's someone asking the hard questions and getting (for once) a straight answer from Key, and someone else getting it on camera.<br /><br />That looks like bloody good journalism to me.<br /><br />Nicely done, all concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com