tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post6279509792481976019..comments2023-05-31T08:13:57.522-06:00Comments on The Ultimate Answer to Kings: A License to Be.Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-32894508537649074532011-10-14T07:10:49.149-06:002011-10-14T07:10:49.149-06:00I have to admit, when I read this post my first re...I have to admit, when I read this post my first reaction was "Yeah. And?" A little introspection has led me to see your point. I do believe in secure borders and guest worker program. I just don't believe open, unguarded access is a good idea. I also don't believe in social benefits for illegals nor that they should be allowed to stay if they're found. Illegal is illegal. <br />That's also where our efforts should be, securing both borders and enacting a sensible guest worker program. <br />The more I think about this bill the more I can feel the chill run down my spine at this idea. Every time (and I do mean every time) a new enforcement program is instituted it goes further than it was originally intended. <br />Example.<br />When I was a police officer in California I remember when the mandatory seatbelt law was passed. The lawmakers assured us it was a $20 fine and no points on your record and could ever (we swear!) be a primary PC for a traffic stop. Fast forward to today and the fine is running in the hundreds, it's a point count on your record and it is indeed a primary PC for a traffic stop. Exactly what they promised would never happen.<br />Is this the Libertarian coming out in me? I guess I need to go be fitted for a wookie suit. Do they come in XXL?Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-46091202309422872032011-09-26T20:32:58.202-06:002011-09-26T20:32:58.202-06:00All the more reason to be self employed. Or an &qu...All the more reason to be self employed. Or an "employee" of an individual rather than a company. Kinda like you and GC guy. Or me and piggy perch neighbor. Nothing there but a verbal agreement sealed with a handshake, just the way it used to be. The way it still should be. There are a few of us left, but not many...Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-60430846586559002972011-09-26T16:18:31.225-06:002011-09-26T16:18:31.225-06:00I can't wait for the first E-Verify discrimina...I can't wait for the first E-Verify discrimination suit to happen.<br />Wait until somebody fresh off the boat calls the ACLU and screams racial inequity because Punam Singh didn't hire them to slather mustard on a roll. <br /><br /><br />Buck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-45649653104161250362011-09-26T11:58:41.303-06:002011-09-26T11:58:41.303-06:00People interpret equal work for equal pay in regar...People interpret equal work for equal pay in regards to women, but how many people would agree that men should give up a part of THEIR salary and give it to women so that it is equal. Most people think it is the employer that should raise the wage of women unilaterally, leaving the men's wage alone.<br /><br />Why should employers be in any hurry to do this? Will raising this pay cause production to go up? Probably not, people are pretty much working to their capacity right now. Will the quality of work improve? Again, probably not, the incentive to get a raise (or stay employed) is pretty high already. Would raising women's wages probably cause a reduction in hiring BOTH men and women? Maybe, I mean there is only so many pieces of the pie that can get cut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com