Response to Merkley's support letter for the Minimum wage.

I just received your reply on comment about the minimum wage.

I operated a ranch for about 10 years after I retired from a major corporation. Didn't make much money doing so but it was
an enjoyable thing to do. One of the aggravations that came with the job me was paying minimum wage occasional when help was needed. I didn't mind so much that my effective wages were low, below minimum wage, but it didn't seem right that I had to pay another guy part time more than I was making.
No one ever seems to care about the guy paying the minimum wage.

Now my question is, why is this the business of the federal government in any stretch? Can you point to the article in the Constitution that makes the minimum wage the business of congress? The nearest place I can point to is the 10th amendment because of it not being mention any where in the main text.

Regards,
MarAzul

 

The amendment process is still lawful and available.

 

And who the hell pays casual labor only minimum wage?

$10 an hour under-the-table has been the local standard here and remained unchanged throughout the boom and the recession. Was that when I moved here 12 years ago and it hasn't budged either way.

Anything less would be considered bad manners here in Beautiful Central Oregon.

 

The free market at work, with no regulation Mar's ranch pays the going rate of less than minimum wage because he can and because he thinks thats fair, and there are plenty of people to take advantage of in that income bracket.

Did you ever employ any illegals on your ranch or did you only look for law abiding citizens?

 

under the table marazul, im sure there are muchos personas pobre to exploit in such a fashion

good luck

 

Amazing! Not one comment about the fact that congress has no business being involved with what one man pays another for his help. Actually in the above scenario it usually is one rancher helping the other and it usually work both ways. It was sort of standing joke, either one of us made more money when working for the other because congress set the going rate and they had no business being involved in the first place.

It is hard for me to believe the generations in control these days have so little regard for the Constitution and the protection that limit governments intervention in your lives. I guess it would be fair to say, it is appalling to me that you give away your freedom so readily. Congress has no more business in controlling a minimum wage than they do telling you what light bulbs you can use, but you let them do both without your authorization in the constitution.

Look at the dumb ass comment above about the amendment process being slow!! Holy shit, why in the hell is any one in a hurry to authorize the government more legal authority to intervene in your lives?? That is fucking appalling in it's self, but worse yet you simple find it expedient to ignore the Constitution as easier. Damn! you will get what you deserve and you can count on it not being an improvement.

 

How were your farm subsidies? I assume the rest of us were unconstitutionally paying for your cowboys paradise.

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Correction, The constitution is ignored by you lazy assed fools only until the not so foolish wake the fuck up.

 

If minimum wage gets raised small business may likely suffer though. However, If your on the other end of the stick I'm sure it will be all good.

 

LOL! I see you have read a few fables, but skip the real history.

A few years of inattention is correctable. Baloney like ObamaCare, NSA ignoring the 4th amendment, and a plethora things would not stand through the scrutiny of the amendment process. The people like yourself that consider it fine to ignore the Constitution are in the minority.