Reply #16: Persuade [View All]

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that was the word you're looking for to stop sounding elitist. I'm not saying "ignore the opposition" but realize it's not an "all for party" issue, but an "all for nation" one. Sure, we believe progressive actions are the best course, but could a SS holiday for employers promote hiring in companies that could use a few extra bodies? Considering manufacturing employees are working at great "worker productivity" rates, there are openings to keep that rate stable, and if lower payroll taxes (in the short term, 2-4 years) will encourage industry to hire to keep those rates, is that so terrible.

I do know that keeping those rates means "asking" the employee to accept a stagnant wage (which is in the hands of the wage earner, experience is cost-effective, i've seen too many new-hires to argue differently) and the wage earners can be in control if they can stand together. Which boils down to personal savings, and where we teach that, and that might be the schools and home-ec classes, which aren't a bad thing, and might/should be mandatory, but i ruminate to prose-ly