[Mulderator]

Okay--this is what I don't understand. You've got many people in this country--millions in fact--working for minimum wage--less than $6.00 an hour--all below the poverty level. Its disgraceful! I think that around $30,000 a year is a living wage--not great, but you can live on it. That works out to be about $14.50 an hour.

I don't think any of us in this country want people to live in poverty (except for Bush and Cheney and maybe Gbrumb--I'm not sure). But they don't rule the world--Congress makes the laws. So I say why don't we all write our Congressmen and tell them we want to pass a "Living Wage Bill". We will not tolerate anyone being paid less than $14.50 an hour for any job, any more--this is a grassroots campaign. We essentially will just change the laws of economics by Congressional mandate. This will eliminate all poverty for those poor people who want to work (we can work on those that don't want to work another day).

I can't believe that no one has ever thought of this before? How could anyone possibly disagree with this logic? Honestly?

And while we are at it, why do we tolerate so many people dying in car accidents? Its disgraceful. Most deaths are caused by a rapid deceleration of the vehicle from a very high change in velocity, which causes significant inujry to the vehicle occupants, resulting in death. Another bill we could ask our Congressman to pass is a "Maximum Change In Velocity" Bill. We mandate that no accident, no matter the speed of the vehicles, shall cause any greater than a 10 mile an hour change in velocity of the vehicle occupant--which should be sufficient to eliminate injuries serious enough to cause death (we still need some injury so people can sue for damages, so we can't mandate a 0 change in velocity). Essentially, we just change the laws of physics by Congressional mandate. This will eliminate most traffic accident deaths. We could attach a rider as well. Right now--if a person falls from a high altitude, they accelerate to a speed that causes death for the same reason they die in a high speed crash (its the sudden stop that kills you). Well, we mandate that no person shall fall faster than a speed that will cause any serious injury. I realize deaths from falls is not that common, but while we are changing the laws of physics, this seems related.

Again, I cannot believe that no one to this point has thought of this idea? What the hell are our politicians doing with our money?

Okay--we need a name for these bills and I am going to suggest a few in honor of those that have inspired me to come up with these ideas:

1. Poochee Humanitarian Act of 2006.

2. Grandpaw7's Bill of Econmic Rights.

3. WarC's Egalitarian and Econmic Relief Act.

[Chicon]

Hi Mulder,

LOL ! Your velocity example makes me think about the way EU burocrats are releasing new rules ! Have you been trained in Brussels ?

[jmosmith]

Now that, was funny!

[Stoner]

Although I'm retired, can I get a piece of this $14.50/hr and do I have to work for it

[Ciberblade]

Jack ~ that would be another bill to define exactly what qualifies as work

[Stoner]

Let's work on that _

[Knotbored]

I think you are onto something here- I had a knee replacement which cost a rediculous amount to the insurance company. If we just outlaw arthritus and sports we could probably reduce medical costs by 20% and raise nurses wages somewhat.
Wow just think how muuch we would save in research fees alone !

Now if someone would explain how to make a banner on my printer I could go march-ummm except my other knee is beginning to ache.

[Ciberblade]

Knot~ what kind of printer do you have?

[Gabriel]

I think being a congressmen should be a voluntary position......no benefits, or perks.....just service to our country...maybe we could pay them $14.50 an hour if they get good at it.
We should also pass a bill making compassion mandatory. Otherwise the poor congressmen would never even get fed.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by Knotbored

I think you are onto something here- I had a knee replacement which cost a rediculous amount to the insurance company. If we just outlaw arthritus and sports we could probably reduce medical costs by 20% and raise nurses wages somewhat.
Wow just think how muuch we would save in research fees alone !

Now if someone would explain how to make a banner on my printer I could go march-ummm except my other knee is beginning to ache.

We need Wino and basset and poochee to comment here--I didn't think it was possible to change the laws of economics and physics until they told me it was--in fact, when I argued you could not do this, Wino told me it was horse manure. Perhaps we can change medical conditions by statute as well!

[Stoner]

I'm onboard if you can outlaw allergies

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by Stoner

I'm onboard if you can outlaw allergies

Again, I am not the expert in this area, but write your Congressman--I would think they could outlaw pollen, couldn't they? Wait a minute--the evironmentalists may block that one! Come to think of it, the trial lawyers will block that Maximum Change in Velocity Bill--that's going to cut into their income significantly.

[Gabriel]

No, The only way to deal with the allergy issue is to restrict pollinating bee and bird species. This can only be done through transplanting every photosynthesizing organism that pollinates for reproductive purposes, to huge encampments. There can be caretakers and beekeepers of these camps that are less allergin prone of course...actually, Stoner, setting this up would be right up your alley.

[LANMaster]

Originally Posted by Gabriel

No, The only way to deal with the allergy issue is to restrict pollinating bee and bird species. This can only be done through transplanting every photosynthesizing organism that pollinates for reproductive purposes, to huge encampments. There can be caretakers and beekeepers of these camps that are less allergin prone of course...actually, Stoner, setting this up would be right up your alley.

The "Bee Rights" lobby will be all over you like white on rice!

Bees are people too, ya know!

[Gabriel]

You will also need to genetically engineer butterflies and bees that don't visit flowers, however, as the impact of not seeing bee or butterfly could impare the psyche of humanity significantly...these of course must be hybrids that cannot accidently swap genetic material with the bees in containment, so...the hybrids cannot reproduce, and the hive will have to be manually injected with new little bees.
These New World bees and butterflies could have another function too, now that they aren't busy pollinating. We could engineer them, with DNA of say flies, or lightning bugs, so that they can fly at super speeds, and do air tricks, or light up at night.