This current story has to fall into the "you just can't make this up" category. In December a group of eco-science people wanted to travel to Antarctica to study the effects of global warming on Antarctic ice, believing that is receding (it is not and is at record levels). Remember it is summer in Antarctica now when the surrounding ice should be at its lowest level during the year. Their ship got marooned in ice. Two ice breakers, one Chinese and the other Australian flagged, tried to rescue them, but were unsuccessful in their attempts to break through the ice. Eventually they were rescued by helicopter. Now an American Coast Guard ice breaker, capable of breaking through ice thirty feet thick, has been dispatched to rescue the Chinese ice breaker that has become encased in ice and is in danger of being crushed. Wonder what these global warming scientists will say to explain the Antarctic ice that apparently hasn't melted.
The other global warming story is even more laughable. As most of you know, the central and eastern part of the United States is experiencing record cold temperatures (while I'm lounging about in a toasty 80 degrees in Miami). The global warming lunatics have the nerve to attribute this to global warming slowing down the jet stream, allowing this blast of extremely cold arctic air to more farther south than usual. If man made global warming is responsible, why in a few days would the temperature get warmer, especially since people are going to be burning more coal and gas to stay warm? These junk scientists would have been better off saying that if it weren't for global warming it would be much colder or maybe George Bush turned on his weather machine, the same one according to crapper Kanya West, that caused Hurricaine Katrina to strike New Orleans, or maybe it was Mr. Freeze from the Batman movies. As I have reported in previous blogs, anthropogenic global warming is nothing more than a hoax to transfer wealth from both individuals and wealthy countries to governments and poor countries. Lurch, I mean our pompous Secretary of State John Kerry is attempting to set up some sort of Global warming world wide organization. Last year the Obama regime transferred $5,000,000,000 of your tax dollar to Africa to combat global warming even though the earth has been getting cooler for 17 years in a row. This is a total waste, as is giving money to nearly every African nation for any reason.
The insurance companies are upset because Obamacare negates their ability to establish realistic rates and plans and unless this Ponzi scheme tricks healthy young adults into signing up and paying exorbitant rates with exorbitant deductibles, the insurance companies are going to face serious losses of income. But don't weep for them as rooted in the deepest bowels of Obamacare is a bailout for the insurance companies should they loose money, of course, at tax payer expense.
Obama and Obamacare continue the war on Catholics. The Little Sisters of the Poor, is an order of nuns dedicated to providing aid and comfort to the dying though hospice care. They do not want to pay for health insurance that supplies benefits that they know opposes their theology. It is very unlikely that an elderly nun will need maternity and birth control benefits. Furthermore, the cost of Obamacare to their order would be more than three million dollars that would end much of their charitable works. Attorney General Eric Holder representing the regime, has aggressively opposed their law suit, which is headed for the Supreme Court. Interestingly, Obama appointee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who is a Catholic, granted the stay requested by the nuns .
Obama and Obamacare continue the war on Catholics. The Little Sisters of the Poor, is an order of nuns dedicated to providing aid and comfort to the dying though hospice care. They do not want to pay for health insurance that supplies benefits that they know opposes their theology. It is very unlikely that an elderly nun will need maternity and birth control benefits. Furthermore, the cost of Obamacare to their order would be more than three million dollars that would end much of their charitable works. Attorney General Eric Holder representing the regime, has aggressively opposed their law suit, which is headed for the Supreme Court. Interestingly, Obama appointee Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who is a Catholic, granted the stay requested by the nuns .
On a much more positive note, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has filed a law suit against the regime for abusing executive authority, because of all the changes that have been made by the regime to Obamacare. Only the legislative branch could make those changes. One of the changes he sites are that staffs of the senators have been granted subsidies. The staff member involved make between $70,000 and 160,000, well above the level of subsidy eligibility for we common folk. Senators are not small business nor is the Senate a small business. The Senate is part of government and senators elected government workers. The suit has been filed in Wisconsin far way from the Washington, DC circuit, that has been packed by Obama with leftist activist judges. It will certainly be interesting to see where this suit winds up. Maybe the Supreme Court will have another opportunity to atone for its failure to end Obamacare.
To take some of the pressure off the failure of Obamacare, the regime and Dems are pushing for a raise to the minimum wage. Several states, including California, already drowning in debt, have already raised the minimum wage not understanding what effect it will have on the economy, especially the people it alleges to help. Only about 2.7% of workers are making the minimum wage and at least 50% of those are between 18 and 24 years old. Government should stay out of the minimum wage and allow free markets to determine the minimum wage. For example, MacDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's are all competitive franchises. The skill level of employees is very similar. If one is paying $5/hr and another $7/hr, people seeking an entry level job are going to apply to the business offering a higher wage and better benefits. The business paying the lowest wages will wind up with the worst employees and more employee turnover, as after they receive their training they may find their experience permits them to move on to a better opportunity elsewhere. Having rapid employee turnover is bad for business and forces wages and/or benefits to be improved in order to lessen turnover and get better employee. In fact the other business may do the same if it suddenly finds its employees moving over to a competitor or to another type of business like Walmart or Target that may offer even better wages and benefits, using the fast food experience as a positive work experience item on their resume. When government steps in and mandates an artificial minimum wage, it fails to note the damage. Businessmen faced with a loss of profit due to wages may choose to fire some workers. cut hours, and/or cut benefits as has happened with Obamacare. Remaining employees will be required to work harder and less overtime will become available. In order to preserve profits, the price of a Big Mac or Whopper will rise. The wealthy who may want some fast food will not be affected, but the poor, who frequently consumes it, will be effected and the purchasing power of their minimum wage salary will go down. Governments have never been very good at managing the economy and should just stay out of it. Let free markets do their job.
But the real reason for raising the minimum wage has little to do with the workers. As usual just follow the money. For every dollar that the government raises the minimum wage, it will collect $.153 in Social Security and Medicare taxes which means more money to waste and spend. Even if he pays no income taxes, a minimum wage worker would only get $.9235 for every dollar. The employer would be out an additional $.0765. This would amount to more than $600,000,000 in addition or about $5,000,000,000 total for all minimum wage workers. I'm certain Harry Reid or Barak Obama could find some worthless endeavor to spend it.
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To take some of the pressure off the failure of Obamacare, the regime and Dems are pushing for a raise to the minimum wage. Several states, including California, already drowning in debt, have already raised the minimum wage not understanding what effect it will have on the economy, especially the people it alleges to help. Only about 2.7% of workers are making the minimum wage and at least 50% of those are between 18 and 24 years old. Government should stay out of the minimum wage and allow free markets to determine the minimum wage. For example, MacDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's are all competitive franchises. The skill level of employees is very similar. If one is paying $5/hr and another $7/hr, people seeking an entry level job are going to apply to the business offering a higher wage and better benefits. The business paying the lowest wages will wind up with the worst employees and more employee turnover, as after they receive their training they may find their experience permits them to move on to a better opportunity elsewhere. Having rapid employee turnover is bad for business and forces wages and/or benefits to be improved in order to lessen turnover and get better employee. In fact the other business may do the same if it suddenly finds its employees moving over to a competitor or to another type of business like Walmart or Target that may offer even better wages and benefits, using the fast food experience as a positive work experience item on their resume. When government steps in and mandates an artificial minimum wage, it fails to note the damage. Businessmen faced with a loss of profit due to wages may choose to fire some workers. cut hours, and/or cut benefits as has happened with Obamacare. Remaining employees will be required to work harder and less overtime will become available. In order to preserve profits, the price of a Big Mac or Whopper will rise. The wealthy who may want some fast food will not be affected, but the poor, who frequently consumes it, will be effected and the purchasing power of their minimum wage salary will go down. Governments have never been very good at managing the economy and should just stay out of it. Let free markets do their job.
But the real reason for raising the minimum wage has little to do with the workers. As usual just follow the money. For every dollar that the government raises the minimum wage, it will collect $.153 in Social Security and Medicare taxes which means more money to waste and spend. Even if he pays no income taxes, a minimum wage worker would only get $.9235 for every dollar. The employer would be out an additional $.0765. This would amount to more than $600,000,000 in addition or about $5,000,000,000 total for all minimum wage workers. I'm certain Harry Reid or Barak Obama could find some worthless endeavor to spend it.
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