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DrewFlorida

(1,096 posts) Fri Feb 22, 2013, 04:11 PM Feb 2013

Australia's minimum wage for 2012 was $15.96/hour, this didn't destroy their economy!

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Australia's minimum wage for 2012 was $15.96/hour, this didn't destroy their economy! (Original Post) DrewFlorida Feb 2013 OP

No it didn't and it doesn't. We just have this love affair with believing lies that appeal Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #1

Agreed! Or that capitalist economies fill all of the needs of society! DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #2

And They Have Single Payer Health Care Yavin4 Feb 2013 #3

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

1. No it didn't and it doesn't. We just have this love affair with believing lies that appeal

Reply to DrewFlorida (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 05:05 PM

Feb 2013

to the simple-minded. Much like comparing a household budget to the Federal Government's budget, or believing that private enterprises are more efficient than government, or that the profit motive is always required to attract participation.

DrewFlorida

(1,096 posts)

2. Agreed! Or that capitalist economies fill all of the needs of society!

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 06:36 PM

Feb 2013

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)

3. And They Have Single Payer Health Care

Reply to DrewFlorida (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 06:42 PM

Feb 2013

According to our right wing nuts, Australia should be socialist hell hole.

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