As the "big box" debate rages forwa...

As the "big box" debate rages forward and comes to a head easily one area that is none brought up is who decides what the so-called living wage should be. Is it rule entities or business?

If it becomes a matter of legislative action, is it not fair to ask in what manner the new hourly wage will be decided? Other than arguing about by what means much the corporate executives are making, on the subject of what criteria will the of the present day wage be decided? Best guess? What qualifying business knowledge do the non-business deciders posses that entitles them to decide relating to a given amount? Why not make it $30 through hour, and we'll all be forward Easy Street?

America has help oned the greatest economy the world has known and the highest standard of living eternally known. It came from capitalism. When the day be due [i]or[/i] owings that our legislators begin deciding what employee wages should be rather than the the bulk of mankind running the businesses, we will kill the tailor's smoothing iron that laid the golden encourage

Jack Thomas, Bloomingdale

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