Deseret News | Reader comments: Ex-lawmaker suggests ways to battle poverty

Reader comments
Ex-lawmaker suggests ways to battle poverty

2 comments | Read story

GVS | 3:14 p.m. Sept. 16, 2007

I wonder why unskilled labor wages are so low?? "Haskins said most poor and low-income workers are able to get jobs paying about $8 per hour." Could it because of the cheap labor policies of the government allowing the labor market to be flooded by legal and illegal workers? After all wages are a product of supply and demand, just like any other product. Anyone being paid below subsistence level will require taxpayer support, which is really a wage subsidy for the employers.

Anonymous | 8:25 p.m. Sept. 16, 2007

We're lucky there are even any unskilled labor out there? Eventually they will all just be outsourced...

Add your comment

Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.

Words Remaining

E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.

Airlines boost on-time arrivals 9:55 p.m.
Can't find hot toy? Blame economy 9:54 p.m.
4A soccer all-state first team 9:46 p.m.
5A all-state soccer first team 9:39 p.m.
Drop in Thanksgiving travel predicted 9:29 p.m.
Island whipping doesn't thrill Andersen 9:18 p.m.
Canyons chief named law group's v.p. 9:06 p.m.
Rock on 9:00 p.m.
Lobo land like home for BYU lineman 8:57 p.m.
3A soccer all-state first team 8:56 p.m.

Latest comments

Jazz win in N.Y. for 1st time since '04

There are... said:

no style points. A win is a win and they needed it.

Jazz win in N.Y. for 1st time since '04

Wings said:

who can shoot. Tonight AK shot well from the wing. That was crucial as NY...

TCU gets first sellout in 3 years

wake up call said:

The Utes have reason to be optimistic... except that it's THIS YEAR'S TEAM...

Away in a manger

RE: What Harm? | 3:14 p.m. Nov. said:

I dislike a theocracy as much as the next guy but the constitution says...

House passes health care bill

All Knowing said:

@Anonymous 10:04 p.m.: "Someone remind me why congress is exempt from...

TCU gets first sellout in 3 years

Watch out for Locust said:

and big purple Horned Frogs! Both have it in for uties,

Prosecutors have Cardall report

Dave said:

I'm sure everyone would have been more comfortable if the police had done a...

Letters: Immigrants need aid

Get A Clue said:

The letter says that immigrants need aid. Yep, they do. However, so do...

U. hopes to keep clicking

Big time........ said:

Ute butt kicking coming this week! OUCH, and then out of the polls for good...

Life sentences for juveniles examined

Earl 1943 said:

In my opinion, prison sentences are way too long. Prison sentences should be...