Quote:Some military veterans are being forced to leave their nursing home. It’s an unintended consequence of President Obama’s executive order in February to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.

Sandy Franks, public affairs officer at Shreveport’s Overton Brooks V. A. Medical Center, explains that nursing homes that have contracts for subsidized care from the Veterans Administration become federal contractors. If they refuse to raise their wages, their contracts will not be renewed.

Former Marine A.J. Crain just wheeled himself into his new room at Shreveport Manor on Mansfield Road when he got the news that the home’s contract will end this month.

“We fought all your wars, and now we’re broke. Where do we go from here?” Crain asks.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/25467149/minim...sing-homes

Those veterans are liars, and this story is an ad being paid for by the Koch brothers.

- Harry

(05-11-2014 09:59 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Quote:Some military veterans are being forced to leave their nursing home. It’s an unintended consequence of President Obama’s executive order in February to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.

Sandy Franks, public affairs officer at Shreveport’s Overton Brooks V. A. Medical Center, explains that nursing homes that have contracts for subsidized care from the Veterans Administration become federal contractors. If they refuse to raise their wages, their contracts will not be renewed.

Former Marine A.J. Crain just wheeled himself into his new room at Shreveport Manor on Mansfield Road when he got the news that the home’s contract will end this month.

“We fought all your wars, and now we’re broke. Where do we go from here?” Crain asks.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/25467149/minim...sing-homes

Why do we let them off the hook so often by calling these "unintended consequences?"

These policies are enacted by people who are all educated in economics. They know what they are doing.

(05-12-2014 01:43 PM)Stick4489 Wrote:  

(05-11-2014 09:59 PM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Quote:Some military veterans are being forced to leave their nursing home. It’s an unintended consequence of President Obama’s executive order in February to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour.

Sandy Franks, public affairs officer at Shreveport’s Overton Brooks V. A. Medical Center, explains that nursing homes that have contracts for subsidized care from the Veterans Administration become federal contractors. If they refuse to raise their wages, their contracts will not be renewed.

Former Marine A.J. Crain just wheeled himself into his new room at Shreveport Manor on Mansfield Road when he got the news that the home’s contract will end this month.

“We fought all your wars, and now we’re broke. Where do we go from here?” Crain asks.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/25467149/minim...sing-homes

Why do we let them off the hook so often by calling these "unintended consequences?"

These policies are enacted by people who are all educated in economics. They know what they are doing.

Problem is, you can have a three-sided argument between 2 "economists". Too many deal in the theoretical and will willfully ignore what's plainly right in front of their face. See- Krugman, Paul, Reich, Robert. Both very, very "accomplished" and always the toast at whatever leftist, apple-tini cocktail party they attend. AND as history has borne out, and is currently illustrating once again, See-0.1%, dead-ass wrong, most of the time.

Raise taxes? no impact, just bump up the price of your pizza. Arbitrarily raise the minimum wage? no impact, just lay off workers or kick patients out of the facility.

Now The Carni will be along any day now to explain that "this too, is an awfully small percentage of people out there". I'm sure Marine Crain will take good solace in that, he is once again one of the FEW. Not so proud, though probably.

Unintended Consequences... It's the law!

"unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Doesn't excuse anything though.

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Great defense. Just great.

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Ignorance is no excuse here... If you are as smart as Obama, and surround yourselves with the genius that Obama has around him you do not get to put your hands up and say "I did not see this coming"...

When the right tells you a minimum wage hike will (1) cost jobs or (2) hurt service the left laughs at them.

When it happens the left says "There is noway anyone could know this would happen"...

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Unintended, perhaps. Easily predictable? Most definitely.

Every......Single..... Policy decision like this will have consequences, some perhaps good, more often bad. Those unable to, or unwilling to, account for them or predict what may "happen next" should not be in a position to make decisions like this.

Period.

(05-13-2014 10:37 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Unintended, perhaps. Easily predictable? Most definitely.

Every......Single..... Policy decision like this will have consequences, some perhaps good, more often bad. Those unable to, or unwilling to, account for them or predict what may "happen next" should not be in a position to make decisions like this.

Period.

But it's always been that way and it will always be that way. In a country of over 300 million people, any policy or law that is passed will have unintended consequences.

(05-13-2014 04:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 10:37 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Unintended, perhaps. Easily predictable? Most definitely.

Every......Single..... Policy decision like this will have consequences, some perhaps good, more often bad. Those unable to, or unwilling to, account for them or predict what may "happen next" should not be in a position to make decisions like this.

Period.

But it's always been that way and it will always be that way. In a country of over 300 million people, any policy or law that is passed will have unintended consequences.

When the right tells you a minimum wage hike will (1) cost jobs or (2) hurt service the left laughs at them.

When it happens the left says "There is noway anyone could know this would happen"...

(05-13-2014 04:43 PM)Bull_In_Exile Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 04:39 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 10:37 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 10:16 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  "unintended consequence"


That is the key phrase in the article.

Unintended, perhaps. Easily predictable? Most definitely.

Every......Single..... Policy decision like this will have consequences, some perhaps good, more often bad. Those unable to, or unwilling to, account for them or predict what may "happen next" should not be in a position to make decisions like this.

Period.

But it's always been that way and it will always be that way. In a country of over 300 million people, any policy or law that is passed will have unintended consequences.

When the right tells you a minimum wage hike will (1) cost jobs or (2) hurt service the left laughs at them.

When it happens the left says "There is noway anyone could know this would happen"...

That about sums it up.

But, sadly we get simpleton responses like the one above, that is essentially saying "We're tryyyying! We're tryyyying really really hard to do good things, why don't we get credit for tryyying?" When, predictably, Marine Crain is out on the street by DIRECT result of their sophomoric, utopian, idiotic impulses. Some good it does him.

sounds like exactly what that WSJ article was pointing to- "It's not our fault, cause we tried really hard".

God help us.

Veterans? phuck 'em. I got my photo op when I announced this useless thing