The Thom Hartmann Program - July 14 2008
Hour One - How Phil Gramm and John McCain destroyed our economy
Hour Two - Carrie Lukas www.iwf.org Topic: Thom and Carrie debate the Family Medical Leave Act
Hour Three - Gene Healy www.cato.org Topic: His book - The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
Guest: NYT’s Labor Reporter - Steve Greenhouse www.stevengreenhouse.com
Thom's Travel & Events Coming Up…
July 18th - Grand Rapids, MI - Thom broadcasts from affiliate WTKG...then 6:30-7:30pm, booksigning & dinner buffet courtesy of Lanning's Catering at the UAW Regional Offices
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I always enjoy Thom's segments with Carrie Lucas. The IWF is creepy though.
Conservatives make the same argument about the minimum wage... it will cost jobs. Thom is always right on when he says that new costs will come out of profits. I wish he would also frame the issue this way...
When is the last time you walked into a McDonalds and saw a bunch of people just standing around? That is the implication of the argument that increasing wages/benefits will cost jobs. Corporations hire the minimum number of employees required to run the business. There aren't a bunch of extra workers just hanging around that will get laid off if employee costs go up. It's just a ridiculous argument.
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By artesian11111July 15, 2008 - 11:49am