Employed Americans would pay as much and/or more into the system than illegals currently do, shamman. You're genuinely stupid if you imagine Americans employed in those same jobs would pay less than the illegals currently employed in those jobs, shamman. It's UNEMPLOYED Americans who pay less, shamman. So, your argument is bogus, shamman. Furthermore, employed Americans are less dependent on social services than unemployed Americans, shamman; hence, citizens being taxed less to support fewer people on unemployment would offset any rise in costs due to someone picking apples being paid more. BTW, the court just ruled that deporting illegals is the law; not "illegal".
Originally Posted by I B Hankering
Problem is, shit-for-brains, that not necessarily ALL americans would get those "same" jobs that mexicans did. Considering the immense wage gap between an illegal and the minimum wage (which lets be honest, most americans won't work for anyway), we are talking about a possibly massive reduction in the number of jobs available.
The economy has never been at full employment, and your ridiculous assertion that simply deporting illegals would create jobs for unemployed americans is complete bogus.
Not only that, consider the number of small businesses, and entreprenurial projects started by immigrants or their children, that employ many workers and help our economy. Not only do immigrants make it easy for us to do jobs that Americans won't do, they actually create jobs by taking the low skill menial jobs away. In that case, Americans have the option of going to college and/or learning skills that get them better paying jobs and a better standard of living (something that you never did, shit-for-brains).
You are an absolute fucking turd
I'm not trying to have it both ways. You have it backwards, shammytard. Republicans tend to be straightforward about the costs of their policy choices. Dimocrats are the ones who are always promising a free lunch and pretending their policies (such as doubling the minimum wage) are without cost.
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Originally Posted by lustylad
Allright then. Mind explaining it to shit-for-brains (see above) and the other dumbasses you associate yourself with (whacko, IffyIdiot, buttman). You might wanna read this thread thoroughly to figure out where my "strawman" came from.
Your contention that dimocrats "always" promise a free lunch and pretend their policies are without cost is just that, your opinion. Have you ever considered that raising the minimum wage (although not without cost) could potentially have a decent outcome based on a cost-benefit analysis. Or are you simply going to give your opinion based on which party you support. I am not saying one way is definitely right. you are.