Peter Bromberg's UnBlog

The widely publicized debate between "science" (Bill Nye) and "religion" (Ken Ham) led me to make sure I understand my terms. I have no issue understanding the scientific basis for evolution; there is an extensive fossil record. But the "religion" side may be a bit murkier. You really have Creationism vs Intelligent Design here. Creationism comes in different varieties, from the strictest biblical literalism, which says the Earth is only a few thousand years old, to the theistic evolutionism of the Catholic Church, which accepts evidence that the Earth is millions of years old, and that evolution can explain much of its history—but not the creation of the human soul. Between those, there are the "Young-Earth" and the "Old-Earth" creationists, who differ over the age of the planet and the details of how God created life. The limited scope of Intelligent Design theory actually makes it compatible with a wide range of views. Some ID t...

1) Only 1 Percent Of The U.S. Labor Force Earns The Minimum Wage 2) Teenagers Comprise The Single Largest Age Group Of Minimum Wage Workers 3) Most Minimum Wage Workers Are Under The Age Of 25 4) A Majority Of Those Who Earn The Minimum Wage Work In Food Preparation Or Sales 5) Less Than 5 Percent Of People Who Earn The Minimum Wage Work In Construction Or Manufacturing 6) A Majority Of Them Also Worked Less Than 30 Hours Per Week 7) Less Than One-Third Worked Full-Time 8) A Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker In 2014 Will Make 24 Percent More Than The Federal Poverty Limit 9) One-Third Of Minimum Wage Workers Either Dropped Out Of Or Never Attended High School 10) There Are Nearly Six Times More Minimum Wage Workers Today Than In 2007 11) A Change In The Minimum Wage Often Triggers Union Wage Hikes And Benefit Renegotiations In truth, there is only one way to regard a minimum wage law: it is compulsory unemployment. The law says: it is illegal, and therefore criminal, for anyone...