School children have to pledge loyalty to this piece of cloth every morning. No one has to pledge loyalty to justice and equality and human decency. No one has to promise that people will get a fair wage, or enough food to eat, or affordable medicine, or clean water, or air free of harmful chemicals. But we all have to promise to love a rectangle of red, white, and blue cloth.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Out of the Mouths of Babes
I want the 6th grade girl that wrote THIS to be our President when she is old enough. One paragraph follows:
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I heard on NPR this morning that there's a petition to raise the minimum wage going around our area - any idea where I can go to sign it?
Did this girl get suspended for writing this? Usually the only time things like this hit the news is if the poor kid got in trouble for thinking.
The New York State minimum wage is $6.75 per hour as of January 1, 2006. It will increase to $7.15 per hour as of January 1, 2007. I haven't heard about any petition but it probably concerns the Federal minimum wage.
It is a conundrum that as a result of our freedom we are allowed to burn a symbol of our freedom in protest. Whether it's free speech or the right to bear arms, there is always someone that wants to modify your freedoms somehow.
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