Comments on: Free the Children http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 01:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69613 Devon Herrick Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:35:23 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69613 Growing up on a farm, I had no choice but to help with farm tasks at an early age. Shoveling grain, driving a tractor, carrying irrigation pipe, surveying for irrigation ditches, servicing irrigation engines were all things I did. As I recall my father only paid me $1 per hour. A couple of my friends also grew up on farms. When I told them about my experiences they said.... "What? Your father actually paid you for farm chores? We were told it was our responsibility as a member of the family!" Growing up on a farm, I had no choice but to help with farm tasks at an early age. Shoveling grain, driving a tractor, carrying irrigation pipe, surveying for irrigation ditches, servicing irrigation engines were all things I did. As I recall my father only paid me $1 per hour.

A couple of my friends also grew up on farms. When I told them about my experiences they said…. “What? Your father actually paid you for farm chores? We were told it was our responsibility as a member of the family!”

]]> By: Art Fougner MD http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69557 Art Fougner MD Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:00:29 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69557 You left out Mandatory Basic Life Support Certification ... may as well go All In You left out Mandatory Basic Life Support Certification … may as well go All In

]]> By: monkeywrench http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69542 monkeywrench Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:06:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69542 Ironically, the author of the offending piece indicts herself and devalues her argument when she states: Even for my age I was remarkably unqualified. There has to be some flexibility at the lower levels of the labor scale, or young people and the unqualified will never get that all-important first job. Ironically, the author of the offending piece indicts herself and devalues her argument when she states: Even for my age I was remarkably unqualified. There has to be some flexibility at the lower levels of the labor scale, or young people and the unqualified will never get that all-important first job.

]]> By: Virginia http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69537 Virginia Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:41:53 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69537 My family is going through this now with my 17-year-old nephew. He has no marketable skills whatsoever. He barely knows how to drive, and yet, he somehow has this notion of what is a "fair" wage for cleaning tables at a Pizza Hut. Reality begs to differ. My family is going through this now with my 17-year-old nephew. He has no marketable skills whatsoever. He barely knows how to drive, and yet, he somehow has this notion of what is a “fair” wage for cleaning tables at a Pizza Hut. Reality begs to differ.

]]> By: Chris Ewin, MD http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69535 Chris Ewin, MD Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:24:58 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69535 Good article... Agree with Tom..The lessons learned are more than the money... I have 4 daughters...Taking care of children was the best birth control I know..... Good article…
Agree with Tom..The lessons learned are more than the money…
I have 4 daughters…Taking care of children was the best birth control I know…..

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69533 Linda Gorman Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:43:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69533 Plus, teens who work soon learn about tax burdens. One I know actually had a job of sorts and made enough to have to file this year. Coughing up cash for the self-employment tax was not a happy experience. Educational, but not happy. Plus, teens who work soon learn about tax burdens.

One I know actually had a job of sorts and made enough to have to file this year. Coughing up cash for the self-employment tax was not a happy experience. Educational, but not happy.

]]> By: John Goodman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69528 John Goodman Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:01:58 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69528 Just give them time, David. How long is it going to take the nanny state types to decide that the California minimum wage is way too low? Just give them time, David. How long is it going to take the nanny state types to decide that the California minimum wage is way too low?

]]> By: David R. Henderson http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69527 David R. Henderson Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:53:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69527 John, Very nice piece. I'll have to listen to Mary Poppins later. In the California market, though, where I live, the minimum wage would have had zero effect on my daughter's baby-sitting possibilities. Even when she was 13, she made somewhat more than minimum. John, Very nice piece. I’ll have to listen to Mary Poppins later. In the California market, though, where I live, the minimum wage would have had zero effect on my daughter’s baby-sitting possibilities. Even when she was 13, she made somewhat more than minimum.

]]> By: Tom P http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69526 Tom P Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:53:25 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69526 We just hired my 18 year old nephew for a summer job here at our company. His father asked that I make sure it was tough and hopefully boring as well. He had two goals when asking me to hire his son: 1) Make him learn how to work. Future employers will teach him a job, but no one wants to teach a 21 year old how to work. 2) Make him realize why he should take college seriously; if he doesn't, he could end up with a job like we've given him for the rest of his life Very few of his friends have a full-time summer job. They will be at a distinct disadvantage going forward. To their credit, a few have asked to come in and work at half what we're paying my nephew. To your point, John, they are smart enough to know that compensation for an 18 year old is a lot more than $/hr. We just hired my 18 year old nephew for a summer job here at our company. His father asked that I make sure it was tough and hopefully boring as well. He had two goals when asking me to hire his son:

1) Make him learn how to work. Future employers will teach him a job, but no one wants to teach a 21 year old how to work.
2) Make him realize why he should take college seriously; if he doesn’t, he could end up with a job like we’ve given him for the rest of his life

Very few of his friends have a full-time summer job. They will be at a distinct disadvantage going forward. To their credit, a few have asked to come in and work at half what we’re paying my nephew. To your point, John, they are smart enough to know that compensation for an 18 year old is a lot more than $/hr.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/health-alert-free-the-children/comment-page-1/#comment-69525 Ken Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11778#comment-69525 The graphs say it all. There really isn't a need to say anything more. The graphs say it all. There really isn’t a need to say anything more.

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