| | Haleakala Times Editorial Archive 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Ariyoshi also said that the need for increased revenues by the county should not become the burden of a few people. His statement reflects the idea that workers who are limited by government-imposed minimum wage standards should share equally in the cost of that government with those who are prospering under the system. |
 | | Thats a continuation of the trickle-down theory which was popular during the Reagan presidency, which his opponent at the time, George Bush, derisively labeled as voodoo economics. Under that kind of approach over two decades, the monied elite have added to their wealth, while the average wage-earner has gone further into debt. |
 | | A policy that puts an extra $100 per year into one persons pocket while putting $10,000 in someone elses is not about fairness its an unequal policy which rewards individuals who hold positions in society that already earn them high compensation for their time. |
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