tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203467864358545058.post5372825522850384578..comments2014-09-24T12:54:34.986-07:00Comments on The Boolean Continuum: A sustainable burger and friesBooleanContinuumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881056337735948235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203467864358545058.post-82126242088567978252014-09-24T12:54:34.986-07:002014-09-24T12:54:34.986-07:00I don't see removing the EITC and increasing t...I don't see removing the EITC and increasing the minimum wage as necessarily disruptive if done in stages. On the other hand, the problem with putting all your eggs in the minimum wage basket is that what one congress gives another might take away. So I'm not sure that getting rid of the EITC is necessarily the best thing to do (sometime we have to let the 1% take their pint of blood). But I disagree strongly with people that say that we don't need a minimum wage because we have the EITC. I think the EITC can be a fall back that helps families - especially when minimum wage gets eroded by inflation or by a retrograde congress.BooleanContinuumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881056337735948235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203467864358545058.post-25632093849891012182014-09-18T08:37:21.718-07:002014-09-18T08:37:21.718-07:00In truth the EITC is a direct payment to the 1% th...In truth the EITC is a direct payment to the 1% that allows them to pay less than a minimum wage. So what would you recommend? Would an elimination of the EITC in combination with a large raise in the of the minimum wage that is linked to the CPI be too disruptive to the economy? The Wandering Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260643333579471449noreply@blogger.com