teeroy
Life Member
The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie. There is no such
thing as "cheap labor." Take, for example, an illegal Mexican who sneaks in
here with his wife and five children. He takes a job for five or six
dollars an hour. At that wage with six dependents he pays no income tax,
yet at the end of the year gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200
free. He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent, food stamps,
and free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free
breakfasts and lunches at school, and require bi-lingual teachers and books
that taxpayers provide. He doesn't have to worry about car insurance, life
insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers provide Spanish language
signs, bulletins, and printed material. He cannot be fired, harassed, or
sued. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20 to $30 an hour in
benefits, while working Americans are lucky to have $5 or $6 an hour left
after paying their bills and his, and paying for increased crime, graffiti,
and trash cleanup. Cheap labor? My ass!
thing as "cheap labor." Take, for example, an illegal Mexican who sneaks in
here with his wife and five children. He takes a job for five or six
dollars an hour. At that wage with six dependents he pays no income tax,
yet at the end of the year gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200
free. He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent, food stamps,
and free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free
breakfasts and lunches at school, and require bi-lingual teachers and books
that taxpayers provide. He doesn't have to worry about car insurance, life
insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers provide Spanish language
signs, bulletins, and printed material. He cannot be fired, harassed, or
sued. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20 to $30 an hour in
benefits, while working Americans are lucky to have $5 or $6 an hour left
after paying their bills and his, and paying for increased crime, graffiti,
and trash cleanup. Cheap labor? My ass!
