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Originally posted by Lord Vader:
Wages are not the only issue, Purchasing Power and general Cost of Living are very important factors in deciding where to move to and to live.
True, there are many other factors. Climate is a big one, as are taxes, laws, regulations, etc. But without government intrusion into the marketplace, cost of living is lower where wages are lower.

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Other costs e.g. Cost of Shipping, Cost of and How Much Bureaucracy, and very important for Manufacturing in one Country and Shipping to and Selling in another Country is Cost of Import Duties.

The overall cost of doing business is the deciding factor not just Wages.
As I stated above, government intrusion into the marketplace is certainly a factor. The less government intrusion, the better (and no government intrusion would be best).

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The United States is not the only Country that has a Minimum Wage and some Countries have a Higher Minimum then the United States, e.g. :
Germany – app $11.00 --- Purchasing Power Parity Adjusted – $10.18
France - $12.35 --- Purchasing Power Parity Adjusted - $10.60
Australia - $15.81 --- Purchasing Power Parity Adjusted - $10.20
True. And all of those countries also have an influx of immigrants. Where do you think all those Muslims from North Africa and the Middle East are coming from?

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How about instead of Repealing Minimum Wage Laws in the United States, YOU get Mexico to have a Minimum Wage as High or Higher then the United States and that the Standard of Living in Mexico is as good or better then the Standard of Living in the United States.
Mexico has enough problems already. Why would you want to saddle them with even more?

Really, if minimum wage laws are such a good thing, why stop at a measly $10 or $15 an hour? Why not just make it $50 an hour? Then we'll all be rich!

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Repeal NAFTA and GATT.
I have problems with them as well, but probably not for the same reasons.

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Place high import duties on everything that a US Based Company moved manufacturing out of the USA to save money on.

As an example place a high enough duty on Autolite so that it is cheaper to make the Spark Plugs in Ohio then where they moved the Manufacturing to. And I would keep raising it until they did move Manufacturing back to Ohio.
Here's a better idea. Why not repeal the business taxes for Autolite? And while we're at it, we can remove all those senseless laws, rules, and regulations that tell Autolite how to run their own business.

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Don't give any Benefits, Government Services or Protections at all to Illegals e.g.

No Free Medical Care at all including EMTs If they don't have the money on their person then screw them.
I'm with you there. Every time government sticks its hands into health care, it manages to screw it up. Remove those so-called "benefits" for everyone else, as well. If someone doesn't have enough money for health care, rent, or food, that's what private charities are for.

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The Rights of the Bill of Rights are only for American Citizens or Legal Guests, Illegals have NO RIGHTS.
The rights enumerated in the Constitution, and many others, were not "granted" to us by the Constitution, or any government. They were given to us by God. The government has no right to deny them to "illegals," to us, or to anyone else.

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No More Anchor Babies.
If you concede that we have to have a government and immigration laws (I will concede neither), then this is reasonable.

Onward and upward,
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