The Fundamental Axiom, Then, For The Study

Minimum Wage Laws Tragically Generate Unemployment, Especially So Among The Poorest And Least Skilled Or Educated Workers... Because A Minimum Wage, Of Course, Does Not Guarantee Any Worker's Employment; It Only Prohibits, By Force Of Law, Anyone From Being Hired At The Wage Which Would Pay His Employer To Hire Him.

Placing The State In Charge Of Moral Principles Is Equivalent To Putting The Proverbial Fox In Charge Of The Chicken Coop.

Rule By The Statist Elite Is Not Benign Or Simply A Matter Of Who Happens To Be In Office: It Is Rule By A Growing Army Of Leeches And Parasites Battening Off The Income And Wealth Of Hard-working Americans, Destroying Their Property, Corrupting Their Customs And Institutions, Sneering At Their Religion.

This, By The Way, Is The Welfare State In Action: Its A Whole Bunch Of Special Interest Groups Screwing Consumers And Taxpayers, And Making Them Think They're Really Benefiting.

What...can The Government Do To Help The Poor? The Only Answer Is The Libertarian Answer: Get Out Of The Way.