Jay Dickey: “In many ways it seems that the only people who benefit from guaranteed minimum wage are those high school dropouts with…”

“In many ways it seems that the only people who benefit from guaranteed minimum wage are those high school dropouts with lost ambition. We should not promote a permanent minimum wage mentality in anyone by convincing them that they can only expect an increase in wages if the government gives it to them. On the contrary, we should encourage them to look to their willingness to prepare themselves and use their ambition as their ticket to higher prices. On another subject Mr. Collins talks about good educational programs like Trio being sooner or later: ``Bushwacked and slowly ground into government pork.'' Without his knowing it, the opportunities afforded by Trio to students who want to try are being threatened by a new proposed program called Gear Up. The threatened dilution of Trio has been prophesized in this article. Mr. Collins' wisdom on each of these issues is remarkable.”