ohio elections

We're due up on the elections finally. Perhaps the annoying and useless commercials will end. But I thought it was time I chime in on the issues of this fair (by that I exaggerate heavily) state.

Issue 2 Min Wage. I don't know very many people working for minimum wage. Statistically there aren't very many adults making it, that's for sure. To be perfectly blunt, people who are working for peanuts in my experience probably should be and probably never will make much more than that. Those types of jobs that do pay minimum wage aren't worth having. Get a better one, ASAP. I don't see the point in risking more jobs by enforcing a wage structure artificially when one exists naturally through supply and demand. Do what you can or are talented enough for, and employers will pay for it, even compete for our time.

Issue 3- Gambling for school money.

Anybody who goes to a casino should take note of the opulent surroundings and be aware of something in the back of their minds. The people coming to it are not the winners. Someone else is winning, not us. A few people win, and yes, poker is fun. But it is like having a retirement plan through lottery tickets. Chances are, you won't win. The lottery is little more than a tax on the mathematically challenged. But go ahead if you want. Governments know that people lose fortunes gambling every year. Turning this loss into money for schools is only intelligent governance. Unfortunately, I'm not at all convinced that public universities are functionally educating people any longer. I would prefer that this money is turned into a school choice program at the high school level, not a school funding system. So I'm not sure this one makes any sense either. Maybe it treats a few gamblers, but that's not a good enough reason for me to support a hard in stone amendment that funds something I do not fully support.

Issue 4-5. The smoking issues. I am convinced that the issue of smoking is simply up to the customers and business owners. Business owners who fear losing business from protests or loss of customers from either smokers or non-smokers should choose how to deal with the smoky situation. For the record I am a non-smoker myself and do not frequent or enjoy the company of smokers. But I don't see the point in enforcing laws to protect against the stupid choices of few who harm mostly or only themselves. There are other ways to reduce smoking rates than removing the places it is permitted to do so. I've already addressed this. Making people do things that could be adverse to their businesses is not a good idea. Punish the smokers not the smoke permitters.