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lastly, the Harrisues have already stated that they believe more money in working psoples' pockets l5 good for the Ontario economy, Again, that's the argument that they advance in promoting their tax cut initiatives. Increasing the minimum wage, however, IS a far more effocient way of stimu- lating the economy than tax cuts, because the new money would be targeted toward the part of the population that is far more likely to spend it in Ontario. Unfortunately, the Ontario government Is unlikely to increase a'mmimum wage that has been frozen since 1995. As ineffective as their tax cuts are, they are paid for through cuts to government programs (about which the Tories care very little anyway). An increase to the minimum wage, on the other hand, would be paid by employ- ers that, m spite of record corporate profits and huge increases In executive salaries, are telling the government that they can't allord to pay $7.50 an hour In the curly 90s, Murmur Federauoa ol labour (AFLCIU) Premier“ john Sweetie} wrote a book called America Needs A Rmse In tl be argued that slagnaung wages were humng the Amman economy, as workers became Increasingly unable to make purchases Sweeney suggested that the lust step m solv- rng the problem was to dramatically Increase the federal mm. rmum wage The ska was a tough sell to pohncuns m both Frames, particularly the Repubhcam; who are even more slave rshly devoted to wrung brg business than are the Democrats, Gradually one pnlmuan at a umc, the American labour move- ment was able to bold a surpnsmg br-partisan consensus In support of mcrrrarung the mrnlmum wage The results of Amends " raise" have been remarkable Smce the Increase took CHUCK In 1995, The us has cxperienced us highest cate of economic growth Since the 1950s. The Increased mmlmum wage rs obviously only one factor In the American economy's dramatic Improvement, but there tS no denying us positive Impact. Even more apparent IS the fact that maeasmg the minimum wage did not have a NEGATIVE Impact - something about which busmess groups and many t There are several reasons why Ontario should lad the way m 880“ Fiatkowski closmg this, alanmng gap Most obvious, of course, IS the need to be "competitive" wrth economlcs m the south of tly mun of the key argument, that the Hams government use when It IS slashing taxes or gulnng workplace protection legtslatton) if were going to try lo bc wmpeuuvc‘ we should try to be unn- pcutlve In wages " we” In addmon, more people could "afford' to take a [oh under thrs scenario, escaping welhre without the need for gummy forced labour programs, Even Wllh rock-bottom welfare rates, many people on welfare [Ind Job-related expenses such as travel and child care lo be a real barrier to ulung a Job --- par- ticularly a minimum-wage Job. The American experience clearly indicates that, far from humng the economy, raising the minimum wage provides a huge economic stimulus that benefits everyone. AWE}: T7 taTCtqENER-WATErtWo, ii"triiiifffiiififfitifigij' "think tanks"warned ad nau- seam. In Canadian dollars. the American mlmmum wage now works out to $750 an hour. This IS exactly 50 cents an hour more than the amount paid to a minimum wage moment in Ontario, In fact, tt's dramati- cally hrgherthan mlmmum wage m every Canadran province except Bnnsh Colum- bu "rm I.) ”a." I',. ,"’, I m. ' 'r9'F'i"is . W-cream-Me, _ ‘ ' " " ti “WK" I' A -" "3 Natl' . ' :3» ii» w- ,1wg»§.‘.,f"vvi £55 = C ”a A.» _ , ‘\,_“‘>.,;g‘ 45'}. wr .. ' 'e'r's 1 "am ' (Continued from page 7) Not a bad idea I think it is not a bad idea during the warmer months of the year. l can under- stand m the unmet time, snowplowing IS very Important and " IS hard when cars are parked there but 1 cannot really see ll as being a problem For people who are won rying about children actually running out in from of parked cars, that an happen anytime and you have to basically educate your lads to look both ways before cross- ing the street and coming out between cars. There are always going to be parked cars no matter where you go, so you have to be ready and aware of that, But I think it IS a good idea to let people park their vehicles, especially if they have guests overnight and then they have to park them crazily in between the sidewalk and the road. I think it looks even worse then hav- ing a car on the mad. ficult to get up and down the street, espe- cially at the turn on the crescent which people use to park on as well, So I am totally in opposition to there being a relapsing of the bylaw. t I ll) ”If The Waterloo Chronicle welcomes letters to the editor They should be signed ieith name, address and phone number and will be verified for accuracy. No unsigned letters will be published. Sthtnissiotts may be edited for length. so please be brief. Copy- right in letters and other materials submitted to the publisher and accepted for publication vermin: with the author, but the pub lisher and its heaters may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other lama Our mailing address is 75 King St. S., Suite 201, Waterloo, NZJIPI, our email address is ,eehmtticta8totmail.com, and out lax number is 88619383. t What did you like most about orientation ®m $81 (t week last week (asked Eli UW)? Donna-Lee Tumball Greg Davidson “I liked the toga party. I liked the amount of people that came out, It was good fun " " dont remember most of u but the toga pany was the best tlung, The largest toga party m North America was the coolest - I agree we should have ovemtght park- ing between Aprtl and November. I think there IS an Issue m Waterloo about pamc- ularly when students are returning to school, l [we tn a complex in Waterloo that has latrly restricted parking, and It would be most accommodating to allow students to park on the streets mth the understand, mg that when wmtcr comes the streets thl have to be plowed and so that thl restrict extended parking, But l thtnk that we can accommodate people parking during the summer and fall. I do not wish at all for this bylaw to be passed. We are on a busy street. We have the Village of the Green who does not seem to have enough parking for their cars so they are all on Marshall Street. I live It's already bad enough Students need to park somewhere I am against the; all-mghl parkog from November I to April l, I think u should not be allowed. I'm against it Kristin Simmons Letters policy Chris langford Gerald Underwood “Nun John Leonard So they might as well keep on With what they are doing. If they want to change d law. that they obviously do not enforce now, they can go ahead and do it. Because as far asl am concerned people park wher ever and whenever they want anyway In the city of Waterloo, So as far asl am con- cerned, they don't have a parking bylaw now! Eh far as I am concerned Waterloo docs not have J my parkmg bylaw I Inc nu Euclid Avenue, and the Lars have beer, parking on the streets here for yous and have not been ticketed. beside a taxpayer who has turned hm base, ment Into a . us not even a student but they have students there all the lime and they have cars and he has three (are of he, own so they're on the street. We have mm or three houses across the street that haw been turned Into student housmg and " ly jusl a very busy street And all you do 15 hear cars all night long stopping and Mart- mg with cars parked on both wks of [he street Sol am toullv against thes bylaw In be passed What parking bylaw? "I lrke the iun and the loud The iood was good dl the Mu- dent parties loo There was also d In! ol the cumpu't [u see." “l Inked all the village par- hes II was a great way to get out and meet all the people on your floor 't katherme Silver Marilyn Mcrklc rvler Rothmar Nancy Gloor