Page 6 March 6, 2014 One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion By Gerry Chong In his triumphant declaration, Santa felt Arizona’s Leaders Come to their Senses Busy, busy, busy. Up in the North Pole a little tug on his hem. A shy tourist with a Santa was flitting from elf work station to green eyeshade, a sharp pencil and a pocket work station, encouraging his little men to calculator looked up at the Great One and work faster because Christmas would be here said, “Sir, you’re wrong on three counts: too soon. Then, from behind a tour group first, if employers raise the minimum wage, approached. Beaming Santa, addressed them, they’ll have to raise the wage of that worker’s saying, “I’ll bet most of you thought I only supervisor. Then that supervisor’s supervisor worked once a year, but nothing could be would have to receive a raise, and so forth as further from the truth. Each year we search the initial increase reverberates through the for a gift to keep our constituents in line and entire company’s cost structure. The company’s voting for our cause. Why last year, we knew prices will have to increase to reflect it’s cost cell phones were the rage, so we gave each increase, and inflation will ensue. of our voters at least one. When taxpayers Second, a cumulative increase of $2.85 an complained, about the cost, we explained it hour plus FICA and other taxes is enough to was because when our eager job searchers inflate the company’s cost structure, but provides found tons of job opportunities they needed less then $500 per month to each worker; far a cell phone to field all those offers. too small a sum to bring ‘millions into the Unfortunately, the offers never materialized middle class’ as you claim. Then there is the so our constituents used their free minutes to collateral damage of 500,000 minimum wage call old Aunt Martha, or order another nickel earners who will be terminated by companies bag, or whatever. Soon when their minutes that need to stay in business. were gone, our people just sold that useless Third, your thought process is flawed. If you phone. (sigh, oh well, our heart was in the raise the bottom, you don’t leap from them right place). over other into the ‘middle.’ You simply raise This year, we’re proposing a greater gift, and the bottom, to an inflated level and everyone it’s not going to cost taxpayers a dime! We’ll else will still be above them.” require all companies, regardless of whether or A red-faced Santa glared at the tourist and not they’re profitable, to give our constituents bellowed, “Look here, you little creep, this is a raise. Why, by raising the minimum wage an election year. We need to keep giving gifts from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, we’ll bring to our constituents to ensure they vote the right millions of our voters into the middle class, way, so get outta my face.” And with that, Santa and it won’t raise the national debt, cool, no?” wheeled about on his heel and left the room. • By Cristian Vasquez The national media’s attention recently shifted to Arizona when our neighbor’s senators approved Senate Bill 1062. This bill, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, would have altered a part of an Arizona law regarding free exercise of religion to broaden protections to nongovernmental entities. Meaning that “any individual, association, partnership, corporation, church, religious assembly or institution or other business organization” would have been allowed to argue “burdens” on their religious preferences as a defense in court. In essence businesses could not be sued for denying service to anyone, including homosexuals, when religious beliefs were the reason behind the decision. Fortunately, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed the bill. Still, it is disgusting that 33 senators in Arizona would pass a law that gives one segment of the population the legal authority to discriminate against others. Every individual is deserving of equal protection under the law, including the many religious groups that have found a home in America. However, this law didn’t protect religious liberties-- but simply attacked those not falling in line with certain religious practices. The law was a preemptive attempt at protecting business owners of faith from attacks that have not occurred. Maybe the faith-based community feels that having same-sex marriage legalized across the nation is the same as an assault on their faith. The good thing is that this is not true. Religious freedoms in America are safer than ever. Regardless of what certain news outlets argue, religious freedoms are not under attack. Americans of all and any religious faith can attend Mass, temple or services on any given day without fear of arrest or attacks. Religious organizations continue to receive tax breaks from the government, religious buildings are not being torn down or burned to the ground in an organized fashion and there is no desire from the gay community to destroy the faith-based organizations. Having same-sex couples marry does not hinder my ability as a Catholic to attend Mass and be the best person that I can possibly be, based on my religious upbringing. However, Arizona’s Senate Bill 1062 would have allowed the faith-based community to hinder someone else’s ability to live and exist. Without this law in place, business owners can still deny their services to same-sex couples because of faith preferences, even if they do risk being hit with a lawsuit. 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