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wasoxygen  ·  4061 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Fast-Food Wages Come With a $7 Billion Side of Public Assistance - Businessweek

Sorry, NotPhil, I think I've upset you.

    Are you trolling?
This question is totally unrelated to the subject we were discussing, but I am happy to respond to it.

I am here to learn. If I talk to people I agree with, I probably won't learn much. Talking to someone I don't agree with gives me a chance to see things from a different perspective. For example, you made me recognize a way in which equal opportunity law can make things harder for those it is intended to help.

Talking to people I disagree with is the best way I know to find out where I am wrong, so I can correct my misapprehensions and improve my ideas. In this case neither of us convinced the other, but I still enjoyed the interaction and appreciate your contributions.