Middle-class families will earn about $13,000 more in eight years if Obama wins and $5,000 if McCain wins. (Democrats, Kennedy) - Elections - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

luzianne · 10-21-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cousinsal

Well, that would be great, if he could help the American people get decent wages!! It would be about time, after years of stagnation, including the ridiculous minimum wage.

So I take it the answer is no, it is not EARNINGS.

pghquest · 10-21-2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cousinsal

Well, that would be great, if he could help the American people get decent wages!! It would be about time, after years of stagnation, including the ridiculous minimum wage.

You dont understand that minimum wage is partially to blame for the "stagnation" do you?

burdell · 10-21-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by paullySC

What should minimum wage be?

It should be what the President and Congressmen are paid until they prove their worth.

pghquest · 10-21-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by burdell

It should be what the President and Congressmen are paid until they prove their worth.

So you now agree that the Dem controlled Congress is not proving their worth?

Miborn · 10-21-2008, 10:35 AM

Look at these numbers............

burdell · 10-21-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pghquest

So you now agree that the Dem controlled Congress is not proving their worth?

No, I agree YOU attempt to skew everything to fit your narrow little partisan view of the world and continually refuse to look outside your blinders.

Miborn · 10-21-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by burdell

It should be what the President and Congressmen are paid until they prove their worth.

Thank you for finally admitting that the DEM CONGRESS has been worthless...

Mircea · 10-21-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by paullySC

What should minimum wage be?

Whatever the market bears.

If no minimum wage existed, people in Cincinnati would still be starting at $8.00/hour to $8.50/hour to work at McDonald's and Taco Hell and other restaurants, because that's what the market bears.

There are X number of jobs in fast-food but there are only X - X(jE) number of workers to work those jobs.

Because there is a slight shortage of workers, fast-food pays higher wages than assembly workers.

averagejoe76 · 10-21-2008, 10:53 AM

I thought Tax Cuts were a republican concept.
That said i dont think we can afford any tax cuts with the crazy government debt.

Miborn · 10-21-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by averagejoe76

I thought Tax Cuts were a republican concept.
That said i dont think we can afford any tax cuts with the crazy government debt.

We need a spending freeze such as McCain proposed A Hatchet job instead of the scalpel job obama wants to do with the added taxes and additional spending of the already strained budget.......... in Washington