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Old 05-15-2015, 02:21 AM
 
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  • Some say $15/hour should be minimum paid to anyone working in USA.
  • Others say $20/hour is even better.
  • Government mandated minimum wage according to this theory, makes society better.
  • Then why not increase it a lot more... say to $1000/hour and make it a paradise for everyone? Everyone can live like a CEO, sports star, or even live like a national politician.

One the other hand, If $1000/hour mandated minimum wage sounds like nonsense, then why is $15/$25/etc not nonsense?
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Old 05-15-2015, 03:46 AM
 
Location: Florida
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The latest proposal is $10.10 an hour going to $12 in 2020 from Dems. Republicans don't have a response. I suspect many of those minimum wage workers form part of the Republican base.
Ironic isn't it? No Government intrusion! Says the Wal-Mart Republicans! Ah the Republican "masses" who are more worried about Abortions and Gay Marriage than they are about their own wages.
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Old 05-15-2015, 04:08 AM
 
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ME was never meant to be a living wage.
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Old 05-15-2015, 04:33 AM
 
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10 -12 sounds much more reasonable that 15. The REAL problem is housing costs.

I think MW was 4.25 in 89. That only computes to 8.15 w inflation.

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Old 05-15-2015, 05:02 AM
 
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Ironic isn't it? No Government intrusion! Says the Wal-Mart Republicans! Ah the Republican "masses" who are more worried about Abortions and Gay Marriage than they are about their own wages.
Ahh yes.. the liberal base who think its far better to support welfare and push jobs overseas then have plenty of options available for people to earn decent wages and create wealth.
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Old 05-15-2015, 05:14 AM
 
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Yo libs, we wouldn't even be having a minimum wage discussion except Obama has failed America miserably on the economy. When business starts booming and there's competition from Help Wanted signs posted everywhere, employers will boost wages to hang on to their employees. Minimum wage is a starting salary, you people want to make it another form of welfare.
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Old 05-15-2015, 05:20 AM
 
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The latest proposal is $10.10 an hour going to $12 in 2020 from Dems. Republicans don't have a response. I suspect many of those minimum wage workers form part of the Republican base.
I thought Republicans were all supposed to be really rich people who hate the poor. Now Republicans are a bunch of poor losers.

I guess it just depends on what narrative you want to push at the moment.

The funny thing is that your disdain for the poor is really showing.
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Old 05-15-2015, 06:02 AM
 
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A good minimum IQ limit would be good for this forum, 90 and up. I wonder where all the conservatives would go....
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Old 05-15-2015, 06:08 AM
 
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A good minimum IQ limit would be good for this forum, 90 and up. I wonder where all the conservatives would go....
Says the poster who added nothing to the discussion. Without conservatives on these forums, it'll be nothing but a circle jerk fest with no real discussion..

Like 1st graders all shouting "you got cooties".. ahhh, the irony..
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Old 05-15-2015, 06:58 AM
 
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A good minimum IQ limit would be good for this forum, 90 and up. I wonder where all the conservatives would go....
Hopefully to the same place where all the liberals with the same condition are going. This doesn't answer the question however.
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