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Old 06-04-2016, 11:21 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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Well if the federal court ruled that.... It must be true!
The better question is why couldn't the losing side present a more compelling case?
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:24 AM
 
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Lol fraud.... Greed.... It's all the same. Everyone was getting paid too well to speak up.
Generally they do go hand in hand as long as you include power as a sub section of greed.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:24 AM
 
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Impossible. Arguing impossibilities are pretty worthless.
A tax penalty of 110% on capital gains and dividends paid for stocks in companies that buy anything made by anyone at less than US minimum wage, or use contract labor at less than US minimum wage or employ anyone at less than US minimum wage anywhere in the world is very possible.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:25 AM
 
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There we have it. You aren't interested in the facts or seeing that something like this never happens again.
On the contrary. When liberals realize their attempts at social engineering, which in this case f*cked the real estate market, ALWAYS fail... maybe a small percentage of liberals will finally begin to understand their mistakes and we can all move forward.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:26 AM
 
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A tax penalty of 110% on capital gains and dividends paid for stocks in companies that buy anything made by anyone at less than US minimum wage, or use contract labor at less than US minimum wage or employ anyone at less than US minimum wage anywhere in the world is very possible.
But it won't make other countries enforce our minimum wage nor should we think so much of ourselves to think we can demand it.

We most certainly would not do likewise.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:26 AM
 
Location: ATX-HOU
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The better question is why couldn't the losing side present a more compelling case?
Because the financial sector wouldn't allow it. You still think the financial got bullied or forced into this, it's cute.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:29 AM
 
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On the contrary. When liberals realize their attempts at social engineering, which in this case f*cked the real estate market, ALWAYS fail... maybe a small percentage of liberals will finally begin to understand their mistakes and we can all move forward.
You already admitted what we all knew, this is partisan. This is about showing your political adversaries, glad you finally admitted your truth has a conservative slant.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:30 AM
 
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On the contrary. When liberals realize their attempts at social engineering, which in this case f*cked the real estate market, ALWAYS fail... maybe a small percentage of liberals will finally begin to understand their mistakes and we can all move forward.
George Bush called for increased minority home ownership.

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archi...0021015-7.html

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archi...0020617-2.html

”More and more people own their homes in America today. Yet we have a problem here in America because fewer than half the Hispanics and African Americans own their own homes. That’s a home ownership gap; a gap that we got to work together to close. And by the end of this decade we’ll increase the number of minority homeowners by 5.5 million families. “

“One of the major obstacles to minority home-ownership is financing. Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac have committed to provide more money for lenders, they committed to meet the shortage of capital available for minority home-buyers. Freddie Mac just began 25 initiatives around the country to dismantle barriers and create better opportunities for home-ownership. One of the programs is designed to help families with bad credit histories to qualify for home ownership loans. You don’t have to have a lousy home for first time home-buyers. You put your mind to it the first time low income home buyer can have just as nice a house as anyone else. “


George Bush

2002
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:31 AM
 
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But it won't make other countries enforce our minimum wage nor should we think so much of ourselves to think we can demand it.

We most certainly would not do likewise.
This. Our minimum wage needs to be upped but not at $15. Labor is global and there is a glut.
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Old 06-04-2016, 11:34 AM
 
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But it won't make other countries enforce our minimum wage nor should we think so much of ourselves to think we can demand it.

We most certainly would not do likewise.
We don't need them to enforce our minimum wage, they only need to pay their export workers US minimum wage or higher, and it isn't on the other countries to do this it is no our companies to insist that the workers they use get paid that amount.
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