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Buck Galaxy — 2/13/2007 4:45:42 AM (archived)

I don't think the resistance is exceptionally "bitter and organized." I think the voices calling for raising the minimum wage are louder. Both are more politics than economic reality. Again, most employers realize they can't hire anyone worth a damn for less than $10/hour and probably have a hard time keeping someone decent even at that rate.

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Minimum wage increases - TB - 2/11/2007 10:16:30 PM
- Instead of raising the minimum wage... - A. Leftleaner - 2/16/2007 4:12:46 PM
- "Children fared worse in the U.S. because of greater economic inequality and poor levels of public support for families - Lindy - 2/15/2007 2:23:42 AM
  - re: "Children fared worse in the U.S. because of greater economic inequality and poor levels of public support for families - Marcia - 2/15/2007 10:46:42 PM
  - re: "Children fared worse in the U.S. because of greater economic inequality and poor levels of public support for families - Marcia - 2/15/2007 10:46:38 PM
- Conservatives just hate working people. - Bowser - 2/14/2007 9:34:15 PM
  - re: Open voting - SteveS - 2/15/2007 10:18:14 PM
  - I've come to think of it as "American Business" - McFly - 2/15/2007 5:22:04 PM
    - re: "American Business" - SteveS - 2/15/2007 11:15:39 PM
    - re: I've come to think of it as "American Business" - Lindy - 2/15/2007 6:13:31 PM
  - Actually, you seem just as hateful if not more so... - R.L. - 2/14/2007 11:22:44 PM
    - Well, now. - Bowser - 2/15/2007 12:17:15 AM
      - I got the hatred there... - R.L. - 2/15/2007 12:21:33 AM
  - ...and - REB - 2/14/2007 9:53:53 PM
    - did you deserve a raise? (n/t) - alcaray - 2/14/2007 10:02:20 PM
      - I think so. - REB - 2/14/2007 10:24:18 PM
  - BS. Conservatives are working people. - REB - 2/14/2007 9:52:13 PM
    - Another "definition issue." - TB - 2/15/2007 12:10:50 AM
      - "Those constituents that think mostly with their spleens" - Lindy - 2/15/2007 1:33:04 AM
        
        Heh. (n/t) - TB - 2/15/2007 2:01:17 AM
    - Oppose minimum wage, on the job accident coverage, OSHA, etc. Hate. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/14/2007 10:27:32 PM
      - Your prejudice of us Conservative really has you hating us, doesnâ€™t it? Do you really believe that BS? - REB - 2/14/2007 10:34:56 PM
        
        Dupe. - Bowser - 2/15/2007 12:14:54 AM
        
        re: Dupe. - REB - 2/15/2007 3:27:23 PM
        
        Does that seem to track to you? - Bowser - 2/15/2007 5:48:16 PM
        
        You didn't say "Thank You." - REB - 2/15/2007 5:59:42 PM
        
        Connecting the dots - Mary Anne - 2/16/2007 9:30:11 PM
        
        re: Connecting the dots - REB - 2/16/2007 9:38:08 PM
        
        Religious aide - Mary Anne - 2/16/2007 10:21:18 PM
        
        re: Religious aide - REB - 2/16/2007 10:39:29 PM
        
        I stipulate to your church's good intentions. - Mary Anne - 2/16/2007 11:18:17 PM
        
        ...and - REB - 2/16/2007 10:47:25 PM
        
        For giving you Workers Comp. SS, OHSA, minimum wage. - Bowser - 2/15/2007 9:08:08 PM
        
        For a good time, look up who signed OSHA into law. - TB - 2/15/2007 9:21:26 PM
        
        Don't hit him with real facts. He can't take it. - REB - 2/16/2007 2:16:27 PM
        
        that'll be a hard sell to this crowd REB - FrankC - 2/15/2007 5:12:28 PM
- I guess a 12% poverty rate is good by world standards - Daniel - 2/14/2007 2:58:08 PM
  - By maybe any standards. - TB - 2/14/2007 6:27:03 PM
    - statistics again - Robert - 2/15/2007 6:22:05 PM
      - Wrong. - TB - 2/15/2007 7:37:16 PM
    - re: By maybe any standards. - Daniel - 2/15/2007 3:23:33 AM
      - I think it should be defined as those who do not have cable TV - Scott Evil - 2/16/2007 4:06:54 PM
        
        What are you typing on? - Mary Anne - 2/16/2007 10:13:06 PM
- re: Minimum wage increases - Marcia - 2/14/2007 1:59:55 AM
  - re: Minimum wage increases - Oh, but, by all means yes, do a wage increase. - Marcia - 2/14/2007 2:07:42 AM
- The real problem with a minimum wage increase - Yeti - 2/13/2007 1:17:47 AM
  - re: The real problem with a minimum wage increase - TB - 2/13/2007 1:59:49 AM
  - To qualify - Yeti - 2/13/2007 1:18:59 AM
    - Most Illegal labors make more than minimum wage - Buck Galaxy - 2/13/2007 1:50:45 AM
      - Where are you living? - SDAI-Tech1 - 2/13/2007 6:31:28 AM
- Used to see teenagers mowing lawns all the time. - alcaray - 2/13/2007 12:36:52 AM
  - re: Used to see teenagers mowing lawns all the time. - TB - 2/13/2007 2:03:17 AM
  - yes...and those youngins' can sure cop a 'tude"!! (n/t) - Martha - 2/13/2007 1:47:35 AM
- re: Minimum wage increases - REB - 2/12/2007 4:24:03 PM
- Market economics vs minimum wage reality - Buck Galaxy - 2/12/2007 7:27:51 AM
  - If only insignificant numbers of people are earning minimum wage or below, then why is there such a bitter and organized resistance to raising it? (n/t) - ER - 2/12/2007 1:46:27 PM
    - Politics - Buck Galaxy - 2/13/2007 4:45:42 AM
  - re: minimum wage reality - TB - 2/12/2007 7:46:07 AM
- Interesting thing re minimum wage - FrankC - 2/11/2007 10:59:50 PM
  - re: Interesting thing re minimum wage - Marcia - 2/12/2007 3:39:26 AM
    - re: Interesting thing re minimum wage --- - Marcia - 2/12/2007 3:41:55 AM
- That tripe comes out every time there's an increase. - Bowser - 2/11/2007 10:42:46 PM
  - "Did you read about the Republicans stopping investigation into Halliburton's corruption in Iraq - Lindy - 2/12/2007 1:47:06 AM
  - "Living wage" - TB - 2/11/2007 11:28:14 PM
    - "Can anyone actually define "living wage?" - Lindy - 2/12/2007 1:49:25 AM
      - re: "Can anyone actually define "living wage?" - ER - 2/13/2007 5:24:38 AM
        
        Speaking as someone who has dealt with investors... - TB - 2/13/2007 3:32:11 PM
        
        Skewness and Kurtosis--fascinatin' algorithm - ER - 2/13/2007 6:34:08 PM
        
        re: Skewness - TB - 2/14/2007 3:10:43 AM
        
        That's all skewed up - ER - 2/14/2007 4:04:21 AM
        
        Found while looking for something else... - TB - 2/14/2007 6:32:08 AM
        
        re: That's all skewed up - TB - 2/14/2007 6:24:28 AM
        
        I think that's a pretty reasonable assessment of the situation. - ER - 2/14/2007 1:43:31 PM
        
        re: reasonable assessment of the situation - TB - 2/14/2007 6:44:12 PM
        
        But my assessment... - ER - 2/14/2007 11:25:09 PM
        
        Colossal national debt - TB - 2/15/2007 2:00:28 AM
        
        re: "Can anyone actually define "living wage?" - Lindy - 2/13/2007 2:53:44 PM
    - Conservative dogma. Workers Compensation is another unaffordable item - Bowser - 2/11/2007 11:37:23 PM
      - Workers Compensation is another unaffordable item - Lindy - 2/12/2007 1:51:13 AM
      - re: Conservative dogma. Workers Compensation is another unaffordable item - TB - 2/12/2007 12:54:44 AM
        
        "living wage, if he's stupid enough, he'll try to defend himself rather than point out that it's a null concept. - Lindy - 2/12/2007 1:54:41 AM
        
        Defining "poverty." - TB - 2/12/2007 6:54:54 AM
        
        re: Defining "poverty." - Lindy - 2/12/2007 2:48:34 PM

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