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Cobalt Violet

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13. total bullshit!

Reply to Gambart (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:06 PM

Feb 2013

National Restaurant Association (the other NRA) talking points.

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Question about minimum wage [View all] Pendrench Feb 2013 OP

I'd advise not listening to right-wing blather. Laelth Feb 2013 #1

Hi Laelth - Pendrench Feb 2013 #6

*smile* That, in fact, was very easy advice to give. Laelth Feb 2013 #7

Agreed :) Pendrench Feb 2013 #9

The Arguments Against Increasing The Minimum Wage Are Hogwash TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #2

+1. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #4

parity with the "global economy" where some countries $1 a day is the norm for most people. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #5

Hi TheMastersNemesis - Pendrench Feb 2013 #8

You are exactly right! It's important we remember that if someone is willing to pay you minimum wage gtar100 Feb 2013 #29

I don't know that you need books on the issue...Google is your friend. Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #3

Hi Sekhmets Daughter - Pendrench Feb 2013 #10

Hi there... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #12

Thanks! By the way, other than Krugman and Stiglitz do you have any other recomendations? Pendrench Feb 2013 #19

Sorry I took so long to get back to you... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #43

Thank you for the suggestions! Pendrench Feb 2013 #44

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #11

total bullshit! Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #13

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #14

I don 't believe anything that comes out of your rightwing mouth. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #15

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #18

It's obvious you listen to conservatives. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #20

How did you get more training if you didn't have any money for it? uppityperson Feb 2013 #17

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #22

So raising the minimum wage is a "handout"? ornotna Feb 2013 #23

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #25

Food costs more, so does gas, living expenses. How is increasing min wage to not even keep up uppityperson Feb 2013 #31

"Making the poor comfortable does not help people advance it keeps them down." Raising minimum wage uppityperson Feb 2013 #24

So you did get help. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #27

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #32

3 jobs at once? Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #33

Couldn't have been full time as not enough hours in the day for that. I've worked several jobs uppityperson Feb 2013 #37

"In today's world the opportunities are endless." musette_sf Feb 2013 #30

I have a college education that I can't use. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #35

How did you afford training if you didn't have enough money? ornotna Feb 2013 #21

Minimum wage workers I know were very happy to get more and didn't get extra work beyond uppityperson Feb 2013 #16

Hi Gambart - Pendrench Feb 2013 #26

What radio station did you hear this on? I am curious. Thank you. uppityperson Feb 2013 #28

Hi uppityperson - Pendrench Feb 2013 #34

Here is what I found. I can understand any increase in business costs being difficult for a business uppityperson Feb 2013 #36

Hi uppityperson - Pendrench Feb 2013 #39

Good one! n/t Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 #38

Hi Lady Freedom Returns - Pendrench Feb 2013 #41

Tim, how often do you hear small businessmen clamoring for a roll back Warpy Feb 2013 #40

Hi Warpy - Pendrench Feb 2013 #42

A Minimum Wage increase only affects the most Regressive of Employers. Hugin Feb 2013 #45

They always trot out the "small business" as though they're all Warpy Feb 2013 #47

... Hugin Feb 2013 #48

+1. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #46

To the OP: Minimum wage is far too low yaakov.eban Feb 2013 #49

Hi yaakov.eban - Thank you for your response (and for the chart!) n/t Pendrench Feb 2013 #50

As with all things in economics Mattias Feb 2013 #51

Just turned on Up w/Chris Hayes...and they are discussing the minimum wage. Pendrench Feb 2013 #52