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In reply to the discussion: Hey, Middle Class: Hillary Gets It [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)89. Worst thing? In what way? Profit sharing was the BEST thing that happened to the employees...
...of my last company. I worked there for 15 years and retired with a half-million dollars in my account.
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No, she doesn't: She will have to nego with Congress; That s a long time away
lewebley3
Jul 2015
#21
over the next couple months Mrs Clinton could lead a public push to 'make Congress raise the minimum
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#75
Profit sharing is the worst thing that's ever happened to the employees of my company.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#5
Well, for one, they dumped employee matching of 401K from 4% to 1% to implement it.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#17
It does suck. And, I would argue that most companies would drop something to pay for profit sharing.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#30
And that's why it's ridiculous. You can't make companies do anything when it comes to their money.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#33
We've been told on this site that traffic lights and the military are socialism
BainsBane
Jul 2015
#13
Worst thing? In what way? Profit sharing was the BEST thing that happened to the employees...
George II
Jul 2015
#89
I have participated in profit sharing and it wasn't tied to a 401 plan and we already had a 401
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#91
OK, I am not against higher minimun wage, this isn't what Hillary is saying at all. She wants some
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#95
She has lots of supporters who trust her and in fact if you checked on where the
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#92
Give me a holler again when she explicitly reverses her stance on programs like H-1b and H-2B
cascadiance
Jul 2015
#8
visa foreign workers are paid the federal minimum wage. Plus workers pay the 'contract batchers'...
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#53
Exactly. I'm so fed up with these "Terms of Reality" as if they're set in concrete.
BlueJazz
Jul 2015
#45
Oh, my, let's jump out try to curtail working people from getting more money. Do you agree with
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#93
Does anyone have a ballpark income range for what Clinton means by "middle class?"
RadiationTherapy
Jul 2015
#39
Its all the Americans paid the crappy minimum (is it $7 now?) who need a higher Federal minimum.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#47
I think all of the D contenders and President Obama know its "wages of middle-class workers"
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#41