krispos42
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Sun Jan-14-07 01:38 AM
Response to Reply #76 |
| 77. Yeah, race to the bottom |
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Glad it wasn't a permenent job.
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| -The insane argument against raising the minimum wage |
BOSSHOG |
Jan-11-07 12:48 PM |
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You're right |
benddem |
Jan-11-07 12:50 PM |
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Where's the money going to come from to raise the min wage? |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 12:50 PM |
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Profits. n/t |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 12:58 PM |
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OK, so are shareholders of companies are going to allow |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 01:02 PM |
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Where are you going with this? |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:03 PM |
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Can you answer my initial question? |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 01:06 PM |
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I don't know what you are trying to trap me into saying |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:08 PM |
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If you can't answer the question, then that's alright. |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 01:11 PM |
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I don't see the point in answering your inane questions. n/t |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:15 PM |
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If you can't engage in discussions, why come to DU? |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 01:40 PM |
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If you can't explain your point, why come to DU? n/t |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:42 PM |
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The poster said "Profits." Didn't that answer the initial question? |
beyurslf |
Jan-13-07 12:03 PM |
#69 |
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He's disputing that corps will cut profits. |
donco6 |
Jan-11-07 01:15 PM |
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Yes, also an option. Bottom line, wage expense comes from operating income. |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 01:18 PM |
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And if I'm not mistaken are |
POAS |
Jan-11-07 01:22 PM |
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And basic Economics |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:22 PM |
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Yup, as a double major of accounting & economics, I concur. Silly arguments abound. -eom |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 01:28 PM |
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Not exactly |
AJH032 |
Jan-13-07 12:28 AM |
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And where do you think operating income comes from? |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 01:45 PM |
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Do you want to talk income stmts? Happy to do so! But, what is your original point? |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 01:52 PM |
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And if you had passed Business 101 you would know |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 01:55 PM |
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Well, there you have it. |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 02:09 PM |
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You're jumping to conclusions |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 02:16 PM |
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Every company that I've ever worked for would rather |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 02:17 PM |
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Reduced staff -> reduced production |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 02:21 PM |
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I submit: instead of reduced staff, "outsourced" staff. |
Squatch |
Jan-11-07 02:24 PM |
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I guess that was your point all along |
cosmik debris |
Jan-11-07 02:41 PM |
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Aren't many minimum wage jobs a bit hard to send overseas? |
Bridget Burke |
Jan-11-07 02:53 PM |
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Thanks to the neo-liberal, neo-cons |
ProudDad |
Jan-12-07 11:37 PM |
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Were you one of the employees laid off? |
Bridget Burke |
Jan-11-07 02:51 PM |
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It's considered a "cost of doing business" - can I give you a real world example? |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 02:18 PM |
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How many small businesses have shareholders & boards of directors? |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 01:16 PM |
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The board of directors |
pennylane100 |
Jan-11-07 01:23 PM |
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Exactly. Some are trying to conflate issues that are not related or relatable. -eom |
Justitia |
Jan-11-07 01:26 PM |
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Prices are typically set according to what the market will bear... |
htuttle |
Jan-13-07 09:31 AM |
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Ahhh, the greedy owners pocket? |
napi21 |
Jan-11-07 01:03 PM |
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The same place it comes from to pay million dollar parachutes |
pennylane100 |
Jan-11-07 01:19 PM |
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And I wonder which total $$$ amount is bigger? |
dicksteele |
Jan-11-07 03:23 PM |
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Thanks - very important point. |
beaconess |
Jan-13-07 08:35 AM |
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Raising minimum wage will raise gross wages paid by .05 percent, IIRC |
1932 |
Jan-13-07 03:13 AM |
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It is absolutely going to come.. |
sendero |
Jan-13-07 08:15 AM |
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Increased revenues, no Segway Polo League |
krispos42 |
Jan-13-07 04:09 PM |
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Do you also have a problem with CEO's getting paid too much? |
athena |
Jan-14-07 12:01 AM |
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There needs to be a book published of all the insane arguments |
bobbolink |
Jan-11-07 12:51 PM |
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The National Urban League has put out a great report knocking down minimum wage myths |
beaconess |
Jan-13-07 08:50 AM |
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A good gauge for minimim wage should be |
William769 |
Jan-11-07 12:51 PM |
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But, business customers will have more money with higher wages. |
Deep13 |
Jan-11-07 12:52 PM |
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So EVERY American pays a couple pennies more so that working guys can eat |
Atman |
Jan-11-07 12:53 PM |
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funny |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-11-07 12:57 PM |
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Have you considered a union? |
POAS |
Jan-11-07 01:04 PM |
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I used to be in the NEA |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jan-11-07 06:37 PM |
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Too bad! |
POAS |
Jan-11-07 07:40 PM |
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Check out |
ProudDad |
Jan-12-07 11:41 PM |
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You'll notice that people who argue against raising the minimum |
Sentinel Chicken |
Jan-11-07 01:02 PM |
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Oh, my, NO! What would happen to their furs and yachts???? |
bobbolink |
Jan-11-07 01:31 PM |
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I made $3 over minimum, and just lost my job. |
SanCristobal |
Jan-13-07 12:16 AM |
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Without more detail, a good response is impossible |
krispos42 |
Jan-13-07 04:31 PM |
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No outsourcing, I worked services. |
SanCristobal |
Jan-14-07 12:24 AM |
#76 |
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Yeah, race to the bottom |
krispos42 |
Jan-14-07 01:38 AM |
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I heard it the other night |
loyalsister |
Jan-11-07 05:13 PM |
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Why would you not order from there again? |
doc03 |
Jan-11-07 09:01 PM |
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I assume he was repeating what he had been told.. |
loyalsister |
Jan-12-07 10:34 AM |
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Sounds like another business that doesn't merit patronizing |
ProudDad |
Jan-12-07 11:43 PM |
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For small businesses an increase in the minimum wage, if they are paying it |
pampango |
Jan-11-07 08:55 PM |
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Agreed |
AJH032 |
Jan-13-07 12:31 AM |
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It\'s not an insane argument--it is at least partly true (but read on.... |
DuaneBidoux |
Jan-12-07 12:39 PM |
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If that was true then the best jobs in America would be clerking at the corner gas station. |
baldguy |
Jan-12-07 01:11 PM |
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The corner gas station owner |
ProudDad |
Jan-12-07 11:45 PM |
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Fair Minimum? |
Mikey929 |
Jan-12-07 01:57 PM |
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How about a better vision of society? |
ProudDad |
Jan-12-07 11:58 PM |
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Nice Dream |
Mikey929 |
Jan-13-07 08:07 AM |
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Oh, right - let's just have Oligarchy - or better yet, slavery! |
kenzee13 |
Jan-13-07 09:25 AM |
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Chill |
Mikey929 |
Jan-13-07 09:36 AM |
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In the Bay Area, that's not unreasonable |
krispos42 |
Jan-13-07 04:43 PM |
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It IS a nice dream and it's also easily possible |
ProudDad |
Jan-13-07 05:40 PM |
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Jan-13-07 10:40 AM |
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When I started as an accountant back in the 1970's.... |
WCGreen |
Jan-13-07 06:04 PM |
#74 |
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