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33. i'm sending my best wishes and vibes that you find that way out :)

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BREAKING: FLA on track to SLASH minimum wage from $4.65 to **$2.13** for tipped-income workers [View all] nashville_brook Feb 2012 OP

Florida is a cesspool. It should be ashamed of itself. nt valerief Feb 2012 #1

+100 and I live here n/;t geomon666 Feb 2012 #14

Yeah, there are some good people in Florida, just not nearly enough. nt valerief Feb 2012 #32

FLA is a solid majority Dem state demographically. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #52

That's how Rick Scott got elected? nt valerief Feb 2012 #57

districts have been drawn to make it impossible for the majority to be represented nashville_brook Feb 2012 #59

By two points. Speak not of what you know not, please. DirkGently Feb 2012 #62

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #66

space coast?me too SwampG8r Feb 2012 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author DirkGently Feb 2012 #75

That's all they needed to steal. nt valerief Feb 2012 #77

Other states have similar problems. Massachusetts, for example, pays only $2.63 to tipped workers. DirkGently Feb 2012 #78

That's criminal! Damn rethuglican cesspool. nt valerief Feb 2012 #84

a florida democrat is likely to vote SwampG8r Feb 2012 #73

Not any worse than Arizona. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #15

Arizona is a double turd cesspool. nt valerief Feb 2012 #30

And Massachusetts replaced a Kennedy with a Teabagger. Pointless to state bash. DirkGently Feb 2012 #63

You won't get any arguments from me about Massachusetts! nt valerief Feb 2012 #76

This is a nationwide push to put the screws to workers, women, & unions. DirkGently Feb 2012 #79

I know. I get so discouraged. nt valerief Feb 2012 #83

Just wonderful RockaFowler Feb 2012 #2

we need more progressives engaged at the state level -- it's where the action is. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #29

Hopefully this will go the way of privatizing the prisons. Absolutely awful..n/t monmouth Feb 2012 #3

Oh you mean like where private prison operators are offering... TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #34

Rick Scott is going to push thru private prisons by executive order. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #50

The state that gave us Shrub. orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #4

the Supreme Court gave you Bush. If the votes had been counted, we elected Gore. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #11

Florida will rip itself from the other 48 states so that it The Backlash Cometh Feb 2012 #5

Honestly jsmirman Feb 2012 #6

Seconded. Kaleko Feb 2012 #41

Yes, I did some waitress work for a short period of time. RebelOne Feb 2012 #7

Republicans are also looking to strip rail & transportation workers of minimum wage.... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #8

The irony is, this penalizes those who provide better service and get more tips. TheWraith Feb 2012 #9

Nice numbers, that's really eye opening, they're punishing the good servers for sure. joshcryer Feb 2012 #13

The numbers are theoretical, but the premise is basically accurate. TheWraith Feb 2012 #20

There's something in mathematics or economics that talks about this though. joshcryer Feb 2012 #44

the restaurant industry is predicated on SwampG8r Feb 2012 #43

what's amazing is that the people who patronize restaurants either don't know or don't care nashville_brook Feb 2012 #48

i put it all on the owners SwampG8r Feb 2012 #71

they're acutally using the "base rate" argument to say workers won't "feel" it. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #21

I hadn't thought of it that way Kellerfeller Feb 2012 #47

If I was still managing restaurants Sgent Feb 2012 #82

It's only about $2.70 in very liberal MA.,with a much higher cost of living. virgogal Feb 2012 #10

They are treated like crap jsmirman Feb 2012 #18

Well said Remember Me Feb 2012 #22

that's sick. nt limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #12

Doesn't federal law over ride that? Nt marlakay Feb 2012 #16

Isn't federal law worse? Fla_Democrat Feb 2012 #70

USA! USA! USA! sarcasmo Feb 2012 #17

WTF?~?~?~?~?~ benld74 Feb 2012 #19

I make $12 an hour - it sucks. Initech Feb 2012 #23

another aspect is that few of these jobs have benefits. no sick days, no healthcare, no vacation... nashville_brook Feb 2012 #25

Yup - I get absolutely none of those benefits. Initech Feb 2012 #28

i'm sending my best wishes and vibes that you find that way out :) nashville_brook Feb 2012 #33

I made $2/hour as a waitress...IN 1984!!!! Sabriel Feb 2012 #24

you are correct -- this hits women and children disproportionately. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #26

GOP in NH want to repeal Lunch Break Law got root Feb 2012 #27

in the ALEC century...the Citizens United century... nashville_brook Feb 2012 #56

wtf? RainDog Feb 2012 #31

If I lived and ate out in Florida I would be very wary what was in my food if it passes. RegieRocker Feb 2012 #35

good point. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #37

The 1% owns Florida lock, stock and barrel Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #36

i did the restaurant thing in Indiana and Arizona for pnwest Feb 2012 #38

I made more than that in VA in the mid eighties. salin Feb 2012 #39

AMAZInG anything to keep the working poor down... Justice wanted Feb 2012 #40

So all restaurants will be dropping their prices, right? quakerboy Feb 2012 #42

don't get me started on the salary issue. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #46

In Greece Min wage got cut 22% why did anyone thing it wouldnt happen here? Katashi_itto Feb 2012 #45

they always go for the little guy/gal avote foryou Feb 2012 #49

they go after us (the little ones) b/c no one has our back. nashville_brook Feb 2012 #51

Florida DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #53

this is the best, most informed comment on Florida I've seen casually on the internets... nashville_brook Feb 2012 #54

Thanks DonCoquixote Feb 2012 #67

"...I get really tired of dealing with the fact that the very worst in people is celebrated here." Lost-in-FL Feb 2012 #58

I'm conflicted about this. Hosnon Feb 2012 #55

The GOP... party for Sociopaths fascisthunter Feb 2012 #60

Way to kick workers & consumers in the teeth, restaurants. DirkGently Feb 2012 #61

You know what really irks me? SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #64

^^ what you said! nashville_brook Feb 2012 #65

By legislation? Or vote? How can they do that when Fed sets min. wage? Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #68

The federal minimum wage Sgent Feb 2012 #80

Oh, I see. I thought the approx $6 min. wage was for everything. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #85

States that require restaurants to pay real minimum wage Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #69

$2? Wow, well looks like you can basically get away paying slave wages in FL? fujiyama Feb 2012 #74

The whole tipping thing just seems to be to be a slap in the face of serving staff. madinmaryland Feb 2012 #81