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truebluegreen

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4. Great idea!
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:32 PM
Jul 2014

Simply making all of this public would help, but applying a Bad Business label and sticking 'em with a fine is even better.

I'd like to see it applied to companies who out-source jobs and off-shore profits too, though I'm not sure how to do that.

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #1
Oh Hell Yeah! Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #2
Make it gradually hurt more. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #10
. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #17
An Excellent Idea, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2014 #3
Great idea! truebluegreen Jul 2014 #4
I love it! Brigid Jul 2014 #5
Superb! Sherman A1 Jul 2014 #6
Please do that in CA nt abelenkpe Jul 2014 #7
My sentiments exactly. KamaAina Jul 2014 #68
This should be federal. BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #8
TOTALLY AWESOME OneAngryDemocrat Jul 2014 #9
Tax Them Big Time colsohlibgal Jul 2014 #11
Another great thread! woo me with science Jul 2014 #12
Works for me. secondvariety Jul 2014 #13
I'm pretty sure SCOTUS™ will have none of it. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #14
And maybe make them incorporate some sort of Scarlet Letter into their logo Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #15
YES! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #16
Great Idea... supercats Jul 2014 #18
K&R. Brilliant idea. Fair to the best bosses who pay living wages. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #19
Someone needs to fix the rec button. Phlem Jul 2014 #20
Real numbers makes income inequality harder to deny rickyhall Jul 2014 #21
While I believe this 'bad boss tax' might be helpful in taising wages Jenoch Jul 2014 #22
knr HCE SuiGeneris Jul 2014 #23
+++ ReasonableToo Jul 2014 #24
Makes sense. What do Hillary supporters say? grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #25
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #26
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #27
Bad Idea possiblylogical Jul 2014 #28
Any sources to back up your claim, or is this just your opinion? Scuba Jul 2014 #29
Common sense. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #32
So it's just your opinion. Got it. Scuba Jul 2014 #33
Does anything I say seem incorrect? possiblylogical Jul 2014 #35
Yes. Scuba Jul 2014 #37
May I ask what? possiblylogical Jul 2014 #41
Do you think these corporations aren't already hiring the cheapest labor they can find? Scuba Jul 2014 #46
But the people that are more reliant on welfare are no longer the cheapest labor. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #47
The problem here is employers shifting their costs to the taxpayers. There needs to be a penalty .. Scuba Jul 2014 #50
Why are you so concerned about penalizing companies? possiblylogical Jul 2014 #53
Perhaps "penalizing" is a poor choice of words on my part. What the law really does ... Scuba Jul 2014 #57
I'm not sure why it's the company's "cost" Abq_Sarah Jul 2014 #67
Presumably the law would take into account things like different sized families. Scuba Jul 2014 #69
How would you make that work? Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #76
I wouldn't. Please re-read my post. Scuba Jul 2014 #77
So then why not use a minimum wage? possiblylogical Jul 2014 #88
This is how intellectual discussions work joeglow3 Jul 2014 #45
Taking steps to avoiding discrimination would be a mess. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #48
We'd better repeal all laws then, if people are just going to work around them. Scuba Jul 2014 #49
No. When designing rules and regulations, we should make sure to consider incentives. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #51
Your argument seems to be .... Scuba Jul 2014 #56
In the real world... Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #78
In the real world, employers are shifting billions in costs to the taxpayers. Want to fix it? Scuba Jul 2014 #79
Sure I want to fix it Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #80
This could work brilliantly IF you also make it illegal to ask Lyric Jul 2014 #84
When people apply for jobs they reveal information about themselves through the application process. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #86
My argument is that there is really no reason to use this method as a solution to the problem.. possiblylogical Jul 2014 #87
The unintended consequence- if you get assistance don't apply Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #30
Please see my post #56, particularly the part on hiring discrimination. Scuba Jul 2014 #59
I like this idea. Once in a while, we agree on an issue. badtoworse Jul 2014 #31
I don't care how we re-distribute it - TBF Jul 2014 #34
Be better if they gave the money to the workers, though. n/t DirkGently Jul 2014 #36
Chicken or the egg? Indydem Jul 2014 #38
I think this one's obvious. The corporations don't care if the workers get taxpayer help .... Scuba Jul 2014 #39
I'm not entirely sure about that. Indydem Jul 2014 #40
If you look at developing countries, possiblylogical Jul 2014 #43
I could be wrong... but it is a relatively recent phenomenon salin Jul 2014 #70
Sweetness! nt MrScorpio Jul 2014 #42
Why didn't democrats fix the minimum wage when they controlled the whole government? joeglow3 Jul 2014 #44
When did Democrats control the whole government well enough to do that? jmowreader Jul 2014 #62
That is a cop out and you know it joeglow3 Jul 2014 #72
Facts are a cop out? Where am I? JaneyVee Jul 2014 #73
The idea of a bullshit Bad Boss Tax? jmowreader Jul 2014 #75
I sooo love this idea. MoonchildCA Jul 2014 #52
kicking because I love the idea nt navarth Jul 2014 #54
This thread was just promoted on the Thomas Hartmann radio show GusBob Jul 2014 #55
K&R n/t myrna minx Jul 2014 #58
Where would the demarcation line of low wage/fair wage be drawn...and who would decide that ?nt clarice Jul 2014 #60
From what I can gather it would be based on a wage that still leave the employee ... Scuba Jul 2014 #61
Just seems like there is a lot of grey area. nt clarice Jul 2014 #63
So would the fine equal the subsidies or be something like .0005% of the subsidies? valerief Jul 2014 #64
This. Is. Brilliant. n/t TygrBright Jul 2014 #65
The real welfare cheats... annabanana Jul 2014 #66
K & R They_Live Jul 2014 #71
This is a GREAT idea! PatrickforO Jul 2014 #74
Why Not... delphi72 Jul 2014 #81
How awesome an idea is that! K&R Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #82
Walmart will be history in Minnesota! redstatebluegirl Jul 2014 #83
The pay outs for CEO's, top management and stock dividends are the reason... L0oniX Jul 2014 #85
Me Too! RiffRandell Jul 2014 #89
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