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coos bay tom

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8. shot in the arm

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 11:37 AM

Oct 2014

You are right on both accounts . I wonder why there is so much opposition to giving low wage workers a fair shake The boost in the overall economy alone would make up for this increase

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$10.10 Minimum Wage Would Save The U.S. Government $7.6 Billion A Year [View all] applegrove Oct 2014 OP

Henry Ford himself later called the $5/ Day wage “the greatest cost-cutting move I ever made.” rafeh1 Oct 2014 #1

Germany lancer78 Oct 2014 #2

i said avg wage not minimum wage rafeh1 Oct 2014 #3

they also don't have crappy, shameful corporations like walmart and monsanto. redruddyred Oct 2014 #19

Excellent comment. Ford realized better-paid workers made better customers. tclambert Oct 2014 #15

Raise minimum wage. coos bay tom Oct 2014 #4

Hello bigwillq Oct 2014 #5

It sounds good for government savings. dotymed Oct 2014 #20

Would be a good shot in the arm... Wounded Bear Oct 2014 #6

shot in the arm coos bay tom Oct 2014 #8

First - welcome to DU! I hope you like it here. Kber Oct 2014 #13

Unfortunately, the people with the actual power... Wounded Bear Oct 2014 #16

The GOP apparently wants to continue to spend the money on public assistance and keep the wages low Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #7

You are too kind genxlib Oct 2014 #17

K and R bigwillq Oct 2014 #9

This argument cuts the legs off the whining bellyaching rightwing! Generic Other Oct 2014 #10

Well, if it would save the government 7.6 billion... malthaussen Oct 2014 #11

That's the argument by many wealthy, but that's not how it works in reality. herding cats Oct 2014 #12

Who you kidding Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #18

The prices have been going up anyway. The masses can spend into competition if given a chance. Tikki Oct 2014 #22

You know how they have the grading letters in the front window of a restaurant or whatever...There needs to Tikki Oct 2014 #21

$10.10 is not enough to live on, you still need food stamps, Medicaid, etc. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #23

It's possible to live on 10 bucks an hour. KentuckyWoman Oct 2014 #24

$20 an hour for a family of 3 or 4, is just barely squeezing by, paycheck to paycheck. Pray, pray Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #25

Totally agreed. KentuckyWoman Oct 2014 #27

We're advocating for 10 dollars? abelenkpe Oct 2014 #26