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Cleita

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19. They wouldn't be hurting.
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 10:43 AM
Mar 2013

Large supermarket chains have been paying union wages and benefits for a long time. The Big Box stores could do the same.

good question. excellent question. DU Rec. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #1
It would actually be great for the corporate monopolists ErikJ Mar 2013 #69
freedom is slavery tiny elvis Mar 2013 #70
Could be but not enough sales is often prob ErikJ Mar 2013 #71
As long as young people are willing to sacrifice their lives to keep the ruling class in power, valerief Mar 2013 #2
K & R & bookmarked. EW is a treasure! n/t ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #3
Treasure??? Plucketeer Mar 2013 #77
I hope other Democrats take a lesson. nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #4
Everyone should see this video. Live and Learn Mar 2013 #5
That would actually be a living wage. Cleita Mar 2013 #6
And now there's a bipartisan effort to even reduce curerent COLA calculations MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #7
Yes, and they want it from poor people and old people. When Cleita Mar 2013 #8
Nixon's trip to China... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #45
Let's talk about the powerful economic stimulus of raising minimum wages. Coyotl Mar 2013 #9
How do Mom & Pop shops get over the initial shock? antiquie Mar 2013 #11
Mom and Pop shops are run by Mom and Pop, that's what a Mom and pop is. Coyotl Mar 2013 #13
I've been there. antiquie Mar 2013 #16
We need laws to help them. Mom and pop get no help from government or Cleita Mar 2013 #14
Supplier discounts would help a lot. antiquie Mar 2013 #18
Have you noticed that there are fewer mom and pop stores than before? MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #20
Unfortunately, there are a lot less Mom & Pop stores now. antiquie Mar 2013 #26
I think we can agree the Mom and Pop shops don't have large payrolls. snappyturtle Mar 2013 #30
The margins are infinitesimally small, in my experience. antiquie Mar 2013 #31
"As for wages paid out, aren't they considered a cost of doing business and tax deductible?" Bay Boy Mar 2013 #54
I have said it before though and I say it again, I dislike minimum wage rules. cstanleytech Mar 2013 #25
Excellent idea. Let's do that AND raise the minimum wage. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #44
Jesse Ventura had the plan Mnpaul Mar 2013 #74
Did the guy HAVE to hold the pen at one point like it was a cigar? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #10
Maybe. I notice that a lot of ex-smokers do when they are stressed. Cleita Mar 2013 #12
I'm waiting for the Italian Anti-Defamation League to pipe up too. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #17
are all jobs worth $22/hour to the employer? alc Mar 2013 #15
They wouldn't be hurting. Cleita Mar 2013 #19
Are ANY "jobs" worth several million$/year plus bonuses and stock options? It's pretty simple: NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #22
Quick answer: They used to be.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #23
My grocery bill was over $300 last week October Mar 2013 #29
How many people are you feeding? SheilaT Mar 2013 #39
Family of four October Mar 2013 #55
Thank you. SheilaT Mar 2013 #62
1 teenage boy Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #85
True! My boy eats nonstop. He's an athlete, too (dance) so he's thin as a rail but his metabolism!!! October Mar 2013 #86
Who is asking for the buck... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #53
The store - at checkout October Mar 2013 #57
Probably goes to the... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #59
I believe you may have missed the point Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #48
This Lordquinton Mar 2013 #60
Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #65
You are wrong. Profits would be shaved, that is all. grahamhgreen Mar 2013 #82
kicking with all my heart! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #21
Elizabeth Warren proves that women are quite capable of doing the math. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #24
Where I live, something like $12 or 13 bucks an hour would be more like it. In the 70's, brewens Mar 2013 #27
If minimum wage goes up Bay Boy Mar 2013 #58
I started out in the early 70s Bay Boy Mar 2013 #61
In 1976, in California, antiquie Mar 2013 #28
The rich always get richer smallcat88 Mar 2013 #32
" no real skills except how to make money." Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #37
The real skill CEOs have is being able to bury their conscience. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #72
Wow! hedgehog Mar 2013 #33
Stunning! Absolutely stunning. pangaia Mar 2013 #34
The age old battle of capital and labor goes on. Bozvotros Mar 2013 #35
No, no, no. She's all mixed up. People are poor today because their schools suck. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #36
Oh, and our schools don't suck, either MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #38
Gotta use that soldierant Mar 2013 #68
Along with a higher minimum wage, SheilaT Mar 2013 #40
Excellent All Around cantbeserious Mar 2013 #41
Trinkled on rather than trinkle down Major Nikon Mar 2013 #42
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #43
Yes, we should ALL be asking where the $14.75 went. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #46
Love This Woman!! colsohlibgal Mar 2013 #47
K & R AzDar Mar 2013 #49
K&R abelenkpe Mar 2013 #50
The government should give incentives to small business Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #51
It looks like 1968 was the year that Bay Boy Mar 2013 #52
I'm not sure where the $22 hour comes from... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #56
$22 adjusts for productivity gains MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #64
Thanks for the explanation October Mar 2013 #66
America moved right & workers lost bargaining power MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #75
because THAT is how the thieving 1% gets their riches Skittles Mar 2013 #63
What happened to the other $14.75? (Hint: corporate profits) TrollBuster9090 Mar 2013 #67
K&R hay rick Mar 2013 #73
Please tell me.... What do I have to do to make this woman President? nt aaaaaa5a Mar 2013 #76
Send these videos to appropriate friends and families? Nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #79
Niiiice. I'm glad Sen. Warren is asking these questions. n/t Beartracks Mar 2013 #78
Finally got to sit and watch this. Autumn Mar 2013 #80
K&R midnight Mar 2013 #81
k&r for Elizabeth Warren. n/t Laelth Mar 2013 #83
Nearly everybody needs a raise. Flatulo Mar 2013 #84
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