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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTop CEO pay in restaurant industry is 788 times minimum wage. RAISE the damn minimum wage!
Better yet, make it a LIVING WAGE and tie it to cost of living in each of 4 geographic areas in the U.S. and tie it to actual inflation.
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Top CEO pay in restaurant industry is 788 times minimum wage. RAISE the damn minimum wage! (Original Post)
Triana
Nov 2013
OP
Reintroduce the pre Reagan tax rates too. Plus treat short term capital gains as income.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2013
#3
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)1. And minimum wage itself is nearly four times base server wages
I actually got into an argument with my mom a few weeks ago when I took her out ot eat, and left a 20% tip. She's still in the 70's, where a 15% is generous, and no amount of explaining would get it through her head that inflation hits tips, too
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)2. LOWER the damn maximum wage
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)4. Like this!!!!
I am totally stealing your comment!
hope it's okay?
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)5. Man hasn't had an original thought for about 6000 years
Just about when some asshole convince everyone the earth was 1 day old.
So yeah, have at it. We're all just regurgitating original stupidity at this point.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)3. Reintroduce the pre Reagan tax rates too. Plus treat short term capital gains as income.