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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 10:09 AM Sep 2014

To The Business Community Wage Theft Is Just The Cost Of Working For Workers.

We are in the you are in the era of "you should be grateful to have a job and a pay check". If you lose wages to employer theft that's just the cost of doing business get over it.

Workers today have little value in the US. We have caught up with third world nations because more and more employers operate here just like they do in places like Africa. People forget about the age old "wage spiral" complaint back in the 1960's. That was about the wage spiral upward. We have been on a "wage spiral" downwards since Reagan and it will only continue.

And if you want to really accelerate the wage spiral and wage theft just vote Republican. The deregulation meme is about abolishing labor laws and enforcement in this country.

Having worked at DOL for 24 years I watched Reagan, the GOP and its allies eliminate the labor law cops for the most part.


































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To The Business Community Wage Theft Is Just The Cost Of Working For Workers. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Sep 2014 OP
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Sep 2014 #1
MBA's whom I have mentioned once or twice before (cough) rock Sep 2014 #2
Speaking of wage theft, here's a new york times article from today about that alp227 Sep 2014 #3
Wage Theft Is A Pandemic Right Now With No Enforcement At State Level TheMastersNemesis Sep 2014 #4

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)
1. The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 10:13 AM
Sep 2014

Our present owners have no interest in sharing the wealth of production with the 99%.

rock

(13,218 posts)
2. MBA's whom I have mentioned once or twice before (cough)
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 11:02 AM
Sep 2014

look at the monthly spread sheet for profit and see a column of income (looks good) and a column for credits which include a large amount for salaries. They shake their head in grief conveniently forgetting without those entries there would be zero in the first column.

 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
4. Wage Theft Is A Pandemic Right Now With No Enforcement At State Level
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 03:13 PM
Sep 2014

Present wage laws are too much for present employers and GOP. Wage theft should be legal as far as GOPPERS are concerned. Take something from an employer and its JAIL TIME!

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