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26. heheh. nt

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:24 PM

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Got into it with my arrogant brother Re: Minimum Wage [View all] Dirty Socialist Jan 2021 OP

I paid $10-$12.50 an hour in the 1980s OhNo-Really Jan 2021 #1

Changing the subject Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #2

THIS! Dirty Socialist Jan 2021 #6

I bet not Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #18

He has two employees Dirty Socialist Jan 2021 #29

Cheap, greedy, selfish bastard Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #30

Many self employed small biz owners Meowmee Jan 2021 #4

This... Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #19

Yes Meowmee Jan 2021 #23

I would turn that friend in to the IRS. Grasswire2 Jan 2021 #24

I thought about it. Claire Oh Nette Jan 2021 #25

heheh. nt Grasswire2 Jan 2021 #26

Yes, I have owned a business. KentuckyWoman Jan 2021 #8

20 dollars an hour is not a living wage here. onecaliberal Jan 2021 #11

"How about paying them what they're worth?" Withywindle Jan 2021 #10

The real unaddressed problem is housing costs SheltieLover Jan 2021 #12

It's sufficient in some parts of the country, but not others. BannonsLiver Jan 2021 #28

Every time this comes up, I remind people that in 1914 Henry Ford doubled, PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2021 #14

Your brother did the impossible Dirty Socialist LSFL Jan 2021 #15

If a job isn't worth $15 / hour, it shouldn't exist. Klaralven Jan 2021 #16

A higher minimum wage is a sneaky way of taxing capital gains, and... AmyStrange Jan 2021 #17

Higher wages attract more workers... Wounded Bear Jan 2021 #20

Paying them what they're worth? Generic Brad Jan 2021 #21

$15 will mean the world to millions of people Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #22

Walmart is an example alphafemale Jan 2021 #31