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vinny9698

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7. Can not go to low, because of gas and housing

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:21 AM

Oct 2012

The city of Galveston is hurting for low income workers. Hurricane Ike destroyed low income government housing. The city officials want the federal dollars but do not want to spend it on low income housing. The city is a tourist attraction, so most of the jobs are part-time minimum wage jobs Housemaids, restaurants, gift shops, are the major employers. Now to drive from Texas City which is the closest town about 20 miles away it is not practically because the gas alone makes it not worthwhile to work.

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How Low Would Pay Go If Minimum Wage Law Were To Be Abolished Like The GOP Wants? [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 OP

Slavery. FightForMichigan Oct 2012 #1

No way. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #13

You can live pretty good on $96 per week Hugabear Oct 2012 #38

15 dollars a day and a cheese sandwich for lunch. MADem Oct 2012 #2

The cheese sandwich is pretty damn extravagant if ya ask me. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #15

If they're doing heavy labor, they need fuel....oh, and potable drinking water, too! MADem Oct 2012 #24

Depends on what you mean by "potable." Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #33

Just so long as there's no pooping! Pooping disrupts the work flow! nt MADem Oct 2012 #34

No shit. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #37

You've coined the assembly line logo! nt MADem Oct 2012 #40

Make them wear adult diapers Hugabear Oct 2012 #39

Q--Should bathroom breaks be allowed" Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #43

You would get dollars a day not dollars per hour. liberal N proud Oct 2012 #3

This ^ geardaddy Oct 2012 #12

labor ready shanti Oct 2012 #23

$2.13 = current minimum wage in Nebraska for waitresses Care Acutely Oct 2012 #4

Not quite Sgent Oct 2012 #17

The law AlexSatan Oct 2012 #18

Still bullshit. The employer profits from the labor of the watress. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #25

Agreed standingtall Oct 2012 #26

I have no problem supporting this AlexSatan Oct 2012 #42

Careful, there. theKed Oct 2012 #45

I disagree AlexSatan Oct 2012 #47

Well...yes? theKed Oct 2012 #49

Well, ...nope. AlexSatan Nov 2012 #51

It really shows theKed Nov 2012 #52

Except that they don't AlexSatan Nov 2012 #53

As low as it is in China treestar Oct 2012 #5

Dorms be damned. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #35

Betting that AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #6

Can not go to low, because of gas and housing vinny9698 Oct 2012 #7

Zero. The 1% want the benefits of slavery hifiguy Oct 2012 #8

Lowering wages will crush the economy. L0oniX Oct 2012 #9

My guess is that we would see "seasonal slavery" like farmers used to use in Central America... Blue Meany Oct 2012 #10

So what? Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #36

They would want you to PAY THEM for the privilege of working. swayne Oct 2012 #11

they already do something similar now with unpaid internships NuttyFluffers Oct 2012 #31

Just look at the restaurant industry, where they regularly lobby for zero pay. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #14

Employees will be able to sell themselves to corporations thecrow Oct 2012 #16

You'd have to pay to work, and get nothing, and if you refused, be thrown in prison. begin_within Oct 2012 #19

Pay? What is this "pay" that you speak of??? Initech Oct 2012 #20

indentured servitude eShirl Oct 2012 #21

They work for a buck an hour in China. That's what I'd expect here. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #22

Actually the average manufacturing wage there is around $3.25 an hour now. It was under $1 pampango Oct 2012 #32

The jobs outsourced to China from Sensata are $1/hr. at the manufacturing level. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #44

And while they are at it an 8 hr day would no longer exist Kingofalldems Oct 2012 #27

Yup, they'd come back to the insistence durablend Oct 2012 #29

You'll work (for free) or off to jail with you durablend Oct 2012 #28

it would go negative. you'd get wage slavery indebtedness. NuttyFluffers Oct 2012 #30

We would make Chinese peasants look like the 1% n/t MountainLaurel Oct 2012 #41

I've heard Republicans say that if US workers want to compete with Chinese workers gollygee Oct 2012 #46

Ever read "Oliver Twist"? Fire Walk With Me Oct 2012 #48

Lower than the lowest in China. Competition, level playing field, you know. AlinPA Oct 2012 #50