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OffWithTheirHeads

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3. Whoopie fuckin do. $8.50 after taxes won't even buy you a happy meal.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 12:07 AM

Jan 2012

Maybe if you could defer your capital gains but since you have no capital, maybe you could get $50,000.00 a pop in speaking fees? No?

When I was working, $22.00 per hour was deducted just for my medical insurance. You can't live on $8.50 per hour.

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With Focus on Income Inequality, Albany Bill Will Seek $8.50 Minimum Wage [View all] ProSense Jan 2012 OP

$8.50 an hour is not anywhere near where anyone can live as a wage. I realize that he is teddy51 Jan 2012 #1

No ProSense Jan 2012 #2

Whoopie fuckin do. $8.50 after taxes won't even buy you a happy meal. OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #3

You know ProSense Jan 2012 #4