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DaveJ

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14. Interesting. That policy needs to change.

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 10:02 AM

Feb 2014

I didn't know about this, so I read up on it a bit. It stems from an (archaic) 1938 law.

After weighing both sides of the issue, I'd say everyone should get paid the same for an equivalent job. My reasoning is the same reasoning for living wage in general. A business is not successful if it can't afford to pay its employees well. If a business can't afford to pay its employees well, it is hurting the community, not helping.

Those who support Goodwill's policy say that it gives people the opportunity to be proud of having a place to go and work. That doesn't make sense. I would say that it would make them proud to know they are getting paid what others are getting paid doing the same job.

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This must be the week for honesty from our wonderful 1%. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #1

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No, he's not "worthless to society" ... surrealAmerican Feb 2014 #7

+1 n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #12

Pure scum. Unfortunately, the scum often rises to the top. Vattel Feb 2014 #3

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Makes perfect sense to me. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #5

which is exactly how I feel as well LittleGirl Feb 2014 #17

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And it kills me that many of them consider themselves pro-life. n/t pnwmom Feb 2014 #28

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He's a textbook psychopath! n/t proReality Feb 2014 #8

+1 Alkene Feb 2014 #30

I do believe that is the Current Rate GoodWill Pays Special Needs Employees Heather MC Feb 2014 #9

Interesting. That policy needs to change. DaveJ Feb 2014 #14

I really dislike Goodwill............ mrmpa Feb 2014 #15

when we were trying to stop goodwill from selling to kum-n-go in our neighborhood, I learned niyad Feb 2014 #24

You've got it............. mrmpa Feb 2014 #35

Someday, he'll be able to design his offspring in a Lab... Octafish Feb 2014 #10

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Never enough money to be made for some people...parasite is what he is. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #13

Do they not understand that no one can support themselves on that low of a wage; Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #16

since he isn't paying taxes to support those programs, paying substandard wages has no effect niyad Feb 2014 #25

Well, not until it gets so bad that Lunacee_2013 Feb 2014 #38

Schiff is already whining about it Mnpaul Feb 2014 #18

a "four-hour discussion"? really? does anybody know if the "daily show" really has four-hour taped niyad Feb 2014 #26

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Imagine what it's like living under his skin toby jo Feb 2014 #19

That's what these assholes think of us and they've stopped pretending they don't. nt valerief Feb 2014 #20

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+100. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #23

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