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True shenmue Apr 2014 #1
I've said this a couple of times. Rod Beauvex Apr 2014 #2
What it will do though is double or triple the amount of minimum wage earners. Bandit Apr 2014 #4
So should we raise the minimum wage? MattBaggins Apr 2014 #5
The reason why they are paying 150% of minimum wage is to attract better employees Major Nikon Apr 2014 #6
Most small businesses do not make huge profits Bandit Apr 2014 #12
The idea you are promoting is libertarian nonsense that has no basis in sound macro economics Major Nikon Apr 2014 #13
Historically, raising the minimum wage always results in massive job loss. Orrex Apr 2014 #20
You obviously have never run a business Bandit Apr 2014 #23
You should go out of business if you pay your employees shit wages when everyone else is paying more Major Nikon Apr 2014 #24
$10.10 by 2016 is a cynical, election-year PR move coming from an administration woo me with science Apr 2014 #31
In addition, 84% of McDonald's workers report wage theft Warpy Apr 2014 #3
This is a reality, this is the amount many single mothers makes and it requires them Thinkingabout Apr 2014 #7
smirkingchimp - website from the past - Haven't been there for years Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #8
I still go there every day HomerRamone Apr 2014 #9
Minimum wage is only a small part of the problem. llmart Apr 2014 #10
Unions should be a big part of the solution, but there should also be more governmental regulation Major Nikon Apr 2014 #16
Unions, a living wage, regulations, and affordable housing and healthcare... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #30
Rather than a living wage I would prefer a stronger minimum wage and virtually universal unions Major Nikon Apr 2014 #32
13.7 million? wow RobertEarl Apr 2014 #11
Trickle down was always a euphemism for flood-up economics.. ananda Apr 2014 #14
It was never anything more than a Trojan horse for tax cuts to the rich Major Nikon Apr 2014 #15
I remember azmom Apr 2014 #22
The actual story is absolutely freaking hilarious Major Nikon Apr 2014 #25
Wow azmom Apr 2014 #26
The only thing that trickles down is warm, wet, and yellow. hobbit709 Apr 2014 #18
These fools should be setting aside $500 each month for retirement Orrex Apr 2014 #17
That crossed my mind as well. Skidmore Apr 2014 #19
A thousand . . . A THOUSAND. HughBeaumont Apr 2014 #21
INDEX IT + A MAXIMUM WAGE for CEOs! pansypoo53219 Apr 2014 #27
a maximum wage is a fundamentally flawed concept Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #28
K&R. woo me with science Apr 2014 #29
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