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Octafish

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29. Plutocracy. Oligarchy. Kleptocracy. Kakistocracy.

Reply to HughBeaumont (Reply #16)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 12:39 PM

Sep 2014

"One of the things that is interesting about reading conspiracy theory is that much of what folks think is conspiracy is really many people acting in concert to make or protect their money." - Catherine Austin Fitts

'S easy, when you got all four branches of Wall Street on the Potomac on your side.

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"Why stop at $10 an hour? Why not raise it to $50 or $100 or $1,000 dollars an hour??" [View all] HughBeaumont Sep 2014 OP

well Robbins Sep 2014 #1

American prisoners are making around 20 cents an hour! Sick! Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #23

It's a "further study" excuse. Orsino Sep 2014 #2

+1. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #4

Some . . . like Kevin O'Leary, for example . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #14

And you don't see the talking heads dithering. Orsino Sep 2014 #19

It's interesting that the article does nothing to hughee99 Sep 2014 #3

Yup... Oktober Sep 2014 #7

My reply? As high as enough Congressmen will vote for. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #9

So for you, it's NOT a strawman or a slippery slope argument, it's a real argument. hughee99 Sep 2014 #10

No, my argument is 'raise it as high as you will'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #11

It sounds like the same argument, but with different motivations. hughee99 Sep 2014 #12

Well, no Republican's SAYing "why not 11, 12 or 13?". HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #13

It doesn't really matter WHO is making the argument. The problem is the argument itself. hughee99 Sep 2014 #17

To address the last part, their feeling about even $10.00/hr IS wrong. HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #22

You SHOULDN'T be confused. You made an argument here. hughee99 Sep 2014 #26

A tip of the hat for your reasoned delete_bush Sep 2014 #28

k&r for labor. n/t Laelth Sep 2014 #5

I would add it to the annual Social Security yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #6

the old slippery slope fallacy phantom power Sep 2014 #8

Congressmen make about $83.65/hr. Octafish Sep 2014 #15

Chuckles Koch makes $34,000 . . . every 23 MINUTES. HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #16

Plutocracy. Oligarchy. Kleptocracy. Kakistocracy. Octafish Sep 2014 #29

And they also did their jobs. Initech Sep 2014 #20

Must. Not. Spray. Fluids. In. Public... Octafish Sep 2014 #30

I first started smelling a strong stench of greedy, hateful, pigs when Reagan was in office. GoneFishin Sep 2014 #18

If the minimum wage had COLA increases like SS it would be $22 SunSeeker Sep 2014 #21

"If the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity growth it would be $16.54 in 2012 dollars." abelenkpe Sep 2014 #24

Oh, if only we lived in a more progressive nation run by reasonable people . . . . HughBeaumont Sep 2014 #25

Agree abelenkpe Sep 2014 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #31

can we just tie it to inflation? would that be so bad? pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #32

"Do not let any calamity-howling executive tell you..." LanternWaste Sep 2014 #33

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #34

Conservatives and libertarians really do want to eliminate the minimum wage IronLionZion Sep 2014 #35