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el_bryanto

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1. Really good point - unfortunate title

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 08:09 PM

Oct 2014

Welfare Queens - the phrase - is to plant in peoples minds the idea that these people on welfare don't deserve their money. But I would argue that the people do merit this increase in their wages.

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Bill Moyers: Low-Wage Employers Are the Real �Welfare Queens� [View all] Scuba Oct 2014 OP

Really good point - unfortunate title el_bryanto Oct 2014 #1

employers not employees dsc Oct 2014 #2

In the 1950s, my grandfather earned maybe 17K a year shenmue Oct 2014 #3

Your Grandfather Would Have Been Making About $8.15 An Hour And Been In The Top 1% DallasNE Oct 2014 #7

Okay shenmue Oct 2014 #8

I think those that oppose raising the minimum wage Pharaoh Oct 2014 #4

Ding shenmue Oct 2014 #9

K/R marmar Oct 2014 #5

Its not just the amount paid per hour thats the problem its the short hours to. cstanleytech Oct 2014 #6

LOL, had to read it twice rufus dog Oct 2014 #10

Moyers is the best. I believe he's planning to end the program this winter after keeping it going appalachiablue Oct 2014 #11

The truism that low-wage employers are the real welfare queens needs to be aired as a public indepat Oct 2014 #12