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fasttense

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9. An employer who pays minimum wage is telling you

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 09:23 AM

Feb 2012

he would pay you less if he could get away with it.

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Why Don't We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About America's Struggling Working People [View all] xchrom Feb 2012 OP

Corporations think we're overpaid LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #1

They want to return to the values on which America was founded nxylas Feb 2012 #5

But if workers were paid a living wage, would CEO's be able to get pd umpteem times what the workers raccoon Feb 2012 #2

"Living wage" is a content-free term most of the time. Igel Feb 2012 #3

the job should pay according to the merits and skills needed to perform said job SemperEadem Feb 2012 #6

The idea is to oppress the working class and keep them fighting amongst themselves Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #4

High unemployment means workers compete for jobs. We need businesses to compete for workers. tclambert Feb 2012 #7

Wal Mart Employees are subsidized by tax payers kemah Feb 2012 #8

......and..... thecrow Feb 2012 #11

An employer who pays minimum wage is telling you fasttense Feb 2012 #9

I have been looking for 5 months. Johnny Noshoes Feb 2012 #10

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