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LanternWaste

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15. Creative, though thoroughly unsupported allegation.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 25, 2019, 01:42 PM

Nov 2019

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. Again. You seem to enjoy using that particular fallacy to the exclusion of providing data to support your bumper stickers.

You really should try providing objective evidence to support your statements every once in a while. But I understand why you consistently refuse to do so... bumper stickers simply don't have the space or room to allow for that depth or breadth.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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If you're curious as to why massive, greedy corporations like Amazon and Walmart try to bust unions, [View all] Uncle Joe Nov 2019 OP

OTOH WalMart employees earn a lot more than the average for retail Recursion Nov 2019 #1

You think Walmart and Amazon did that on their own? Maggiemayhem Nov 2019 #2

They certainly weren't forced to do it. Recursion Nov 2019 #4

They chose to because of public pressure and Bernie has led the way on that issue. n/t Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #5

No Recursion Nov 2019 #9

+1 betsuni Nov 2019 #10

Zero pressure? They have been the subject of lawsuits, some of the largest class actions... Humanist_Activist Nov 2019 #12

Creative, though thoroughly unsupported allegation. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #15

There you go again with your "post hoc ergo prompter hoc" usage, Uncle Joe Nov 2019 #17

And how many hours do they get at those rates? Humanist_Activist Nov 2019 #11

Fewer. Again, that's what higher wages mean Recursion Nov 2019 #14

Why should there be lower paid workers to begin with? Humanist_Activist Nov 2019 #18

You're saying every single person should make the same amount of money? Recursion Nov 2019 #20

I would say that the floor for earnings should be a living wage, Humanist_Activist Nov 2019 #21

Then we'll need lots of two earner couples to have one person quit Recursion Nov 2019 #22

K n R! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #3

This is what I do not get. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #6

When has he ever called for a boycott? Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #7

Bwahahaha sheshe2 Nov 2019 #8

Out of principle... yes... indeed. NurseJackie Nov 2019 #13

... sheshe2 Nov 2019 #19

Why argue against a point no one is making? LanternWaste Nov 2019 #16