Argentine Minimum Wage to Rise 29% This Month

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Driving a stake into the heart of the neoliberal vampires.

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine union leaders and
company executives agreed to increase the
country's minimum wage by 29 percent, La Nacion
newspaper said.

Starting this month some 1.7 million workers will
have their pay raised to 450 pesos ($150) from 350
pesos, the newspaper said.

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner this week
called for the increase, saying it will help spark
domestic consumption and power economic
growth, the newspaper said.

Bloomberg

[Judi Lynn]

1. Why haven't our Republicans ever been able to grasp the finer points

of Nestor Kirchner's perspective? Sounds very reasonable, doesn't it? I can't see any way you can refute it:

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner this week called for the increase, saying it will help spark domestic consumption and power economic growth, the newspaper said.

When Democrats here have attempted to pass similar legislation, our rightwingers act as if we're trying to murder them. They insist it will absolutely destroy life here as we know it.

Kirchner makes sense. What's more, he hasn't listened to _Bush's attempts to bully him into not conducting business with Venezuela.

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2. They have different priorities.

It has been clear at least since VietNam that the economic
and social well-being of the nation at large are not considered
important compared to other issues like the continance in power
of the existing political elites. If it is necessary to turn the
USA into a banana republic to keep the existing oligarchy in
power, than a banana republic it will be.

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3. Cheap Labor Conservatives are against the workers and want

total control. Can't control independent people.

[Union Thug]

4. I love that term...cheap labor conservatives...

It is absolutely the most accurate portrayal of these elitist bastards out there. Sing it far and wide... Is that from conceptual guerilla? That's where I remember first seeing it. =)

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5. yes it is and here is link... i am using it always now instead

of saying RW christians....it helps to take the anger out of my voice and still tells the facts

http://www.conceptualguerilla.com/beattherightinthree.htm

[donsu]

6. congratulations to the people of Argentina!

imagine having a sane government.

[shanti]

7. yes, but

argentina had to be taken to its knees before this could happen.

[Arcturus]

8. Hooray!

I used to live in Argentina. I'm quite happy about this.

[Chicago Democrat]

9. Hip Hip HOORAY!!!!

Will they accept political refugees?

[renegade000]

10. kick n/t

[struggle4progress]

11. Our minimum wage needs to increase by at least that much. eom