The Minimum Wage: What's the Big Deal?

[luthervol]

What if your a big fella who just paid for the damn wedding?

Then you should take 6 and fire the coordinator.

 

[hog88]

Then you should take 6 and fire the coordinator.

Coordinator? You must be rich.

 

[PKT_VOL]

The only women I know that can hold a career, cook, clean AND sew are Asian. Mine can only do 3 out of the 4, she can't sew worth a ****.

Haha. Well, they raise them right over there.

 

[PKT_VOL]

When you're at the end of the buffet line at a wedding reception with four people behind you and you notice there are only 10 chicken strips left. Greed is taking 3 or more. Self-interest is taking two.

So, if we take total income/wealth of Earth, divide it by total number of people, get an average wealth/income per person, then anyone who is over that average is greedy, right? How do you think you would fair against that metric?

 

[tumscalcium]

When you're at the end of the buffet line at a wedding reception with four people behind you and you notice there are only 10 chicken strips left. Greed is taking 3 or more. Self-interest is taking two.

Do you make over 34k a year?

 

[luthervol]

So, if we take total income/wealth of Earth, divide it by total number of people, get an average wealth/income per person, then anyone who is over that average is greedy, right? How do you think you would fair against that metric?

Not at all what my definition implies. Globally, I would assume I'm in the top 2%.

 

[luthervol]

Do you make over 34k a year?

I do.
I tried to give a definition people could interpret; I failed.

 

[tumscalcium]

I do.
I tried to give a definition people could interpret; I failed.

That's fine

That makes you in the top 1%..


... of the world.



If you have a penny left after paying for your 200 sq ft apt and porridge and bread for the month you are one greedy-ass mofo. Welcome to the club.

 

[PKT_VOL]

Not at all what my definition implies. Globally, I would assume I'm in the top 2%.

You are quite greedy via your own definition. However, I'm sure you don't see yourself that way.

 

[luthervol]

You are quite greedy via your own definition. However, I'm sure you don't see yourself that way.

I'm not following....

 

[PKT_VOL]

I'm not following....

I'm not following how you are not following...

 

[luthervol]

That's fine

That makes you in the top 1%..


... of the world.



If you have a penny left after paying for your 200 sq ft apt and porridge and bread for the month you are one greedy-ass mofo. Welcome to the club.

Did I ever say global wealth should be equally distributed? You guys always process what you assume is being said and not what is actually being said.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Did I ever say global wealth should be equally distributed? You guys always process what you assume is being said and not what is actually being said.

We process what what you say means. You rarely seem to do that.

 

[luthervol]

I'm not following how you are not following...

I'm guessing you must have completely misinterpreted my definition......and I worded it so carefully.

 

[luthervol]

We process what what you say means. You rarely seem to do that.

Not you again.....read my definition and tell me what you think it means.

 

[tumscalcium]

Did I ever say global wealth should be equally distributed? You guys always process what you assume is being said and not what is actually being said.

This will take away from the thread but I find "Income inequality" in America absolutely hilarious. I do very well for myself and am in no way rich. But compared to Bill Gates I'm poor af and might as well be living in a slum in India. Therefore he's bad and needs to give me his money.

 

[PKT_VOL]

I'm guessing you must have completely misinterpreted my definition......and I worded it so carefully.

Apparently. Or, you didn't realize the implications of your definition.

 

[luthervol]

Apparently. Or, you didn't realize the implications of your definition.

I was fully aware; you need to consider the whole context of the definition.

 

[luthervol]

This will take away from the thread but I find "Income inequality" in America absolutely hilarious. I do very well for myself and am in no way rich. But compared to Bill Gates I'm poor af and might as well be living in a slum in India. Therefore he's bad and needs to give me his money.

I was with you until the last sentence. You seem to be implying that I think Bill Gates is bad and should give me some of his money.

 

[PKT_VOL]

I was fully aware; you need to consider the whole context of the definition.

Apparently, I need that context shaded in for me.

 

[orangeluvr]

Spoken like a true yahoo.

Change your user name to something more appropriate like Grand A-hole. :crazy:

 

[1972 Grad]

Change your user name to something more appropriate like Grand A-hole. :crazy:

I like it.

 

[orangeluvr]

I was with you until the last sentence. You seem to be implying that I think Bill Gates is bad and should give me some of his money.

Bill Gates made his money honestly, can't say that about t-rump. :question:

 

[luthervol]

Apparently, I need that context shaded in for me.

You and the 4 people behind you in line all have equal claim to the remaining 10 chicken strips with the sole exception being your place in line. No one person legitimately deserves them more than another, no one has done anything to deserve the chicken strips other than just show up. You can choose to take as many as you wish. Do you take more than two? You can justify it by your place in line; after all, they could have gotten in line sooner if they were really that hungry. Or do you quickly do the math and just take two, thinking that's the decent thing to do?

 

[1972 Grad]

Bill Gates made his money honestly, can't say that about t-rump. :question:

What about the government antitrust suit in about 1998 .......U.S. versus Microsoft? I believe that our government claimed unfair trade practices.