The Minimum Wage: What's the Big Deal?

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luthervol said:
That's like saying capitalism caused the loss of 2% of the US population in the Civil War. More American deaths than WWI, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War combined. That would equate to about 120,000,000 world wide today.
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2% of the modern US population would be 6 million. Those wars you mentioned weren't leaders of captialistic countries killing their own people.

We are saying over 100 million people were killed by their own socialist regimes. Meaning mass murders of their own citizens.
 
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luthervol said:
That's a stupid example that no one would support. Stort of like this.....Joe had a 5 gallon jug of water. He ran across a group of people dying from dehydration. A third party offered him $100 for the water so they could fill some water balloons to throw at each other. Joe sold it and let the dehydrated group die. We can come up with asinine examples all night long.
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Got it...you have no rebuttal. The chicken finger analogy was brilliant.
 
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luthervol said:
That's like saying capitalism caused the loss of 2% of the US population in the Civil War. More American deaths than WWI, WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War combined. That would equate to about 120,000,000 world wide today.
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You would be dead wrong because you think chattel slavery is capitalistic.
 
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Burger said:
If they are really desperate, they would rob/murder the people wanting a water balloon fight. Self-preservation instincts would kick in.
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True. Probably the wisest scenario would be for the people wanting the water for a water balloon fight to buy the water and give it to the ones dying of thirst and then just blow up the balloons and play the butt popping game.
 
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DC_Vol said:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ether-a-15-minimum-wage-really-helps-workers/
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Interesting article. Libs haven't figured out they can't get something for nothing - that increasing wages unrelated to increased productivity is inflationary.

This was a good point:

"Other researchers have found that large employers are better able to raise wages in response to changes in the minimum. Liberal economists often argue workers have less bargaining power when negotiating their contracts at larger firms, and that as a result, employees at those companies are often underpaid in the absence of a wage floor."

When you inflate wages beyond a certain point in relation to the world economy (through union or minimum wage extortion), those larger firms just find it cheaper to manufacture offshore and pay the shipping - then those ex-workers aren't "underpaid" they are just not paid. Next those who are making more simply find they are taxed more to subsidize the no longer working, but libs see nothing wrong with that or the overhead big government requires to run those programs or the headaches (like drugs) that go along with the hopelessness of the idle unemployed or underemployed.
 
#712
#712
Go to school to get a valued degree or learn a skilled trade if you want to make more. It's pretty damn simple.

There are plenty of jobs out there available if you're willing to work for it and keep your nose clean.
 
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***RoadVol*** said:
If you can tell me how a credit card company knows how I vote then this report might be worth a little more than nothing.
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CC company's actually have an algorithm that tells them a great deal about you, simply from your first purchase on your new card with them.


Also, 0 balance every month on your cards don't bet you the highest credit score either.

6% balance carried across all your cards is ideal.
 
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Obsessed said:
CC company's actually have an algorithm that tells them a great deal about you, simply from your first purchase on your new card with them.


Also, 0 balance every month on your cards don't bet you the highest credit score either.

6% balance carried across all your cards is ideal.
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We put everything on our Disney card and then pay the balance when the statement comes in. Pay extra on our house payment each month. Cars are paid for. Not sure what the highest credit score is but I'm satisfied with my 840.
 
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CABVOL said:
We put everything on our Disney card and then pay the balance when the statement comes in. Pay extra on our house payment each month. Cars are paid for. Not sure what the highest credit score is but I'm satisfied with my 840.
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6% utilization is the ideal number for maximum score

840 is great. I don't know how old you are, but as a general rule, it will continue to go higher as your accounts age.
 
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#724
There are some states now paying a lot more than the minimum wage. Some of those states are MA, CA, NY. Believe these states are paying over $9-$10.
Some by 2019 will increase it to $12-$13. Fast food and retail workers don't need to start at $15. Cost will increase considerably if workers start at $15. There are secretaries in some states not even getting $15/hr unless you work for the government (state or Federal).
 
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