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Omaha Steve
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Mon Jan-15-07 07:50 PM Original message |
Teamsters Say Minimum Wage Hike Not Enough To Make Congress Pro-Labor |
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Ignacio Upton
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Mon Jan-15-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Shouldn't it be about $8.00? |
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demosincebirth
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Mon Jan-15-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It should be at least $10 hr. for it to make any head way |
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Ignacio Upton
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Mon Jan-15-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. It shouldn't be that high |
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demosincebirth
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Ten dollars an hour isn't going to support a family of 4 no matter where you live |
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elocs
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Tue Jan-16-07 04:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Considering that both parents usually work today, |
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Massacure
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Well then if two people are making $10 an hour maybe they should be a family of two. |
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Jimbo S
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Wed Jan-17-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Set the minimum wage to support oneself |
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papau
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Mon Jan-15-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The Cambridge MA living wage law is now at $11.11 per hour. |
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Solon
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Mon Jan-15-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think such laws as that should be national... |
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papau
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Mon Jan-15-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I agree a living wage national law with an absolute minimum and an adjustment for area n/t |
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Ignacio Upton
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Mon Jan-15-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. That wouldn't be a bad thing |
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clixtox
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Tue Jan-16-07 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
10. $25/hr Minimum |
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Toots
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Tue Jan-16-07 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. Screw the Teamsters |
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otherlander
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Tue Jan-16-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Unions hiring scabs? *shakes head* |
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SOS
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Wed Jan-17-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. The Teamsters endorsed Gore in 2000 |
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Psephos
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Tue Jan-16-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Minimum wage is grossly ineffective; we should give $$ to those who need it |
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athena
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Wed Jan-17-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Ten reasons to favor minimum wage over EITC |
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Psephos
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Wed Jan-17-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Then replace EITC with a better mechanism |
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athena
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Wed Jan-17-07 01:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Two questions and a comment |
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Zhade
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Tue Jan-16-07 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Since it's too low, takes too long, and isn't indexed to inflation - they're right. |
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daleo
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Wed Jan-17-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Well, it's a start |
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Cleita
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Wed Jan-17-07 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. Minimum wage would have to be $12.50 an hour to cover what |
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Orsino
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Wed Jan-17-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. Pro-union is not quite the same thing as pro-labor. |
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