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rodbarnett (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 02:05 PM Original message |
Edwards Promises Dignity, Higher NYC Minimum Wage |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. He's protecting the value of labor, which is all MOST of us have to offer |
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jenk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. precisely why he's closing the gap in NY |
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WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Edwards' working class message CAN win |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. He favors raising the minimum wage a dollar fifty an hour |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 02:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. When people at the bottom accumulate wealth, they also accumulate |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. If the rent is $800, and you have $600, and I give you $10 |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. People who make minimum wage don't live in the AVERAGE NY apartment. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. People making minimum wage do not have "personal wealth" |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. So, for whom are you voting? |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:52 PM Response to Reply #11 |
46. That does it! I'm voting for you! |
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SangamonTaylor (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Considering that the minimum wage in NY is $5.15 |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. It is unlikely to be as significant to those who are more than $200 |
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SangamonTaylor (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It's almost a 30% increase in what they make now..that's significant |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I do not dispute that it is significant to you and to Mr Edwards |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It's amusing that you portray 'choice' as having anything to do with this. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. It is precisely because they DON'T have a choice that people who |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. you are advocating an argument that if you're not willing to go 10 yards |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. If he's serious, let him flow enough to pay the rent or buy the groceries |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. "or let him shut up"??? Just when I think I've heard it all on a 'liberal' |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:56 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Let him defend his position that the poor should not be able to afford |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. This argument is absurd. It's an argument for not doing anything unless |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. It's an argument for honesty and common sense |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. So, you're against raising the minimum wage this much? |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Please see previous posts. Token increases in minimum wage are |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You are really criticizing a Democrat for advocating an increase in the |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I am criticizing a rich politician for blowing hot air |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:00 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. If congressional salaries determined the minimum wage, congressional |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. So you are saying that the entire Congress would prefer to live on $20 |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:32 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You know what. If it meant that big business could pay shit wages, I bet |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Except for the congress paid the minimum wage part, how does |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 05:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. That's what I'm wondering. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. Dignitude again? |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. What does that have to do with this thread? |
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SangamonTaylor (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So, you disagree with Edwards on Iraq....what's your point? |
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Goldberg (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is why he is my main candidate for president. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. He's for reducing capital gains taxes, too! |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Lord. That's the opposite of the truth. He wants to raise cap gains tax on |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. That is outrgageous! All those poor people struggling to get by on |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. This post makes no sense to me. Are you criticizing progressive taxation |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. You don't think they should get the extra buck fifty, or what? |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. yeay! Son of a stoolie will throw money at us! |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Are there some internal polls showing a huge Edwards surge? Suddenly |
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SangamonTaylor (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. yeah, I can always tell that things are improving whenever antiEdwards |
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WhoCountsTheVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. the Clark team appears to have been ordered to attack Edwards now |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:45 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. LOL I am neither attacking Edwards, nor do I support Clark |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Who do you support? |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 05:16 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. I do not support any of the candidates (nt) |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 05:18 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Care to rank them according to wihich one you dislike most to which one |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 05:24 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. The only ones who propose even a slight deviation from the status quo |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-23-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Remember how the Clark supporters started winning all the preferrence... |
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