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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 05:49 PM Original message |
Living wage: effects upon the economy ? |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. The living wage debate is really silly in my opinion. |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. It is important. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I still think it is important for americans to realize that we should be |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. no, we wouldn't, because demand would not lessen |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Who is more able to absorbe this increased cost a small cafe |
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Terran1212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Have you read Fast Food Nation? |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Which is exactly my point! |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. a living wage always has to be defined in local terms... |
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cornermouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wouldn't it be advisable to determine how much a living |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am ignorant of any case where prices rose due to a living wage. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. True except that ultimately we'd need a new economic paradigm |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. Like maybe a Wal-mart model? |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 11:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Easy solution: |
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Terran1212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. The last minimum wage hike didn't hurt businesses |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. a living wage would be higher than what many now have, and that |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Henry Ford gave enough for workers to buy cars (Fords of course)--but |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. rodeodance, have you read Joan Didion's last book? |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You are talking about manufacturing.....which we do comparatively little |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. There is only one study I know of... |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. This is highly unsatisfactory. I'd like to know the amount the min wage |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 09:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. You should check out Boortz.com. You'd probably find everything you need |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 12:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Unsatisfactory to me, too, but.. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. BTW Steve thanks for wording that in this way.... |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. thank you ! I'm trying not to be too selfish here nt |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
16. The Fed is more likely to head the other way |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. Every time they increase the min wage some always starts crying |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I don't think it would work unless we had corps. paying their share |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. It'll work. We just don't have the guts to go up |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Exactly! |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. No. They only have to go up if corporate pigs take 500x a living wage |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-15-06 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. Gee that would mean that |
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Hidden Stillness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
26. Effect on Prices, Minimal; Effect on Workers' Ability to Pay Bills--Great |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. If there were a living wage payed to all. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. With executives' salaries and bennies HUNDREDS of times higher... |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-16-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. Prices might rise somewhat, but the economy would boom. |
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