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Sapphire Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:08 AM Original message |
FINALLY - FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE SIGNED INTO LAW |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Couldn't block? This is what they sold us for funding for the war. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'm not saying it didn't come with consequences, but.. |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. A more accurate assessment is that it hurts less than doing nothing. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 04:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That's about as straight-forward an answer I've seen: hurts less than doing nothing. n/t |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Jesus Christ. Some people here will piss all over any progress, because its "not enough" |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yeah, and some people will take anything offered and feel lucky to get it. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. I know you are but what am I? That's what you use to rebut? wow. |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Kind of funny isn't it...The "I want everything NOW" crowd is |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Yeah, god forbid they post their opinion |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. nice try, troll. But not what I said at all |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Maybe my response was uncalled for |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. too bad they couldn't have dumped the business tax cuts |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. It's suppose to offset the cost to small businesses |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. it's really supposed to be a give-away to Republican contributors |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 08:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. They will claim the tax breaks are necessary to offset cost... |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. It wasn't...but it kept the screech monkies subdued... |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. They should make it so the minimum wage is adjusted each year with inflation |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 04:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. They've been telling that to Dems for decades, and the Dems don't listen for 1 reason: |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 04:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I suspect that isn't really fair. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. What about during Carter? Or Johnson? Or even Nixon? |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. Great - now let's reset the bankruptcy laws |
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focusfan (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 06:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. Also insurance and fuel prices to 2000 levels |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. sweet. Still way below the living wage. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
11. How proud he must be.. IF a person making that wage could get hired full-time../ $11,700 yr |
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mattclearing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
12. That's outrageous that it will take until 2009 to fully take effect. nt |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 06:10 AM Response to Original message |
18. What a total piece of crap. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
23. HOORAY. "an estimated 13 million workers" and how many hungry chilldren? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. please spare us your pretending you actually give a crap about people like this |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. 2009... shit.. at least it's signed law now. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yippee! More crumbs! |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
32. Thanks for posting this info, Sapphire Blue. I know how hard you |
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