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Blanche, I agree!
posted by
Amanda__
on August 4, 2006 at 11:42 AM
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MandaLee, there is an attachment to the bill that wasn't mentioned in this
article, regarding "tipped employees". In 7 states, including Washington, where I live, employees who make money off tips, waitreses, waiters, bartenders, etc. are allowed to make the minimum wage and keep their tips.
This bill would allow employers to pay their employees $2.13 an hour and make up the difference in tips. In some cases, that would mean for a waitress that makes $35,000 (in the summer tourist season if she's lucky), would lose $900 a month. A lot of people couldn't make it.
As usual, there is more than meets the eye to most bills.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 4, 2006 at 10:27 AM
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MandaLee, Our Senate seems to be as confused as those
are leading us in the war in Iraq. We are truly facing perilous times!
posted by
MountainClimber57
on August 4, 2006 at 10:23 AM
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