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Where do you live?
posted by
kooka_lives
on December 13, 2006 at 8:01 AM
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The minimum wage where I live is $20 per hour.
posted by
Jenasis
on December 12, 2006 at 6:39 PM
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MEDICAL BENEFITS!!! (Usually, fast food health benefits consist of "Don't get sick!).
My point? I never saw one convenience store of Mickey D's go out of business. The massive layoffs that small business warns about don't happen. Employees make more money, owners & stockholders less (the law of supply & demand). They have to share the pie a little bit more, AND THEY DON'T LIKE IT!!! But economic ruin? Hardly. The minimum wage here in Washington is over $7.50 an hour, and our economy is booming.
posted by
Professor_Peabody
on November 30, 2006 at 2:20 AM
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Anecdotal "Proof"
From 1996-2000, I lived in the Denver area. The economy was so good that almost every radio commercial spent its last 10-15 seconds reminding listeners that they were hiring good people. When I managed a furniture store, one of my duties was to visit other retailers, and if I met a good salesperson, I was to "recruit" (poach) them. I went to a Denny's after midnight (the last refuge of the nightclub set who've stayed past closing time) only to find it CLOSED! Why? they didn't have enough staff to keep it open during the graveyard shift. 7-elevens & burger king were advertising jobs at $8 to $8.50 (minimum wage was $5.15) WITH
posted by
Professor_Peabody
on November 30, 2006 at 2:17 AM
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and they will say that corporate profits are due to Bush's tax break.
posted by
Xeno-x
on November 13, 2006 at 1:59 PM
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