Originally Posted by ballz2wallz It's a lot like healthcare; the government sets the standard of what insurance companies have to pay, because they themselves have medicare. Everytime medicare cuts back on what they are willing to pay, the rest of the insurance companies follow suit. If the government sets that ...
01-11-2007, 09:58 PM
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| Audaces fortuna iuvat  Moderate Northern VA 
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz 
You seem to think that competition will always lead to lower prices.. in many cases it works, but not when you're dealing with a company's internal costs. There's a plant here that pays mexicans 2:30/hr. They do it because they can get away with it. Is that an acceptable wage? | ||||
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01-11-2007, 11:11 PM
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| Originally Posted by Ardentfrost maybe in your state, but the legislation called for a raise from 3.95
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01-11-2007, 11:58 PM
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| wait you said what....  Republican Ewa Beach, HI/ Iraq
| Originally Posted by Pro Street Been there done that. This is why i do not make min. wage now. I got some skills and now i do not need to worry about making min. wage.
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01-12-2007, 12:22 AM
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| Originally Posted by smokie700 Exactly as I thought... you've never had to live on a minimum wage. Regardless of skills, it may happen, and your thoughts might change.
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01-12-2007, 12:33 AM
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| For those about to rock...  libertarian Atlanta, GA
| Originally Posted by Thorgrim I'll have to look back. I was almost sure GA didn't up min wage from the federal.
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01-12-2007, 12:38 AM
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01-12-2007, 12:39 AM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| I fig'd GA wouldn't have raised min wage over the federal mandate... they're rated one of the most economically free states in the union | ||||
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01-12-2007, 12:44 AM
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01-12-2007, 12:48 AM
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| For those about to rock... libertarian Atlanta, GA
| How could they have had a lower min wage than the federal? That makes no sense. Here's another site (from Oregon) U.S. Minimum Wage History The chart doesn't have specific numbers, but the red dots are the federal min wage and it's easy to see that in 1994 the fed min was over $4 EDIT: Just noticed that even your link shows the federal min at $4.25 at that time | ||||
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01-12-2007, 12:53 AM
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| in 1995 I worked minimum wage right before the hike, it was $4.65 I believe. | ||||
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01-12-2007, 02:24 AM
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| wait you said what.... Republican Ewa Beach, HI/ Iraq
| Originally Posted by Pro Street FYI, I did have to live off of minimum wage before. It sucked but it also gave me the motivation to better myself so that I would not have to live that way anymore. My current situation is the result of hard work and a desire to not have to ever live that way again. Maybe if others on minimum wage felt the same way the need for this topic would fail to exist.
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01-12-2007, 09:11 AM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by Pro Street A very very few have...
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01-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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| Audaces fortuna iuvat Moderate Northern VA
| Originally Posted by smokie700 you lived off of minimum wage? I just want to be clear on this... by this I mean you don't live with mommy and daddy or a roommate.
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01-12-2007, 12:51 PM
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| wait you said what.... Republican Ewa Beach, HI/ Iraq
| Originally Posted by Pro Street AT the time i did not live with mommy and daddy. I was working the counter at pappa johns. I was 18 years old and had moved out of parents house. I had to find any way to make extra money (from cutting peoples grass to detailing cars for my friends) and live pretty much off of ramen noodles. However i did it but was barely surviving. I am 29 now and work as manager for the local tel company.
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01-12-2007, 12:54 PM
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| Originally Posted by smokie700
If you had to support a family, i.e. let's say you lost a job and had to take one at any pay just too keep income flowing, with just you and 1 child how long do you feel you could do it for? | ||||
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01-12-2007, 01:10 PM
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| tyop speicalist Religion Moderator  Capitalist California
| Originally Posted by Pro Street Are you suggesting that minimum wage ought to be enough to support an adult and one child living out on their own?
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01-12-2007, 01:12 PM
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| Originally Posted by Dumpy Dooby
I didn't say that. I asked a simple question...how long do you think you could do it for at $5.15/hour? 2 months? 6 months? a year? | ||||
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01-12-2007, 01:13 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by Pro Street Not very long. But that's kinda the point, isn't it?
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01-12-2007, 01:16 PM
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| Audaces fortuna iuvat Moderate Northern VA
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz The point of what?
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01-12-2007, 01:18 PM
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| Originally Posted by Pro Street If that was parent's only job, and we're talking about federal minimum wage, then I would expect them to not last very long at all. Not even a month.
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