Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

[Papageorgio]

Not sure if that is treated better or not. Just because the government provides something, that does not make it better. We have a government education system, I am not impressed with it.

In the eyes of the German people, the govt. providing the things necessary for a decent life is a good thing. They don`t whine about high taxes when they see a return. Whether you`re impressed with our education system is irrelevant. Like the rest of us, you`re nobody and you need to learn to live with it. If you find paradise let us know.

I found my paradise, I hope you find yours. I didn't need government to help me find it.

Really? Go to Mexico or Somalian and try to become successful. Then you'll appreciate what your government did for you

Who said I didn't appreciate my government? You make silly assumptions.

You clearly don't appreciate your government when you say "you found your paradise and didn't need government to help me find it."

Well then go to Mexico and show us how you don't need government. You'll see how much this government allows or helps you to have a good standard of living. If government didn't protect your sorry ass you'd be crossing the border trying to find illegal work in Canada.

I don't depend on government for my happiness. I again never said I don't need government, that is your stupid uneducated conclusion, pothead.

 

[sealybobo]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

 

[sealybobo]

In the eyes of the German people, the govt. providing the things necessary for a decent life is a good thing. They don`t whine about high taxes when they see a return. Whether you`re impressed with our education system is irrelevant. Like the rest of us, you`re nobody and you need to learn to live with it. If you find paradise let us know.

I found my paradise, I hope you find yours. I didn't need government to help me find it.

Really? Go to Mexico or Somalian and try to become successful. Then you'll appreciate what your government did for you

Who said I didn't appreciate my government? You make silly assumptions.

You clearly don't appreciate your government when you say "you found your paradise and didn't need government to help me find it."

Well then go to Mexico and show us how you don't need government. You'll see how much this government allows or helps you to have a good standard of living. If government didn't protect your sorry ass you'd be crossing the border trying to find illegal work in Canada.

I don't depend on government for my happiness. I again never said I don't need government, that is your stupid uneducated conclusion, pothead.

Relax papa. Go back to importing exporting. LOL.

 

[Papageorgio]

I found my paradise, I hope you find yours. I didn't need government to help me find it.

Really? Go to Mexico or Somalian and try to become successful. Then you'll appreciate what your government did for you

Who said I didn't appreciate my government? You make silly assumptions.

You clearly don't appreciate your government when you say "you found your paradise and didn't need government to help me find it."

Well then go to Mexico and show us how you don't need government. You'll see how much this government allows or helps you to have a good standard of living. If government didn't protect your sorry ass you'd be crossing the border trying to find illegal work in Canada.

I don't depend on government for my happiness. I again never said I don't need government, that is your stupid uneducated conclusion, pothead.

Relax papa. Go back to importing exporting. LOL.

I'm fine, you seem to have reading comprehension problems. I don't do any importing or exporting, again you continue to show your ignorance and make comments with no information and a lot of erroneous supposition.

 

[Wyatt earp]

And the key word is Return

Where is our return of the trillions of dollars plus on welfare the past 50 years?


.

Where is the return on the trillions we`ve squandered on military adventures since the end of WW2?

Kind of obvious even to a liberal like you, we are not speaking Russian are we?


And theseView attachment 119541

Which adventure was it that kept us from speaking Russian? The search for wmds? Our heroic victory in Granada? You`re pretty damn funny!

Got to love these children who thinks we would still be free with out a strong military...



Now are you done deflecting child? Again what return did we get on the trillions of dollars at spent on welfare?


We know what the democrats got out of it votes and sheep like you.

.

Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex - Jan 17, 1961 - HISTORY.com

And you failed to listen to his warnings. And then you cry about socialism or people sucking off the government tit? These private defense contractors only customer is the US Government. That's not capitalism even though they are private for profit companies.

Now don't think that I'm saying I don't appreciate the value of our defense contractors. I do. But when Trump promises to pump a lot of money into defense, just remember that this is basically a false economy. This isn't a sustainable economy unless you plan on these companies making bombs and guns for the government year after year after year. And of course they're going to want to increase profits every year just like every other for profit wants to. So basically even if we are in times of peace, you keep funding these defense contractors because you don't want to cost your constituents jobs, even if they are sucking off the governments tit.

They make us cool shit to be proud of, police the world, some one has to do it and may as well be us and keeps the tyrants at bay


Now quit deflecting like the other poster where is our return for the trillions of dollars we spent on welfare the past 50 years? All we got is more ghettos and democrat voters.



.

 

[sealybobo]

Where is the return on the trillions we`ve squandered on military adventures since the end of WW2?

Kind of obvious even to a liberal like you, we are not speaking Russian are we?


And theseView attachment 119541

Which adventure was it that kept us from speaking Russian? The search for wmds? Our heroic victory in Granada? You`re pretty damn funny!

Got to love these children who thinks we would still be free with out a strong military...



Now are you done deflecting child? Again what return did we get on the trillions of dollars at spent on welfare?


We know what the democrats got out of it votes and sheep like you.

.

Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex - Jan 17, 1961 - HISTORY.com

And you failed to listen to his warnings. And then you cry about socialism or people sucking off the government tit? These private defense contractors only customer is the US Government. That's not capitalism even though they are private for profit companies.

Now don't think that I'm saying I don't appreciate the value of our defense contractors. I do. But when Trump promises to pump a lot of money into defense, just remember that this is basically a false economy. This isn't a sustainable economy unless you plan on these companies making bombs and guns for the government year after year after year. And of course they're going to want to increase profits every year just like every other for profit wants to. So basically even if we are in times of peace, you keep funding these defense contractors because you don't want to cost your constituents jobs, even if they are sucking off the governments tit.

They make us cool shit to be proud of, police the world, some one has to do it and may as well be us and keeps the tyrants at bay


Now quit deflecting like the other poster where is our return for the trillions of dollars we spent on welfare the past 50 years? All we got is more ghettos and democrat voters.



.

Apparently not enough democratic voters because we lost.

What return? What do you think would happen if we ended welfare?
Next question. Why don't Republicans end it then?

 

[August West]

Where is the return on the trillions we`ve squandered on military adventures since the end of WW2?

Kind of obvious even to a liberal like you, we are not speaking Russian are we?


And theseView attachment 119541

Which adventure was it that kept us from speaking Russian? The search for wmds? Our heroic victory in Granada? You`re pretty damn funny!

Got to love these children who thinks we would still be free with out a strong military...



Now are you done deflecting child? Again what return did we get on the trillions of dollars at spent on welfare?


We know what the democrats got out of it votes and sheep like you.

.

Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex - Jan 17, 1961 - HISTORY.com

And you failed to listen to his warnings. And then you cry about socialism or people sucking off the government tit? These private defense contractors only customer is the US Government. That's not capitalism even though they are private for profit companies.

Now don't think that I'm saying I don't appreciate the value of our defense contractors. I do. But when Trump promises to pump a lot of money into defense, just remember that this is basically a false economy. This isn't a sustainable economy unless you plan on these companies making bombs and guns for the government year after year after year. And of course they're going to want to increase profits every year just like every other for profit wants to. So basically even if we are in times of peace, you keep funding these defense contractors because you don't want to cost your constituents jobs, even if they are sucking off the governments tit.

They make us cool shit to be proud of, police the world, some one has to do it and may as well be us and keeps the tyrants at bay


Now quit deflecting like the other poster where is our return for the trillions of dollars we spent on welfare the past 50 years? All we got is more ghettos and democrat voters.



.

Welfare has also given us a steady supply of trailer park dwellers who vote solid GOP. What has been our return for the trillions of dollars spent on those ghettos?

 

[sealybobo]

Kind of obvious even to a liberal like you, we are not speaking Russian are we?


And theseView attachment 119541

Which adventure was it that kept us from speaking Russian? The search for wmds? Our heroic victory in Granada? You`re pretty damn funny!

Got to love these children who thinks we would still be free with out a strong military...



Now are you done deflecting child? Again what return did we get on the trillions of dollars at spent on welfare?


We know what the democrats got out of it votes and sheep like you.

.

Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex - Jan 17, 1961 - HISTORY.com

And you failed to listen to his warnings. And then you cry about socialism or people sucking off the government tit? These private defense contractors only customer is the US Government. That's not capitalism even though they are private for profit companies.

Now don't think that I'm saying I don't appreciate the value of our defense contractors. I do. But when Trump promises to pump a lot of money into defense, just remember that this is basically a false economy. This isn't a sustainable economy unless you plan on these companies making bombs and guns for the government year after year after year. And of course they're going to want to increase profits every year just like every other for profit wants to. So basically even if we are in times of peace, you keep funding these defense contractors because you don't want to cost your constituents jobs, even if they are sucking off the governments tit.

They make us cool shit to be proud of, police the world, some one has to do it and may as well be us and keeps the tyrants at bay


Now quit deflecting like the other poster where is our return for the trillions of dollars we spent on welfare the past 50 years? All we got is more ghettos and democrat voters.



.

Welfare has also given us a steady supply of trailer park dwellers who vote solid GOP. What has been our return for the trillions of dollars spent on those ghettos?

I know a guy who is truly fucked up and qualifies for Medicaid and disability so he was smug enough to vote for Republicans. This is why a part of me is glad the Republicans won. All the people who will be hurt didn't vote or voted GOP so they get what they deserve.

People who care about the environment, the middle class, the poor, minorities, non Christians, women, young people, people who don't want their search history on the net sold, etc

 

[dblack]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

 

[sealybobo]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

 

[dblack]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

Well, then you get what you get. Its sort like the liberals whining about Trump fucking with health care. If we really don't want idiot politicians making decisions about our health care, we shouldn't put government in charge of it. It's the same with the economy. If we don't want government getting in bed with corporations, we shouldn't grant government the power to appease them.

 

[sealybobo]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

Well, then you get what you get. Its sort like the liberals whining about Trump fucking with health care. If we really don't want idiot politicians making decisions about our health care, we shouldn't put government in charge of it. It's the same with the economy. If we don't want government getting in bed with corporations, we shouldn't grant government the power to appease them.

Governments should control them not be controlled by them.

And I'm sorry but healthcare is the exception. Otherwise sick people don't get healthcare. A corporation would only cover young healthy rich people. They should have a government plan and private if you want it or can afford it.

 

[August West]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

We haven`t been policing the world since 1945 and i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people. Canada and Australia should pay us for what? They mind their own business and that`s why no one wants to fly planes into their skyscrapers.

 

[Cellblock2429]

BUT BUT BUT Libtards laughed when Republicans said higher minimum wages will drive up food costs.

Restaurant diners are footing the bill for rising minimum wages.

In lieu of steep menu price increases, many independent and regional chain restaurants in states including Arizona, California, Colorado and New York are adding surcharges of 3% to 4% to help offset rising labor costs. Industry analysts expect the practice to become widespread as more cities and states increase minimum wages.

More on this...

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“It’s the emerging new norm,” said Sharokina Shams, spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association. She said California restaurants are adding surcharges as the state lifts the minimum wage every year until it reaches $15 an hour by 2023. It is currently at $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more workers.
Restaurants are adding labor surcharges to help offset minimum wage increases

So companies have to put up prices in order to have their workers live. Fine, then let it be so.

Or, we could just go back to slavery.

Live? We are discussing minimum wage here. If you are trying to raise a family on minimum wage something is seriously wrong. Liberals seem to think businesses open up to provide incomes for the population.

If you can't pay a decent wage in this country then you should try some other profession.

if you do not possess the skill to merit a decent wage then you better do something about it

One thing is a "decent wage" and the other is a wage you can actually live off of.

/---- You wouldn't last 5 minutes as a commission sales rep.

 

[sealybobo]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

We haven`t been policing the world since 1945 and i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people. Canada and Australia should pay us for what? They mind their own business and that`s why no one wants to fly planes into their skyscrapers.

All that might not be true if they started policing themselves.

Iraq was wrong

 

[August West]

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

We haven`t been policing the world since 1945 and i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people. Canada and Australia should pay us for what? They mind their own business and that`s why no one wants to fly planes into their skyscrapers.

All that might not be true if they started policing themselves.

Iraq was wrong

Iraq was more than wrong. Manson`s prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi called it murder #2 at the least. I`m just not buying the "policing" thing. When and where did we do that?The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Wikipedia

 

[Dragonlady]

Republicans can't sink a bunch of money into defense and then say they are running the government like a business. Where was the profit in the Iraq war? A corporation would have never invested in the Iraq war unless they were going to get the oil.

But they get more than oil. They get the compliant appreciation of the corporations that profit from their adventures. We like to pretend that 'American Ingenuity' is what keeps our companies dominant, but military supremacy don't hurt.

This is why corporations should be paying more taxes not less. We spend a lot of money so Pepsi can sell their shit safely around the globe.

Heh.... we could bill them per war, I guess.

Or we could cancel the rent-an-army business plan. Use our military to protect our country and let the banksters fend for themselves.

Funny nothing's simple. For example if we dont police the world maybe Germany and Japan have to start defending themselves but how did that work out last time.

OK then Germany and Japan should be paying a defense bill. Europe too. And Canada and Australia and Iraq

I can't believe the Russians backing the Taliban

We haven`t been policing the world since 1945 and i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people. Canada and Australia should pay us for what? They mind their own business and that`s why no one wants to fly planes into their skyscrapers.

Send Canada a bill??? You're out of your freaking mind. We should be billing you for the pollution to the Great Lakes, and our water supply, acid rain.

The rest of the world should be BILLING THE USA for the mess in the Middle East which has created the greatest humanitarian crisis since WWII, which has seen millions leave their homes in search of safety. The rest of the world should bill the USA for ISIS and the damage they have caused. You made this huge mess, displacing millions of people, and then the US refuses to take in the refugees they created.

You've got a lot of gall suggesting that the current destabilization of the Middle East isn't all on your shoulders, with the Gulf and Iraq Wars. The rest of the world is paying YOUR BILL in terrorism and death while you refuse to take in anyone.

 

[Markle]

i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people.

I take it that you know that far more innocent people were killed under the reign of Saddam Hussein.

 

[August West]

Which adventure was it that kept us from speaking Russian? The search for wmds? Our heroic victory in Granada? You`re pretty damn funny!

Got to love these children who thinks we would still be free with out a strong military...



Now are you done deflecting child? Again what return did we get on the trillions of dollars at spent on welfare?


We know what the democrats got out of it votes and sheep like you.

.

Eisenhower warns of military-industrial complex - Jan 17, 1961 - HISTORY.com

And you failed to listen to his warnings. And then you cry about socialism or people sucking off the government tit? These private defense contractors only customer is the US Government. That's not capitalism even though they are private for profit companies.

Now don't think that I'm saying I don't appreciate the value of our defense contractors. I do. But when Trump promises to pump a lot of money into defense, just remember that this is basically a false economy. This isn't a sustainable economy unless you plan on these companies making bombs and guns for the government year after year after year. And of course they're going to want to increase profits every year just like every other for profit wants to. So basically even if we are in times of peace, you keep funding these defense contractors because you don't want to cost your constituents jobs, even if they are sucking off the governments tit.

They make us cool shit to be proud of, police the world, some one has to do it and may as well be us and keeps the tyrants at bay


Now quit deflecting like the other poster where is our return for the trillions of dollars we spent on welfare the past 50 years? All we got is more ghettos and democrat voters.



.

Welfare has also given us a steady supply of trailer park dwellers who vote solid GOP. What has been our return for the trillions of dollars spent on those ghettos?

I know a guy who is truly fucked up and qualifies for Medicaid and disability so he was smug enough to vote for Republicans. This is why a part of me is glad the Republicans won. All the people who will be hurt didn't vote or voted GOP so they get what they deserve.

People who care about the environment, the middle class, the poor, minorities, non Christians, women, young people, people who don't want their search history on the net sold, etc

The coal miners are going to get hammered big time if George Wallace with a wig repeals the ACA. Indeed these people have no idea what they voted for other than a guy who promised to make America whiter for them. Obamacare provides medical care and financial assistance to victims of black lung disease.

 

[August West]

i don`t think Iraq should be paying us for wrecking their country and killing at least 100,000 innocent people.

I take it that you know that far more innocent people were killed under the reign of Saddam Hussein.

I know that. Saddam was convicted of killing people in the years 1982 and 1988. We showed up a little late for liberation in 2003. Our killing is justified because Saddam MAY have killed more than we did 2 decades prior to our invasion? I don`t think so.