WinterBorn
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- Nov 18, 2011
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You have nothing but stories, story teller. Equal protection of the law is what I am advocating for, that is moral not immoral like the moral turpitude of willful blindness.Daniel, you have made it clear that you do not see the point in working, if you can get a minimum amount of money another way.
I will tell you why that is a failure of an idea.
When I started in the utility construction industry, I was barely getting by. And the work was brutal. But there was a future in it. My starting pay was 20% of the weekly net. The lineman got 80%. He had all the skills and I was just muscle and learning. But I learned and got a raise to 30%. Then to 40%. Each pay raise he gave me cut into what he made. But as I got better we got more done, so we were making more. When he gave me the raise to 50% he hired another guy to learn to be a groundhand. After 6 months, he bought another bucket truck and I was a lineman. I got the experienced groundhand and he hired another new one. I made good money with that crew. And that was 20 years ago. Since then I have worked my way up to the corporate safety director. I went from making $18k to $20k a year to a six figure salary with bonuses, benefits, and stock options.
Then you have your wish. The IS equal protection under the law. YOu just don't get paid after you quit a job. Getting paid after quitting a job and equal protection under the law are two very different things. Why would the law force an employer to pay you after you quit?