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Are we demanding that you pay minimum wage workers for hours not worked? No we are demanding a living wage for the hours they work. That was a nice try though.
Not one answer to the fact that a living wage at Walmart would cost you a whopping one penny on the dollar. How much were you claiming it would cost? $25 for a burger at McDonalds?
Must everything be explained to you? Where did the kid get the lawn mower,the weed eater,the gas,the oil the maintenance on his equipment. And lets say he mows four or five lawns a day. You do realize a mower isnt going to last long when it's used that often right? A decent mower for commercial use is going to run AT LEAST six hundred bucks.
I'b be willing to bet it's mommy and daddies mower. And no matter what you say his annual income is going to suck because he's not mowing grass year round.
Dont be such a simpleton.
When I did commercial landscaping and maintenance, our contracts for businesses were a minimum 12 month contract at a fixed monthly price.
When I did commercial landscaping and maintenance, our contracts for businesses were a minimum 12 month contract at a fixed monthly price.
Has someone figured out the magic formula to define a "living" wage?
Has someone figured out the magic formula to define a "living" wage?
Paying full time employees enough that they don't qualify for social services would be a start.
Has someone figured out the magic formula to define a "living" wage?
Paying full time employees enough that they don't qualify for social services would be a start.
When I did commercial landscaping and maintenance, our contracts for businesses were a minimum 12 month contract at a fixed monthly price.
My gardener charges a flat $50 a month. A truckload of Mexicans show up once a week, mow the lawn, blow leaves in the pool, and leave the gate open so the dogs get out. They are in and out in about 15 minutes. One guy mows, another edges, and another blows the clippings around.
They do a crappy job, but for $12 a week, what can you expect? I use them because they are cheap enough that it isn't worth it to do it myself. Much more and I'd mow my own damned lawn...
Has someone figured out the magic formula to define a "living" wage?
Paying full time employees enough that they don't qualify for social services would be a start.
A single person making $7.25 working full time already makes too much to qualify for social services.
Try again comrade...
Thats not a living wage. Unless of course you want to pay him in the winter when the grass doesnt grow.
Are we demanding that you pay minimum wage workers for hours not worked? No we are demanding a living wage for the hours they work. That was a nice try though.
Not one answer to the fact that a living wage at Walmart would cost you a whopping one penny on the dollar. How much were you claiming it would cost? $25 for a burger at McDonalds?
Must everything be explained to you? Where did the kid get the lawn mower,the weed eater,the gas,the oil the maintenance on his equipment. And lets say he mows four or five lawns a day. You do realize a mower isnt going to last long when it's used that often right? A decent mower for commercial use is going to run AT LEAST six hundred bucks.
I'b be willing to bet it's mommy and daddies mower. And no matter what you say his annual income is going to suck because he's not mowing grass year round.
Dont be such a simpleton.
It takes me seven bucks for gas to mow my yard once (2 gallons), so you are getting a sweet deal
It takes me seven bucks for gas to mow my yard once (2 gallons), so you are getting a sweet deal
That must be quite a yard.
My front lawn is all they do. My back yard is all concrete - massive pool and the rest is deck and patio.
I'd guess the lawn is 40 x 20 or so - it doesn't take that much gas.
It takes me seven bucks for gas to mow my yard once (2 gallons), so you are getting a sweet deal
That must be quite a yard.
My front lawn is all they do. My back yard is all concrete - massive pool and the rest is deck and patio.
I'd guess the lawn is 40 x 20 or so - it doesn't take that much gas.
about an acre and a half of grass. When it is hitting on 100 in july and august, I am usually "Screw the back half--the zoning enforcement people can't see it."
I guess the purpose of the food stamps is to keep track of how much each household gets of certain commodities for free so that they don't waste food. You would also limit it to certain foods and if people want more special foods, they would need to pay for those with money.I am skeptical of the validity of the first part of your post. "Free of charge" would lead to a lot of waste and those suppliers would still need to be paid so that they could in turn pay their workers who could in turn afford goods and services, essential or otherwise. We wouldn't even be able to keep grocery stores stocked if food were free. It is hard enough for them to keep them stocked when they have a really good sale.
It takes me seven bucks for gas to mow my yard once (2 gallons), so you are getting a sweet deal
That must be quite a yard.
My front lawn is all they do. My back yard is all concrete - massive pool and the rest is deck and patio.
I'd guess the lawn is 40 x 20 or so - it doesn't take that much gas.
about an acre and a half of grass. When it is hitting on 100 in july and august, I am usually "Screw the back half--the zoning enforcement people can't see it."
That must be quite a yard.
My front lawn is all they do. My back yard is all concrete - massive pool and the rest is deck and patio.
I'd guess the lawn is 40 x 20 or so - it doesn't take that much gas.
about an acre and a half of grass. When it is hitting on 100 in july and august, I am usually "Screw the back half--the zoning enforcement people can't see it."
Yeah, my entire lot is 1/3rd of an acre, front, back, and house. In California, this is a big lot....
I'm guessing you have a riding mower?
That must be quite a yard.
My front lawn is all they do. My back yard is all concrete - massive pool and the rest is deck and patio.
I'd guess the lawn is 40 x 20 or so - it doesn't take that much gas.
about an acre and a half of grass. When it is hitting on 100 in july and august, I am usually "Screw the back half--the zoning enforcement people can't see it."
Acre & a half... that sucks to big for a walk behind to small for a real tractor with a pull behind 6'-8' deck. Once a quarter or so I pull a bush hog around my pasture & trails. Have a walk behind for some grass around the house but it's fairly tame I only seem to have to cut it about twelve times a year. We don't water it, so it gets to be a nice pretty brown when it's cold and/or dry out.
Are you suggesting that people in other countries do not want more goods at a lower price?
A standard of living, is based on the ability to get goods at lower prices. Countries which subvert that system, often end up with lower standards of living.... obviously because if I have to pay twice as much for food, then I can't spend as much on other things. If I have to pay twice as much for a car, then I have less for other things... or I don't get the car.
This is true everywhere in the world. Yes, I would advocate the same everywhere.
I guess the purpose of the food stamps is to keep track of how much each household gets of certain commodities for free so that they don't waste food. You would also limit it to certain foods and if people want more special foods, they would need to pay for those with money.I am skeptical of the validity of the first part of your post. "Free of charge" would lead to a lot of waste and those suppliers would still need to be paid so that they could in turn pay their workers who could in turn afford goods and services, essential or otherwise. We wouldn't even be able to keep grocery stores stocked if food were free. It is hard enough for them to keep them stocked when they have a really good sale.
Food isn't the only commodity that drives inflation through fiscal stimulus. What about housing? What could be done to guarantee housing so that minimum wage laws could be ended?
Wouldn't it be better to provide people with minimum welfare guarantees and then deregulate wages completely than to regulate wages for the sake of maintaining markets for people to pay for their own welfare? Direct assistance is less susceptible than income to exploitation through predatory lending and other practices. You can cheat someone out of their rent money but it's harder to cheat them out of their housing.
The system like you seem to envision might work well in a small place like Cuba, but I just do not see how it could even be logistically possible in a nation as large as the US in both population and geography. I cannot answer your question because it is just too extreme to even consider even remotely practical. We need a society less dependent on the government, not one that is subject to its will for every single critical decision in life.
