While the country is focused on Healthcare and Collusion, sneaky GOP cuts minimum wage

[EdwardBaiamonte]

Hiking Minimum Wage Lowered Unemployment Rate.
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Thanks for the chart.

Do you have proof of your claim?

How did their minimum wage hike lower their unemployment rate?

More middle class spending?

Seattle just proved the $15 killed jobs and reduced take home pay for those who kept their jobs.

You are full of Fake News!

so interesting that liberals always think flashing cartoons is a meaningful form of debate. Too pathetic!!

 

[KissMy]

I see the goop's side of this. There are situations where the kid should only be getting $5 hr. The putt putt golf coarse kid or batting cage kid.

A minimum wage of $4.25 per hour applies to young workers under the age of 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer,

Other programs that allow for payment of less than the full federal minimum wage apply to workers with disabilities, full-time students, and student-learners employed pursuant to sub-minimum wage certificates. These programs are not limited to the employment of young workers.

Full-time students employed in retail or service stores, agriculture, or colleges and universities. The employer that hires students can obtain a certificate from the Department of Labor which allows the student to be paid not less than 85% of the minimum wage.

High school students at least 16 years old who are enrolled in vocational education (shop courses). The employer that hires the student can obtain a certificate from the Department of Labor which allows the student to be paid not less than 75% of the minimum wage

 

[DarkFury]

Republicans in several states are lowering the minimum wage — yes, you read that right

While journalists and political junkies are focused on the latest implosion of the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare and gut Medicaid, conservatives in several states have been working to decrease the minimum wage that businesses can pay to their workers.

In Missouri, Republicans just passed a law overturning a local measure passed by the city of St. Louis that had raised the minimum wage to $10 per hour.

Senate grinds to a halt as Republicans push local minimum wage ban through

The Republicans' hypocrisy on minimum wage

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How Much Could I Receive? | Food and Nutrition Service

Say a mother of two is making 8 bucks an hour. That's around $1280 a month. Say she's single because her husband died and left her without any money. And out of that $1280 is rent and clothes and healthcare.

According to food stamp rules, she would get her income times .3 which would be subtracted from $511 which would come out to less than $130 a month.

There is one problem with that amount. Republicans think it is way too much.

Yea, the heartless bastards think that's way too much. That's today's GOP. They kneel at the alter of the Church of the Heartless Bastard. Far removed from Christ.

Right wingers vote them into office because they believe their lives aren't miserable enough.

And now, they think Putin, of all the evil people in the world, is a "great" leader. Because people in Russia are so happy.

Russia is a mess — the poverty rate is soaring and only 10 of 85 regions are financially stable

If her husband died she would be getting paid plus a month death benefit. Where is that number?

 

[DarkFury]

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Do feel free to start your own business and pay your employees that much without raising your prices significantly to cover that added expense for another ten or more employees every month.

Let us know how that works out for you.

*****CHUCKLE*****

Hey buddy!

 

[KissMy]

What else are they up to?

Same as they're always up to - screwing over people and putting money in their own pockets and the pockets of their 1% buddies.

lowering minimum wage is a good thing so people who work at those jobs can earn more money. Seattle just proved , once again, that raising it to $15 actually lowered hours and thus lowered wages.

Reality is always a cold slap in the face for liberals who are typically brainless yet they persist in commenting on subjects they cant possibly understand..

Funny how Repubtards believe fake news articles. It's also fun to watch their heads spin when they discover those Liberal Pot Smokers $12/hr MW have lowered Colorado's unemployment rate to 2.3% the lowest in the country! Seattle's UE half the rest of Washington state.

 

[sealybobo]

I see the goop's side of this. There are situations where the kid should only be getting $5 hr. The putt putt golf coarse kid or batting cage kid.

A minimum wage of $4.25 per hour applies to young workers under the age of 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer,

Other programs that allow for payment of less than the full federal minimum wage apply to workers with disabilities, full-time students, and student-learners employed pursuant to sub-minimum wage certificates. These programs are not limited to the employment of young workers.

Full-time students employed in retail or service stores, agriculture, or colleges and universities. The employer that hires students can obtain a certificate from the Department of Labor which allows the student to be paid not less than 85% of the minimum wage.

High school students at least 16 years old who are enrolled in vocational education (shop courses). The employer that hires the student can obtain a certificate from the Department of Labor which allows the student to be paid not less than 75% of the minimum wage

1. I would accept this if free interning was illegal. You have to at least pay this minimum. Interning is a way to take advantage of young people trying to get experience. At least pay $4.25

2. Not college students. College students are broke and paying a lot for college. I had a minimum wage job in college and it sucked. I ended up finding tip jobs like valet, chauffer, bellman and waiter

 

[Mr Natural]

so interesting that liberals always think flashing cartoons is a meaningful form of debate. Too pathetic!!

A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[danielpalos]

Welfare queen red States probably get more welfare, with a lower minimum wage.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

so interesting that liberals always think flashing cartoons is a meaningful form of debate. Too pathetic!!

A picture is worth a thousand words.

I guess thats why childrens books have lots of pictures. See why we are positive that liberalism is based in pure ignorance.

 

[deanrd]

Welfare queen red States probably get more welfare, with a lower minimum wage.

The welfare they get is more than Republicans want to pay them to work.

 

[danielpalos]

Welfare queen red States probably get more welfare, with a lower minimum wage.

The welfare they get is more than Republicans want to pay them to work.

I guess our friends on the right, don't believe higher wages will mean capital will seek gains from efficiency. Must be, "to much hard work for the right wing, to come up with more than just repeal."

 

[OnePercenter]

Wouldn't the hundreds of billions already given in corporate subsidies have already done that?

obviously not ,we are where we are. Eliminating the corporate tax would help our companies a great deal against Chinese companies among others

It would fill the pockets of corporations, nothing else.

 

[OnePercenter]

it should be directed to employee expenses in both hiring and raises.

no that would distort the free market and cause inefficiency when efficiency is what you want most for long term sustainability of company and its jobs

There is no free market, never has been, never will be.

 

[OnePercenter]

I've read articles companies are working on robots

machines have been replacing people for 2000 years and at an ever faster rate but we still have 96% employment so there is absolutely nothing to worry about, nothing at all. Can you grasp this logic?

You mean machines have been helping people do their jobs?

helping and or replacing it makes no difference. Do you understand?

A power screw driver needs a person to operate it.

 

[OnePercenter]

with companies it's always about the bottom line.

that is a libcommie lie of course and you fell for it. Companies survive under Republican capitalism only by offering the best jobs and products possible in the entire world. Now you know what its about . If you still don't understand please feel free to ask questions.

Stock holders in publicly held companies are number one overall.

customers and workers are number one of course. Imagine one company with customers and workers number one and another with stockholders number one. Who wins??

Stockholders.

 

[OnePercenter]

Hiking Minimum Wage Lowered Unemployment Rate.
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Thanks for the chart.

Do you have proof of your claim?

How did their minimum wage hike lower their unemployment rate?

More middle class spending?

Seattle just proved the $15 killed jobs and reduced take home pay for those who kept their jobs.

No they didn't. Business overall isn't down, restaurants are. But 90% of new restaurants fail in the first year.

 

[OnePercenter]

Sounds like a motivation to get a better job, or upgrade the skill set for a better job.

But those jobs are limited in numbers. IMO, 90%+/- of American jobs are unskilled.

Competition is healthy and good.

Business, NOT job.

 

[OnePercenter]

Hiking Minimum Wage Lowered Unemployment Rate.
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Thanks for the chart.

Do you have proof of your claim?

How did their minimum wage hike lower their unemployment rate?

More middle class spending?

minimum wage people who get a hike don't cause middle class spending

Raising minimum wage trickles up.

 

[Darkwind]

Sounds like a motivation to get a better job, or upgrade the skill set for a better job.

But those jobs are limited in numbers. IMO, 90%+/- of American jobs are unskilled.

Competition is healthy and good.

Business, NOT job.

Incorrect.

Competition is health in both.

 

[OnePercenter]

Sounds like a motivation to get a better job, or upgrade the skill set for a better job.

But those jobs are limited in numbers. IMO, 90%+/- of American jobs are unskilled.

Competition is healthy and good.

Business, NOT job.

Incorrect.

Competition is health in both.

Competition in jobs keeps wages low.