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and the minimum wage serves no purpose according to Republicant Walker ..
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)Right now I will K&R anything sensible that is not about fucking Ebola!
tecelote
(5,122 posts)because teenagers held minimum wage jobs. Adults had real jobs.
appalachiablue
(41,168 posts)What will they do when we're paid $2.00 an hr. and robots don't really buy much stuff?
radiclib
(1,811 posts)I want the Dem to ask if the issue is minimum wage, or maximum wage?
Of course, that might be effective. Can't go there.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Haven't people like Robert Reich (and all of us "lefty" types) been yelling about this for a while now?
The only people surprised are the idiot TeaGOPers, as usual, who demand that Reality match their delusional philosophies and then are stunned when Reality won't comply.
livingonearth
(728 posts)In reality, the rich get what they have from those below them, not the other way around. When those below them run out of money they have to go out of business.
KrazyinKS
(291 posts)they are NOT KIDS, they are old farts like me! The greeters have canes for gods sakes!
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)I am amazed at the abundance of useless halfway working shit, they want us to buy.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Retailers.
I have lots of sorrow for those that have to work in those places.
The assholes that own them? Not one bit.
whopis01
(3,522 posts)99Forever
(14,524 posts)whopis01
(3,522 posts)But if you want to lump them in with retail, sure - why not? I would still say that they pay the worst wages out of the group.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Most do pay their help like crap. I keep that in mind when it comes to tipping. Always a decent tip, and always cash, not on a card.