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In reply to the discussion: So, about that Amazon wage hike that Bernie is responsible for... [View all]JCanete
(5,272 posts)161. Yeah, I see. Explaining yourself here would actually clarify your argument enough that it could be
dismantled. We wouldn't want that.
Also, maybe read over your own posts before you throw stones.
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Rejoice. Looks like that might not be true. The article includes a clarification from Amazon
Power 2 the People
Oct 2018
#9
I sure as heck wouldn't be going around bragging about negotiating compensation cuts for workers.
George II
Oct 2018
#123
amazon is a PNW company and we are all going for 15$ an hr..they will be shamed by us...
samnsara
Oct 2018
#3
I'll find the link but the data showed that Amazon's average warehouse worker made
CentralMass
Oct 2018
#17
Your sources contradict each other. On the one hand you say an worker earns....
George II
Oct 2018
#62
The 2018 numbers in the new link are worse then the 2013 numbers in the first link
CentralMass
Oct 2018
#121
They're losing their bonuses AND their annual stock award. For many they're losing more....
George II
Oct 2018
#46
Who knows, those benefits might be cut for all employees, not just those going up to $15 / hour.
George II
Oct 2018
#104
we always favored wage increases over bonuses and other incentives like stock options
bigtree
Oct 2018
#145
That should be an OP. There just aren't enough positive posts about our greatest
Autumn
Oct 2018
#14
I met Bill Clinton twice on his campaign when he was Governor. Should I refer to him as "Governor"?
George II
Oct 2018
#125
What's "umm, different" about it? You're laughing about something Hillary Clinton said that....
George II
Oct 2018
#38
Sanders: Bezos is "doing exactly the right thing," he's giving credit where it's due. Is he wrong?
betsuni
Oct 2018
#53
And by making it all about Sanders, it distracts from the bait and switch Amazon engaged in.
JHan
Oct 2018
#133
I pointed out this shell game yesterday. They would gain more by playing a game of...
George II
Oct 2018
#39
I read earlier today, it was a strategic move since the competition for part time /seasonal &
Bfd
Oct 2018
#55
That's interesting. I hope media houses pick up on this and examine it more closely.
JHan
Oct 2018
#18
Well CNBC is on the case. They always have the little guy's best interest in mind.
Hassin Bin Sober
Oct 2018
#33
Looking at overall compensation, everyone did NOT get a raise, many had their compensation....
George II
Oct 2018
#101
I've pointed this out countless times between yesterday and today. Yes, those with hourly pay....
George II
Oct 2018
#34
Or.....stop SELLING on Amazon (i.e., books, coffee cups, t-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.)
George II
Oct 2018
#80
I refuse to buy from Walmart too... or to serve on their Board of Directors.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2018
#103
MUCH worse... why no one with a progressive bone in their body should associate with Walmart
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2018
#106
Sanders would have workers believe that they can improve their conditions,
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#56
According to what would he have you believe that? Where did you pull that from? And that
JCanete
Oct 2018
#91
That's not at all what I said, and if you want to reach people you have to use the outlets available
JCanete
Oct 2018
#135
I find it amusing that what I said in the post that started this subthread came true again today.
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#142
no, you are very wrong about who a higher minimum wage hurts. You put more money into the hands
JCanete
Oct 2018
#143
I admit that I have to rely on anecdotal evidence, observations, and personal experience
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#146
I don't get it...if they aren't in the labor market the current system isn't doing them any good
JCanete
Oct 2018
#162
Show me a study that proves the history that you are presenting. Again, you can only charge what
JCanete
Oct 2018
#165
I see that you are unable to address how an increased minimum wage helps those
TexasTowelie
Oct 2018
#169
first, I accept your anecdotal evidence but it still doesn't add up to me. It doesn't make sense.
JCanete
Oct 2018
#170
Amazon is a large corporation, not a "platform". As I pointed out elsewhere, they are not...
George II
Oct 2018
#108
That's still a dumb argument. Amazon has set all of these bookstores in decline, including
JCanete
Oct 2018
#137
what it has done is depressed the value of a writer's work by a lot. It has opened up opportuinities
JCanete
Oct 2018
#160
And he'd be making barely a peep in the wilderness with that strategy...I get it...that's why you
JCanete
Oct 2018
#138
again, getting out a message is not the same as self-agrandizement or profiteering.
JCanete
Oct 2018
#140
what is his message? That you shouldn't be able to make a profit, or that you shouldn't be able to
JCanete
Oct 2018
#144
The message is so obvious that it appears your post is just to offer more excuses
R B Garr
Oct 2018
#147
really? I'm asking a direct question that you are dancing around because you don't have an answer.
JCanete
Oct 2018
#150
Yeah, I see. Explaining yourself here would actually clarify your argument enough that it could be
JCanete
Oct 2018
#161
so you have to drag in what some of his followers encourage of others rather than anything he has
JCanete
Oct 2018
#168
If you contradict yourself "getting out the message" then it's just propaganda.
R B Garr
Oct 2018
#148