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In reply to the discussion: THE PAY IS TOO DAMN LOW [View all]tiny elvis
(979 posts)61. why not slave labor? less labor expense is better, yes? maybe pay to work?
when reductio ad absurdum can go both ways, then it is not applicable
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is $22 an hour absurd to you?
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If You Don't Like The Pay On The Job You Have You Are Free To Go Get Another One
TheMastersNemesis
Aug 2013
#1
bullshit. a lot of folks dont' want hard physical labor that pays minimum wage -- but they are
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#40
That "worker shortage in IT" bullshit is always preparatory to asking for more H1B visas.
LongTomH
Aug 2013
#54
Mine neither. I'm a small biz owner in IL and the LOWEST wage I START is $10/hr
riderinthestorm
Aug 2013
#58
Good thing he doesn't live on that. He's retired and only works for me @ 10 hours/wk
riderinthestorm
Aug 2013
#91
You know, you haven't addressed my real life, real time example in post #58
riderinthestorm
Aug 2013
#65
Washington State made a "dramatic and significant hike in the minimum wage" to $9.19 per hour.
lumberjack_jeff
Aug 2013
#85
+1000 At the Jobs for Justice Rally in KC last week, I heard from fast food workers, including....
LongTomH
Aug 2013
#52
Maybe it would help to stop signing let's-send-jobs-to-foreign-countries "free trade" agreements.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#26
You are in IT? When he seeks to hire a H-1B replacment, I hope that you have a contract with a
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#35
Whatever you do, always work towards getting a written employment contract with a clause
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#41
The profiteers won't be happy til working people once again live like this
HereSince1628
Aug 2013
#51
I know a guy who is a supervisor for an elevator company here in Vegas....
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2013
#56
Workers need to stop waiting around for politicians to flick a crumb off their table.
Skeeter Barnes
Aug 2013
#77