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Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
mgz:
when i was 15 i had a job, i was paid 6.75/hr do you think they should have paid me more for my mindless labor(was washing dishes).
Living on a salary like that is tough, never said it wasnt but that doesnt mean the value of the person working there is higher because he cant live on it.
If he wanted more money he could get a second job or try and get an education while not working.
Get roommates to alleviate and split costs of things, spouse to do the same and cut back even more on taxes etc etc.
Nobody is stopping these people from getting a new job and trying to make more money.
Instead some of them just sit and complain
Morgia:
--- Quote from: mgz on June 05, 2009, 05:44:50 PM ---when i was 15 i had a job, i was paid 6.75/hr do you think they should have paid me more for my mindless labor(was washing dishes).
Living on a salary like that is tough, never said it wasnt but that doesnt mean the value of the person working there is higher because he cant live on it.
If he wanted more money he could get a second job or try and get an education while not working.
Get roommates to alleviate and split costs of things, spouse to do the same and cut back even more on taxes etc etc.
Nobody is stopping these people from getting a new job and trying to make more money.
Instead some of them just sit and complain
--- End quote ---
SURE people who do the dirty work just DESERVE to starve... why didn't I see that before???
And have you ever heard about something like unemployment? And how long it can actually take to find a new job? And yeah you were a student... that means you didn't have to pay: income taxes, the upkeep of a car or insurance (at least to the full amount)...
But yeah... people who wash dishes just don't need a car or an insurance, right... because they're second class humans... and what stops them from dropping down dead at the spot anyway... ?
Who needs them after all? Since they're just doing the work YOU don't want to do.
vicious796:
No, they don't deserve to starve, but they do deserve to struggle and suffer. Why? Aside from the rare exception, they're there by their own means. I don't care about how many "friends" anyone has that had their terrible situation cast upon them and they, in no way shape or form, had anything to do with where they ended up aside from wrong place wrong time. That's the extreme minority. Most people working those bare-ass jobs are there for a reason:
they fucked up.
Comparing the American Unions as they are now to Germany's unions (or lack thereof) is just as ridiculous as comparing congress to parliament. You can do it but in the end it's just not the same. I agree, the core idea of a union is good, it's good to peacefully assemble for the rights and protections of one another. It's another thing to become what the major unions in America today are - money collecting beaurocracies (sp).
Also, it's not $7.25 yet but will be come July if nothing comes to stop it - which wouldn't surprise me at all with this administration - by the time it officially goes through. Right now it's $6.55. This is a considerable jump since I was 14 some 9 years ago working at Dominos for $5.75/hr so I could buy an ounce every week or so as well as snacks, drinks, and video games lol.
lx4:
* lx4 considers arguing with Morgia but decides she is way to scary, instead he goes to the kitchen to have another glass of whine.
mgz:
--- Quote from: Morgia on June 05, 2009, 07:05:36 PM ---
--- Quote from: mgz on June 05, 2009, 05:44:50 PM ---when i was 15 i had a job, i was paid 6.75/hr do you think they should have paid me more for my mindless labor(was washing dishes).
Living on a salary like that is tough, never said it wasnt but that doesnt mean the value of the person working there is higher because he cant live on it.
If he wanted more money he could get a second job or try and get an education while not working.
Get roommates to alleviate and split costs of things, spouse to do the same and cut back even more on taxes etc etc.
Nobody is stopping these people from getting a new job and trying to make more money.
Instead some of them just sit and complain
--- End quote ---
SURE people who do the dirty work just DESERVE to starve... why didn't I see that before???
And have you ever heard about something like unemployment? And how long it can actually take to find a new job? And yeah you were a student... that means you didn't have to pay: income taxes, the upkeep of a car or insurance (at least to the full amount)...
But yeah... people who wash dishes just don't need a car or an insurance, right... because they're second class humans... and what stops them from dropping down dead at the spot anyway... ?
Who needs them after all? Since they're just doing the work YOU don't want to do.
--- End quote ---
i did pay car insurance and fuel and rent to live in my house, and i ended up applying to a couple other jobs and got a better paying one.
A company should never be obligated to pay you what you need to live its your job to earn what you need to live.
When you willingly apply for a job at walmart you know your going to make 7.50 an hour and not have much increase
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