Minimum Wage & Union Wages: You Pay for them...

[NeverEndingMe]

Oh so now socialism and communism are the same thing? Or you're just too stupid to know that there's a huge difference? Which is it?

socialism and communism are evil forms of government, yes obama is pro socialist therefore obama is evil

 

[NeverEndingMe]

You also might want to mention to 10-cent Jen that Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and Apple were not .com boom companies. Microsoft and Apple had minimal internet presence at the time whole. Google was around, but was just a tiny privately-held company. Facebook didn't even roll around until 2004, long after the .com boom had ended.

no dip shit, Netscape ran fast and hard out of fear from Microsoft. therefore, they were a player.

and the fact is that FB is able to do what they do, by NOT having a union.

union's do not add value, they are a parasite

and yes, you are one stupid fool but thank you for trying.

I'm here to fix you, I'm your 12 step program!

you are welcome

 

[garbage can]

Unions are AWESOME. They are capitalism at work and for the little guy, the only way you can not support unions is ify ou hate the middle class. It's THAT simple.

The unions brought down Pan Am and TWA... is that good?

 

[Sean Renaud]

The unions brought down Pan Am and TWA... is that good?

They didn't. They infact COULD NOT. If a union somehow brought down a company (which isn't actually possible) it deserved to be brought down.

 

[mercury14]

The unions brought down Pan Am and TWA... is that good?

Unions create good jobs and fill communities with robust, high-spending households which create a ton of demand in local businesses. Union workers also aren't min-wage, no-benefit workers that go on welfare such as Medicaid. They tend to have secure retirement and will not be nearly as vulnerable to any cuts in Medicare in the future. Is that good?

 

[Holly Delight]

What assurance should those union workers get from investment bankers who control their pension fund?

The union management has made the contract with the investment bankers to manage (not control) the investments for their members. This is a private transaction, is it not? The union members should be asking their union officials what is going on with their money, not asking some crazy lady on a porn board! If you are a union member, have you been asking these tough questions?

Do you support that same strict adherence to quality and accountability from Wall St.?

Assurances that rules shall be followed should be everywhere. Are they? No. If there was quality and accountability in banking and Wall Street, the recent housing market debaucle could not have happened. What do you want to see changed? Is deregulation such a great idea?

Does it also concern you that your tax dollars went to private corporations like Halliburton in sweetherat deals?

I am not concerned that they got tax dollars, but the quantity of contracts and the amounts were astronomical. As taxpayers we did not get our money's worth for sure. Evidently you are concerned. What are you doing about it?

Not ignoring you. Lit slowed down and I didn't have time for the bits to get untangled and onto the screen.

 

[rosco rathbone]

union's HATE technology

Tell that to the workers at Siemens or Airbus.

 

[eyer]

The American government produces a product, the best product on earth. A unique product that everybody on earth wants. AMERICA.

Sniff some more glue, dude...

 

[koalabear]

Unions create good jobs and fill communities with robust, high-spending households which create a ton of demand in local businesses. Union workers also aren't min-wage, no-benefit workers that go on welfare such as Medicaid. They tend to have secure retirement and will not be nearly as vulnerable to any cuts in Medicare in the future. Is that good?

Then explain Mom & Pop stores being killed off by WalMart, MORON.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Just look at yourself.

Standing on ducts. Falling iron missing your leg by inches.

Are you going all Shop Rocket on us?

I'm wired that way. When other men are standing around looking like deer in the headlights, I'm getting production.

 

[mercury14]

Then explain Mom & Pop stores being killed off by WalMart, MORON.

Good point. The biggest threat to small business isn't unions. Their biggest threat is big business.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Then explain Mom & Pop stores being killed off by WalMart, MORON.

Because when you're so big that you can cut costs with bulk you win.

 

[koalabear]

Good point. The biggest threat to small business isn't unions. Their biggest threat is big business.

So much for your "high-spending households which create a ton of demand in local businesses", MORON.

 

[mercury14]

So much for your "high-spending households which create a ton of demand in local businesses", MORON.

What.... are you talking about? You have no point at all.

 

[koalabear]

What.... are you talking about? You have no point at all.

Not surprising a MORON like you doesn't know what he posted.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Just a little anecdotal bump for the unions...

I love my local. The history, the camaraderie, the pride, the excellent pay and benefits, the training. All that stuff is great, but those factors aren't the best thing about being in a (trade) union.

The single best thing is knowing that I can tell any boss to fuck himself, go to the hall and be working within a day or two.

That's a freedom enjoyed by few and I treasure it highly.

 

[koalabear]

Just a little anecdotal bump for the unions...

I love my local. The history, the camaraderie, the pride, the excellent pay and benefits, the training. All that stuff is great, but those factors aren't the best thing about being in a (trade) union.

The single best thing is knowing that I can tell any boss to fuck himself, go to the hall and be working within a day or two.

That's a freedom enjoyed by few and I treasure it highly.

That works in the big city, not in the smaller markets.

 

[mercury14]

Not surprising a MORON like you doesn't know what he posted.

Are you saying Wal-Mart is pro-union? In the off-chance you have a point, make it.

 

[rosco rathbone]

That works in the big city, not in the smaller markets.

Yeah, I know I have it good.

 

[koalabear]

Unions create good jobs and fill communities with robust, high-spending households which create a ton of demand in local businesses. Union workers also aren't min-wage, no-benefit workers that go on welfare such as Medicaid. They tend to have secure retirement and will not be nearly as vulnerable to any cuts in Medicare in the future. Is that good?

Are you saying Wal-Mart is pro-union? In the off-chance you have a point, make it.

That is a lie, MORON.

 

[koalabear]

Yeah, I know I have it good.

But you are correct about the freedom, even if you have no work in your area you can usually find it in another.

 

[TheLM]

Just needing to make a quick comment:

Someone here has demeaned convenience store management as a simple task, and that's something I won't stay silent and see.

I have 5 years of experience running convenience stores, both privately(http://www.quiktrip.com/) and corporately(http://www.7-eleven.com/) owned. My experiences have brought me more knowledge about the American people, the economy and various cultural issues than any little undergraduate law degree could ever begin to cover.

I worked for a company that pioneered an industry and pulled RECORD EARNINGS during the recession.

I've handled more diverse social situations, diffused confrontations both physical and verbal, and rendered emergency aid to patrons suffering from diverse issues including gunfights, innumerable car issues, health emergencies etc.

I have been through more, know more, appreciate more and have black-and-white answers politically that cite experience and not the idiotic soundbites that you all pass around here in some sort of mentally-handicapped politico dick-measuring contest

There's not a politician alive who has the brains, guts, OR heart to run a successful convenience store. They can't even balance budgets with predictable tax revenue, I can't imagine them trying to use my sales prediction formulas and ordering $150,000 a week of perishable product!

 

[eyer]

Just needing to make a quick comment:

Someone here has demeaned convenience store management as a simple task, and that's something I won't stay silent and see.

I have 5 years of experience running convenience stores, both privately(http://www.quiktrip.com/) and corporately(http://www.7-eleven.com/) owned. My experiences have brought me more knowledge about the American people, the economy and various cultural issues than any little undergraduate law degree could ever begin to cover.

I worked for a company that pioneered an industry and pulled RECORD EARNINGS during the recession.

I've handled more diverse social situations, diffused confrontations both physical and verbal, and rendered emergency aid to patrons suffering from diverse issues including gunfights, innumerable car issues, health emergencies etc.

I have been through more, know more, appreciate more and have black-and-white answers politically that cite experience and not the idiotic soundbites that you all pass around here in some sort of mentally-handicapped politico dick-measuring contest

There's not a politician alive who has the brains, guts, OR heart to run a successful convenience store. They can't even balance budgets with predictable tax revenue, I can't imagine them trying to use my sales prediction formulas and ordering $150,000 a week of perishable product!

I believe you, Aabheer...

 

[TheLM]

I believe you, Aabheer...

I do a pretty funny Indian voice sometimes when people walk into the store... "WEHLCUM TO MY SEBEN ELEBEN, PLEAZE AND DO NOT TUCHS THA SLURPEE MASHEEN!"


But no. Caucasian here, as seen in av.

 

[mercury14]

The entire premise here from the right is absurd. Unions are keeping corporations poor and unable to hire? American mega-companies have been raking in billions for years now. Many are making record profits with little or no hiring, despite some using union labor and others not. And they're not hiring.

They have plenty of cash expand and add jobs. Unions are not preventing them from hiring.