Search results

i think there was a time when unions were critical. Companies controlled the market and there was no regulations for safety. I think OSHA is a wonderful organization. I think workers comp is a wonderful product. I don’t think min wages do anything. I think unions today do more damage than...

ok. So you undermined your own argument. Amazon pays 20 and hour while UPS pays 100k and Amazon employees don’t get subsidies but this is unfair. No wonder you became a trump supporter. Your IQ couldn’t handle being a liberal.

unions only works to support the union. It’s why UPS pays drivers 100k. it also undermines the need for minimum wage.

sure it is. Government is only subsidizing Amazon because Amazon chose to pay 20/hour.

Companies can choose to pay it or not as they compete for workers. Workers can choose which company offers them the best opportunity. Since it's about fairness of pay across companies, all truck drivers should be paid 100k or UPS drivers and hedgefund managers should get free food and housing...

if a company is overpaying vs another company then that’s on the overpaying company for being uncompetitive. I’m sure you patron the least competitive companies.

what are you talking about?

Today was already a generational selloff.

The market isn't perfect as there's friction. We could mandate each job has a required wage... i think that's been tried before, but i can't remember which country tried it and how it went. All those drivers should go to UPS.

It's actually cheaper to pay for Obamacare than to pay the fine. I had this conversation with my insurance broker last week. (as a hypothetical, we give decent insurance to our employees).

But a lot of them are and push the per capita up. The average net worth of a .1%er is 150MM. The min to get into the club is 35MM.

<squints> :)

A company is a price taker for the skills it needs. A job seeker is a price taker for the skills they provide. Btw - all companies (except very small ones, like less than 15 employees) have to provide at least Obamacare. Or they have to pay a penalty which covers the cost of Obamacare for...

Everyone should be a hedgefund manager or be a lobbyist.

That's a good idea. Vote for the guy who hates government regulation to punish the guy who is trying.

These laws don't hurt big businesses. They hurt small businesses. FMLA can put a small business out because they can't afford to have 2 people in 1 role, where as a big business can have 35 people for 30 people's jobs.

Btw - you might not be aware, but Trump floated the idea of allowing work camps where labor laws including wages could be skirted in economically depressed towns. My friend who ran an workforce training business was invited to the proposal hearing. Obviously the idea was scrapped.

separate issue. The wage market is what the wage market is. Government supplimental incomes is a social issue. I take stock with the idea that a business isn't viable if it can't pay a "living wage."

companies are net moving to the south and net expanding to the south. It's probably happening as fast as it reasonably can. Within a generation, i think there will be very little manufacturing in the north. There are many towns in the midwest and in new england where you can see the impacts of...

how many manufacturing jobs are opening up in “low wage” states vs “high wage” ones? the answer may surprise you.