Minimum Wage ... Unbelivable?

[hans37]

If you are at the bottom of the economic foodchain, there IS A REASON and no legislation will change that.


Don't bring up poverty because
poverty in the US includes people who own their own homes ,cars ,tv ( widescreen) , AC, microwave ,vcr , dvd, cell phone, .

The only chief characteristics are multiple out of wedlock children and a lack of WORK(you know employment) to be followed by substance abuse and maladaptive behavior.

 

[OldTrader]

Quote from Bitstream:

retarded michael howard was makin' a similar case for not pushin' min wage here in britain; labor was for it and thx gawd the conservatives were not in power...as soon as the party raised the min wage the whole economy begun to show improvements; from more consumer spendin' to reduced benefit claims and increased overall quality of life leadin' to better health and less expenses in the medicare dept. the benefits were sure noticeable and blair kept raisin' it every yr; consequences were reduced unemployment and more people shoppin'; biz owner also strangely benefit since people were more likely to stay at their current jobs and get better at it..no need to keep hirin' new workers that costs time, effort and money...no more need to keep teachin' new poeple new skills since better wages attacted more qualified and skilled workers that otherwise would have been either on benefits or doin' sometin' else....not an inch of inflation was created in the meanwhile.
all your arguments are based on hot air.

All this from an increase in the minimum wage in Britain???? LOL! Can you tell me when the last industrial or business achievement took place in Britain??? I mean hasn't Britain been in general decline for decades now?

I'd hate to pattern anything after Britain.

OldTrader

 

[Covertibility]

Quote from Mean Reversion:

In 2000 posts you've said very little other than the tired, worn cliches heard over and over on Air America. (are they still around?) 90% of your input is snide one liners on the Chit Chat forum. The other 10% is cheerleading the housing bubble. Do you trade? I don't mean for a living. I mean have you ever traded? Doubtful. I ask anyone here, use search and peruse this idiot's posts. Drivel personified.

Waaa. Don't forget the inflation threads, like the recent one Today's PPI number at 8:30.

I really wanted the conspiracy theorists to come out of the woodwork on that one. I probably should go back to updating my cpi thread or maybe dig up the dollar is crashing threads, or the bond market is gonna crash and all those threads that just aren't around anymore. Maybe the conspiracy theorists can't post much from their insurance salesman jobs. boohoo.

I just recently opened up an E*Trade account cause my other accounts went over the $100k number. For some reason, I like to open a new account, start back at zero and run it up. I guess its kinda weird but they appear to have new toys to play with on their site.

Now children this poster appears to be a Republican who doesn't appreciate some of the things I post over in the chit chat area. Now in a civil world we would keep our displeasure solely in that area of the site but we live in the "swift boat era" where even if you do contribute in one informative way in one area, its totally negated in the eyes of our "swift boat" friends who find displeasure elsewhere and must attack and delete you from further discussion.


Edit: And surprise Pabst is here, I wonder if Mean Reversion is Pabst? Is Osama still dead in swift boat land?

 

[Pabst]

Quote from OldTrader:

I hear your points Pabst...but I'm tired already....develop transportation, innovative child care options, alcohol and drug abuse programs, job training....whew!

Tell you what...it sounds easier to just outsource the jobs to India! LOL! What's minimum wage in India? Anyone?

OldTrader

That made my day!

 

[Bitstream]

Quote from OldTrader:

All this from an increase in the minimum wage in Britain???? LOL! Can you tell me when the last industrial or business achievement took place in Britain??? I mean hasn't Britain been in general decline for decades now?

I'd hate to pattern anything after Britain.

OldTrader

no it hasnt; biz has been boomin' since labor took office. and yeah all that and sure theres more that am not aware at the moment due to the min wage increase.

 

[Pabst]

Quote from Bitstream:

no it hasnt; biz has been boomin' since labor took office. and yeah all that and sure theres more that am not aware at the moment due to the min wage increase.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=12
The unemployment rate in the U.K. is rising.......

 

[Bitstream]

Quote from Pabst:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=12
The unemployment rate in the U.K. is rising.......

no it aint...long term has been droppin'...just picked up in the past few months and due to seasonality.

 

[OldTrader]

Quote from Bitstream:

no it hasnt; biz has been boomin' since labor took office. and yeah all that and sure theres more that am not aware at the moment due to the min wage increase.

Bitstream:

You should acquaint yourself with the global economic boom which has swept up all countries that I'm aware of....Britain included. Whatever good is taking place in Britain is doubtless due to that, not an increase in the minimum wage. Looks like your political party has you well indoctrinated.

OldTrader

 

[Bitstream]

Quote from OldTrader:

Bitstream:

You should acquaint yourself with the global economic boom which has swept up all countries that I'm aware of....Britain included. Whatever good is taking place in Britain is doubtless due to that, not an increase in the minimum wage. Looks like your political party has you well indoctrinated.

OldTrader

i am no fun of labor or of any party for that matter but the conservatives are atrocious, their policies suck and rather choose the lesser of the 2 evils. of course its not due to min wages that eco is strong but they've shown to help well beyond expectations. listen, dont u need some1 who sweeps your household garabage and another who serves your big mac...why have they got both to be paid famen wages when theres more there enough money to go around to let the WHOLE world live a decent standard of life, those jobs are necessary innit, u cant argue for poeple to get qualified and get better jobs, we have no robots replacin' em yet, innit.

 

[kiwi_trader]

LOL.

This thread is proof of my old signature (the more deeply buried the "belief" and the Older the Trader the greater the truth and the less likely one is to see it).

Also great use of "lies, damned lies, and statistics."

I still see no evidence here of a reason for the poor in the US not to shoot the rich (and neither do some of them.)
Good luck in your UStopia

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