Tag: minimum
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January 06, 2007 12:01 AM EST --
I know a woman. She inherited a business from her father-in-law who died a couple years back. We aren't close. It was her father-in-law who was my neighbor. I hadn't thought about her much until . . . more
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March 13, 2007 09:22 AM EDT --
The 1960’s saw the birth of the Federal Minimum Wage and from then on the fight has been on. The Republicans see it as socialism run amok. Democrats see it as an unfortunately necessary step to try . . . more
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April 22, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
Today marks a milestone for me, the first time I have ever paid $50.00 for a tank of gas. "That's not much," some people might say - particularly those who drive SUVs or other fuel-inefficient . . . more
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May 18, 2008 03:33 PM EDT --
When the minimum wage increase was on the ballot, my husband was dead set against it. He said that it would inflate the prices of gas, groceries, etc. Well, turns out I think he was right. Ever since the . . . more
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July 31, 2006 05:59 PM EDT --
This from today's Investor's Business Daily
BIG BOX BLUES
Posted 7/28/2006
Economics: A week after a judge ruled that Maryland lawmakers can't make company policy for Wal-Mart, the . . . more
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October 08, 2006 08:07 PM EDT --
Let us start with nothing. No business. No consumer. No money. Nothing can happen except barter. Then money is created to ease the transaction process. Now when a business . . . more
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February 28, 2007 12:31 PM EST --
Folks, Here is this weeks e-mail from Howard Dean of the DNC. Enjoy.
Dear Mitchell,
American workers need help - and there's something you can do about it.
Regardless . . . more
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July 23, 2007 08:50 AM EDT --
In South Dakota this week the minimum wage will change from $5.15 to $5.85. At $5.15 an hour a worker would have made about $12,000 a year. Some businesses are saying they will feel the impact of this . . . more
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July 27, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON – More than 200 ACORN members from a half-dozen states joined thousands at the Capitol July 24 to celebrate a long-overdue increase in the minimum wage – and to demand further hikes . . . more
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August 04, 2007 11:23 PM EDT --
Everyone hears that the rich keep getting richer and poor keep getting poorer, but are you familiar with the data on this?
From 1970 to 2000 (and it is even worse from 2000-now), the income growth of . . . more
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April 02, 2007 10:49 AM EDT --
It was the least stressful interview I have ever been on. I was hired to start working tomorrow. I will be working at Dunkin' Donuts. Oh yea. Minimum wage, no insurance, and . . . more
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July 24, 2007 03:11 AM EDT --
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January 08, 2008 06:23 PM EST --
Well, as a few of you may recall, Vonage took over my phone line and internet service after fraudulantely deceiving my wife back in December. Nonetheless, to make a long story short, we had to get . . . more
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May 30, 2008 11:03 AM EDT --
Because of the inflation that we are seeing in the food and energy prices the minimum wage should now be at $15 bucks an hour.
That is the level it needs to be for folks to be able to pay the rent, . . . more
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April 10, 2007 07:28 PM EDT --
By Marty Salo
News Correspondent
I was reading this evening, when I came across a piece from the BBC which stated that the sun spots over the past 60 years have been the most numerous ever. (At . . . more
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August 04, 2006 12:01 PM EDT --
I see that last night, long after this weary blogger hit the sack, the Senate shot down the minimum wage/estate tax legislation.
Here's the vote tally. Four Democrat Senators voted for it (Robert . . . more
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August 08, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
Ther Heritage Foundation has some facts up about the minimum wage based on an analysis of recent Department of Labor statistics.
The findings?
53% of workers who earn the minimum wage are between the . . . more
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November 02, 2006 07:47 PM EST --
Senator Kerry, while you had the mic, you totally forgot to mention a few things. I might not even vote for you on Tuesday because of that.
How Did You Miss THESE?
* Feds stall Halliburton bribe probe . . . more
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November 19, 2006 07:30 PM EST --
The Democrats in Congress have pledged to pass a bill to raise the minimum wage as one of their first acts when the 110th Congress convenes in January. This is long overdue, as inflation . . . more
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August 21, 2006 01:56 PM EDT --
Twenty-four states have minimum wage levels the same as the current Federal rate of $5.15, but six of those states have proposals on the November ballot to increase their minimum wage to between $6.15 . . . more
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