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American workers' wages stagnant, even in a great economy: why?
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RE: American workers' wages stagnant, even in a great economy: why?
Quote:You can get some people together, put up some money, and start your own company; pay everyone what you like. You can pay everyone equal if you want, no matter what they contribute or earn.
Or we as a society can get together and make sure all workers get paid fairly  and not be a civilization of greedy assholes . Let's try that instead .

(August 12, 2018 at 10:00 pm)Kit Wrote: If it was so easy, everyone would be doing it.  It's like those damn workshop scams: "you too can make all this money by doing this."  A few people can possibly do it, but if everyone could do it, who would be flipping your burgers at McDonalds?
Conservatives like Road live in economic la la land .
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself.

Inuit Proverb

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RE: American workers' wages stagnant, even in a great economy: why? - by Amarok - August 12, 2018 at 10:00 pm

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