On 5/18/2019 9:43 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
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>> On 5/17/2019 5:49 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 May 2019 17:39:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>> On 5/17/2019 5:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 17 May 2019 17:08:46 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>>>> On 5/17/2019 4:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> When I graduated high school the minimum was was $1.55. Adjusted for
>>>>>>>>> inflation, today it would be $10.41 Obviously, many states did not keep
>>>>>>>>> up.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you've been in the workforce for a number of years, plug in some
>>>>>>>>> numbers to see how well you've fared over the years.
>>>>>>>>> https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> over the past 40 years most people working in the U.S. have seen no
>>>>>>>> increase in pay after accounting for inflation
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Meanwhile, the fat cats were getting fatter. You guys need Sanders
>>>>>>> bad.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> The President controls wages? I did not know that.
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>>>>> Sanders and others who think like him, at all levels. A change of
>>>>> regime.
>>>>>
>>>> OK, Socialist would control wages
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>>> Anytime someone suggests an improvement to the American system, y'all
>>> go "Aaargh, socialism!" Y'all are a funny lot and nothing will ever
>>> get better
>>>
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>> Not sure what you want to improve that will change wages for the average
>> person. I controlled mine by education, hard work, doing a good job.
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>> We are not a perfect nation, but wage and price controls have not worked
>> well anywhere.
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> Really? In UK, Walmart supermarkets ( trading as "ASDA") are forced
> by law to pay their employees UK minimum wage and comply with other UK
> employment legislation. Consequently, Walmart employees in UK, do not
> suffer like their US counterparts.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart#Labor_relations
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> Janet UK
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read what I wrote. Wage AND price controls.