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| brumdog44 | Jul 23 2013, 01:18 PM Post #211 |
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Has there ever been a thread in the course of the political board history that stayed one straight and narrow course? |
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| dreachon | Jul 23 2013, 02:30 PM Post #212 |
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You made a comment about single income families and Bri simply said that is becoming less common. I don't see where the thread has veered off in some crazy direction because of this. |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 23 2013, 03:32 PM Post #213 |
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Agree. That said, prostate cancer is a huge killer among older men. |
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| eelbor | Jul 23 2013, 04:03 PM Post #214 |
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I thought they all died from lack of oxygen to the brain... |
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| IUCOLTFAN | Jul 23 2013, 05:05 PM Post #215 |
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I brought up single income families? This thread started about minimum wage workers. Brian threw in "single mothers" and then brought "single income family" into the discussion. You need to glance back over the last couple pages... Edited by IUCOLTFAN, Jul 23 2013, 05:09 PM.
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| dreachon | Jul 23 2013, 05:49 PM Post #216 |
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Sorry it was Lars's post that Bri was responding to. And I'm not insinuating anything by who brought it up. Just saying I don't think it has derailed the conversation at all.
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| brumdog44 | Jul 23 2013, 06:20 PM Post #217 |
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Then don't respond to posts about hat. It's easier to do that than be the thread police. |
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| IUCOLTFAN | Jul 23 2013, 06:48 PM Post #218 |
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Gotta give you credit Brum, at least you answered what you thought minimum wage should be. I may not agree with you but you had enough balls to put a number on it. |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 23 2013, 11:13 PM Post #219 |
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Minimum wage applies to more than just single adults. I brought up single moms from the very beginning. br |
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| IUCOLTFAN | Jul 24 2013, 05:52 AM Post #220 |
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Edited by IUCOLTFAN, Jul 24 2013, 06:00 AM.
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| Mr Gray | Jul 24 2013, 08:17 AM Post #221 |
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brian, your points and contentions have been repeatedly countered with facts on this thread. Are you willing to admit that you were a little off base? |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 24 2013, 09:08 AM Post #222 |
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I don't feel they're off base. There still hasn't been a convincing or overly realistic 40/hr week budget proposed. I think this topic has more to do with, should the burden be put on the employer or the american citizens? Because, as it stands, 7.25 is not a realistic minimum wage. br |
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| Mr Gray | Jul 24 2013, 09:10 AM Post #223 |
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really? Care to point out the inaccuracies of either mine or eel's budget? |
![]() The body knows what fighters don't: how to protect itself. A neck can only twist so far. Twist it just a hair more and the body says, "Hey, I'll take it from here because you obviously don't know what you're doing... Lie down now, rest, and we'll talk about this when you regain your senses." It's called the knockout mechanism. | |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 24 2013, 09:16 AM Post #224 |
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First of all, the dirt-cheap rent market can in no way sustain the amount of people working minimum wage. In addition, you basically left zero money in case the individual gets sick (because I'm sure the McD's basic health plan is amazing). I don't think we should be aiming for minimum wage employees to own houses, but we definitely have to increase it. To what? I'll leave that for the economists to answer, but it doesn't take a genius to see that it's practically impossible to pull it off. Another issue that has been mentioned earlier is restaurants' ability to pay their employees as low as $2 an hour. Awful. br |
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| Mr Gray | Jul 24 2013, 09:30 AM Post #225 |
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Not even close to true....there is a surplus of cheap rent housing, and not everyone on minimum wage needs to live on their own...many live with family. They can even get cheaper with roommates. And you said I "basically left zero money in case the individual gets sick".....also not true. http://s15.zetaboards.com/Our_Hoosier_Board/single/?p=8303615&t=7346944 I left anywhere from $265 - $596 per month for savings or emergency. I would suggest a cheap HSA plan to cover major illness...etc if that isn't available through your employer's or family's insurance plan. That also is based on working between 40 - 52 hours per week, which leaves additional hours out there to work more, or make strides to better your position in life. Next red herring? |
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