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[Mommy]

this is the stupidest fucking argument ever...EVER

prices on shit have gone up enormously since 10 years ago. why the fuck would we not increase minimum wage?

oh and to be more clear....WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER IF LESS THAN 12% make less than $6? Unless its 0% there is something wrong. I dont know if any of you realize, but 5% of 300million people is still 15 million people. DURRRRRRR..... thats awful.

[Spectatrix]

lol @ a minimum wage increase. I won't vote for it, but it'll probably pass and then I'll just laugh when unemployment goes through the roof for a few months.

[GOB]

hey look this thread is still open

[Billy]

lol @ a minimum wage increase. I won't vote for it, but it'll probably pass and then I'll just laugh when unemployment goes through the roof for a few months.

And I'll laugh when that doesn't happen.

[Psykopath]

And I'll laugh when that doesn't happen.

seconded

[FORSAKENR320]

this is the stupidest fucking argument ever...EVER

prices on shit have gone up enormously since 10 years ago. why the fuck would we not increase minimum wage?

oh and to be more clear....WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT MATTER IF LESS THAN 12% make less than $6? Unless its 0% there is something wrong. I dont know if any of you realize, but 5% of 300million people is still 15 million people. DURRRRRRR..... thats awful.

yea, i read somewhere that even though the minimum wage is way higher than it used to be, because on inflation, people are actually making alot less money than they used to 10 years ago. it wasn't raised enough to stay with the rise in inflation.


ok, now that i agreed with you, will you post a picture of you nekkid straddling a bicycle helmet filled full of rainbow sherbert ice cream like you promised?

[Spectatrix]

And I'll laugh when that doesn't happen.

Mkay.

Better anyways to have a modern wide-scale experiment to settle the debate. Ya know, until a decade from now when people are talking about raising the minimum wage and arguing the fuck out of the issue and nobody remembers what happened this time (one way or another).

This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Jan 12 2007, 07:10 AM

[impala454]

Are you for real? So if the bill doesn't effect you positively, it has no positive impact? I would imagine there is a positive impact on the people who go from making $5.15 to $7.25.

i wasn't talking about me, i'm talking about everyone. and again with your extremely narrow view thinking "well they'll make more money so it must be good". it's a 40% increase over two years! do you think the cost of living for minimum wage workers will increase by 40% over the next two years? or hell do you even think it's increased 40% in the past ten!??! geezus man if you cannot see the economic impact of such a drastic raise for so many people, i guess i give up.

[Billy]

i wasn't talking about me, i'm talking about everyone. and again with your extremely narrow view thinking "well they'll make more money so it must be good". it's a 40% increase over two years! do you think the cost of living for minimum wage workers will increase by 40% over the next two years? or hell do you even think it's increased 40% in the past ten!??! geezus man if you cannot see the economic impact of such a drastic raise for so many people, i guess i give up.

Well I guess we'll find out soon enough if the sky really is falling.

[impala454]

or we could just watch unemployment rates

[Dogmeat]

>Subject: 2008 Democratic National Convention Agenda
>
>
>HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS.
>
>
>Agenda
>
>7:00 Opening Flag burning.
>
>7:15 Pledge of allegiance to U.N.
>
>7:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>7:35 Non-religious prayer and worship - Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
>
>8:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:05 Ceremonial tree hugging
>
>8:10 Gay Wedding - Barney Frank Presiding, Rosie - Witness
>
>8:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:35 Free SADAM Rally - Cindy Sheehan & Susan Sarandon
>
>9:00 Keynote Speech - "The Proper Etiquette for Surrender!" - French
>President
> Jacques Chirac
>
>9:15 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:20 Collection to benefit Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund.
>
>9:30 Unveiling of plan to free "freedom fighters" from Guantanamo Bay -
>Sean Penn
>
>9:40 "Why I Hate the Military" A short talk by William Jefferson Clinton
>
>9:45 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:50 Dan Rather - Truth in Broadcasting Award, presented by Michael Moore
>
>9:55 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>10:00 How George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld brought down the World Trade
>Center
> Towers - Howard Dean.
>
>10:30 Nomination of Hillary Rohdam Clinton - by Mahmud Ahnadinejad
>
>11:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>11:05 Al Gore reinvents the Internet
>
>11:15 "Our Troops are War Criminals" - John Kerry
>
>11:30 Coronation of Hillary Rohdam Clinton
>
>12:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>12:05 Bill asks Ted to drive Hillary home.

[GOB]

>Subject: 2008 Democratic National Convention Agenda
>
>
>HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS.
>
>
>Agenda
>
>7:00 Opening Flag burning.
>
>7:15 Pledge of allegiance to U.N.
>
>7:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>7:35 Non-religious prayer and worship - Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
>
>8:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:05 Ceremonial tree hugging
>
>8:10 Gay Wedding - Barney Frank Presiding, Rosie - Witness
>
>8:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:35 Free SADAM Rally - Cindy Sheehan & Susan Sarandon
>
>9:00 Keynote Speech - "The Proper Etiquette for Surrender!" - French
>President
> Jacques Chirac
>
>9:15 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:20 Collection to benefit Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund.
>
>9:30 Unveiling of plan to free "freedom fighters" from Guantanamo Bay -
>Sean Penn
>
>9:40 "Why I Hate the Military" A short talk by William Jefferson Clinton
>
>9:45 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:50 Dan Rather - Truth in Broadcasting Award, presented by Michael Moore
>
>9:55 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>10:00 How George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld brought down the World Trade
>Center
> Towers - Howard Dean.
>
>10:30 Nomination of Hillary Rohdam Clinton - by Mahmud Ahnadinejad
>
>11:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>11:05 Al Gore reinvents the Internet
>
>11:15 "Our Troops are War Criminals" - John Kerry
>
>11:30 Coronation of Hillary Rohdam Clinton
>
>12:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>12:05 Bill asks Ted to drive Hillary home.

awesome

[The Fanatic]

Raising the minimum wage is long overdue, at the same time it is only a temporary fix. While I am more left leaning on most issues. Increasing the minimum wage will only create more inflation...

If you want to make real steps toward fair wages, you have to institute a living wage.

Before we worry about increasing minimum wage, congress needs to do something about the U.S deficit.

This post has been edited by Dr. Gonzo: Jan 17 2007, 06:53 PM

[The Fanatic]

>Subject: 2008 Democratic National Convention Agenda
>
>
>HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS.
>
>
>Agenda
>
>7:00 Opening Flag burning.
>
>7:15 Pledge of allegiance to U.N.
>
>7:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>7:35 Non-religious prayer and worship - Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
>
>8:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:05 Ceremonial tree hugging
>
>8:10 Gay Wedding - Barney Frank Presiding, Rosie - Witness
>
>8:30 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>8:35 Free SADAM Rally - Cindy Sheehan & Susan Sarandon
>
>9:00 Keynote Speech - "The Proper Etiquette for Surrender!" - French
>President
> Jacques Chirac
>
>9:15 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:20 Collection to benefit Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund.
>
>9:30 Unveiling of plan to free "freedom fighters" from Guantanamo Bay -
>Sean Penn
>
>9:40 "Why I Hate the Military" A short talk by William Jefferson Clinton
>
>9:45 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>9:50 Dan Rather - Truth in Broadcasting Award, presented by Michael Moore
>
>9:55 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>10:00 How George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld brought down the World Trade
>Center
> Towers - Howard Dean.
>
>10:30 Nomination of Hillary Rohdam Clinton - by Mahmud Ahnadinejad
>
>11:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>11:05 Al Gore reinvents the Internet
>
>11:15 "Our Troops are War Criminals" - John Kerry
>
>11:30 Coronation of Hillary Rohdam Clinton
>
>12:00 Ted Kennedy proposes a toast.
>
>12:05 Bill asks Ted to drive Hillary home.

retarded, but semi-funny

[Mommy]

Raising the minimum wage is long overdue, at the same time it is only a temporary fix. While I am more left leaning on most issues. Increasing the minimum wage will only create more inflation...

If you want to make real steps toward fair wages, you have to institute a living wage.

Before we worry about increasing minimum wage, congress needs to do something about the U.S deficit.

Dont you think that raising minimum wage could be a small help to resolving the US deficit? It will bring in more revenue to the government because people are making more.