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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 07:36 PM
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So if an auto worker makes $15 an hour, and his employer agrees to cut his wages by $20 an hour,
does he have to mail a check to the federal government, or will his employer collect cash from him at the end of every shift?
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 07:38 PM
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1. All of the above, look at the restaurant industry and tip collecting workers!
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 07:41 PM
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2. Now that's called really free market capitalism!
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wartrace Donating Member (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 07:50 PM
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3. Too bad some people aren't taking this seriously. n/t
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-08 02:50 AM
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8. Seriously, I know auto workers whomake $15 an hour
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Crunchy Frog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 08:00 PM
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4. They can start harvesting organs from him.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 10:12 PM
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7. LOL!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 08:13 PM
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5. A better question is how is he expected to live
when these criminals are finished with him/her.
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-13-08 09:48 PM
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6. Pay to work.... We are going from pay to play, to pay to work....
And the folks in washington are alright with this?
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