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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:37 AM Original message |
Working for $1.75 hour |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. that is absolutely fucking ridiculous. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. You would think the state would have to pay minimum wage |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't get it - she has to basically work a full time job, and instead of |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I don't know, it is really stupid IMHO |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. They still do that here? |
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VampyreHunter (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. why? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. In 1960, that'd be minimum wage. And minimum wage bought more back then. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. you mean she gets $1.75 an hour plus $550 a month in benefits? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. No, not plus - that is what it works out to based on her benefits to hours worked |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 05:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. that does not compute though |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Workfare programs usually involve working at least thirty hours a week |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I think she was basing it off the 255 cash a month |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-22-09 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. Workfare is Slavefare amirite? |
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