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Wal-Mart Canceling Plans for Three D.C. Stores Over 'Living Wage' Bill -- (link)

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jul 9 '13, 13:24

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And since when is $12.50/hr a "living wage"? - Strongbad Jul 9, 13:44 9
- I honestly believe that the minimum wage should be enough that if you work 2000 hours a year, you're above the poverty line - Will Hunting Jul 9, 14:13 3
  - *cuts everyone's hours to part time* -- nm - Walmart Jul 9, 14:14 2
    - $10 an hour to me is a living wage...I could care less how many hours a company gives me as long as it's consistent - Will Hunting Jul 9, 14:25
    - well, they can't very well ship them off to India. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 14:16
- Throw out that bs 30 hour "employer fearing Obamacare" garbage and you get most hill staffers and they barely can live near their jobs -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 13:59
- i've lived in L.A. for around that several of the years that i've been here - charlie Jul 9, 13:58
- but they can get 5 of those jobs and make almost $100k if they weren't so damn lazy -- nm - dogbert Jul 9, 13:55
- It's whatever the bureaucrats feel like at the moment. BTW Oregon does this type of shit too. So we aren't immune from these dumb laws. - Bacon Jul 9, 13:49
- well only if your employer limits you to less than 30 because they fear obamacare, then yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 9, 13:47
yet costco pays several dollars over minimum wage but still has a higher profit ratio per employee, higher retention rate -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 13:39
"The bill also only applies to stores that are at least 75,000 square feet, thus exempting companies like Apple and Starbucka" There is the bullshit! - Bacon Jul 9, 13:32 41
- Silly Bacon, the Government decides what is fair and what is not. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 13:36 28
  - The same District that elected a crack smoking Mayor. D.C. gets what it deserves. Crime, Filth, and Poverty -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:36 27
    - Bacon you crack me up -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 13:56 3
      - he's the Archie Bunker of ST! -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:57 1
        
        better than the Meathead... -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 13:58
      - :) -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:56
    - Well we are a city that's made huge strives the past decade, and in turn, become a much better city. I'll ask my House Rep to go lobby for me.... -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 13:44 18
      - it was always a great city, even when SE was a warzone -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:50
      - oh wait... -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 13:45 16
        
        Yeah, my house rep and senator are great. Along with the fact I'm not bothered that my taxes are higher than almost eveyone. -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 13:46 15
        
        It's better yes, but still higher. Yes, it's hard to shed a bad stat like murder capital. Chicago wins that now. -- (link) - Bacon Jul 9, 13:48 14
        
        Ooh! Ooh! Do LA now! -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 13:52 4
        
        I have been to LA it's Filthy, Stinky, Overpriced, Polluted, and Congested. That has been my experience with LA the many times I go there. - Bacon Jul 9, 13:56 3
        
        ..."Many times?" - con_carne Jul 9, 14:04 2
        
        I used to spend my Summers down there as a kid. Now we go just to do the Disneyland, Universal thingy. But next time I come down I will definitely - Bacon Jul 9, 14:05 1
        
        It's a huge tourist trap, but I like Universal/CityWalk. Lots to see and do, including a real Imax screen -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 14:10
        
        it's a totally meaningless statistic unless you have to actually live in the parts of the city where the murders are actually happening -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:50 8
        
        or you pay taxes that go towards fire/police/etc -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 13:53 1
        
        you have to pay those regardless -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:54
        
        I will admit that I am only going by the perception I get from the news. Never been there. - Bacon Jul 9, 13:52 5
        
        well as long as your bigoted views are informed by a biased media, i guess you get a pass -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:53 1
        
        Nice try troll -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 14:00
        
        and if you are going to re-elect Marion Barry after his Crack Smoking arrest then you deserve to get stigmatized by the rest of the country. -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:53 2
        
        That's one ward of DC. Please don't lump everyone in under that. -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 13:56
        
        okay, creepy cracker -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:54
    - jeebus. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 13:41
    - dear god prejudiced much? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 9, 13:38 2
      - I don't know the demographics all I know is it bounces back and forth as murder capital of the U.S. - Bacon Jul 9, 13:43 1
        
        it hasnt been the murder capital for a while now i believe. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 9, 13:46
- That Starbucks also doesn't employ 300 people per store -- nm - CQ Jul 9, 13:34 11
  - It should be ALL or NONE. -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:34 10
    - only a sith lord deals in absolutes -- nm - CQ Jul 9, 13:42
    - maybe the other stores already do pay a living wage -- nm - charlie Jul 9, 13:38 4
      - L4. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 13:39
      - Hahahahahaha! That's a knee slapper! -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:39 2
        
        Oh and full health benefits and 401k too!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:39 1
        
        "The pay rate, which ranges from $6 to $13, is increased by tips" -- (link) - charlie Jul 9, 13:45
    - possibly, but what does starbuck pay vs walmart typically? - tRuMaN Jul 9, 13:36 1
      - I would guess yes. if not more -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:38
    - Yes, because in our black and white world, ever law works that way. -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 13:36 1
      - Amazon can sell it's goods there and not have to pay the living wage. I guess you like to penalize brick and mortar stores. -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 13:38
You want us to pay a living wage? Well, f*ck that! -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jul 9, 13:31

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