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The FACTS of COVID are that it is an East Coast problem in Democrat strongholds

jakiejakester said:
Silly things those federal laws. If you disagree why not take the US Government to court all the way to SCOTUS and see what happens? It's amazing that you're arguing for a minimum wage BELOW $7.25 an hour. I've never heard anyone suggest that before. What do you think the absolute minimum wage should be for anyone working in the US?
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No need for federal action as states can set their own minimum wage, you believe a federal bureaucrat knows what is best for the states
 
jakiejakester said:
I think you misunderstood his post. He said nothing about Federal funding for schools. You did. He said that in NY the way people are taxed to pay for schools is different than in Texas and I'm pretty sure that there are many states who collect taxes for schools other than property taxes. You made the blanket statement that ALL states use property taxes to fund schools.
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The point remains state taxes fund schools and state citizens vote on that issue
 
Tbird19482 said:
What are you talking about??????
funding for schools? what funding?
Everybody knows funding for schools comes from either Property taxes or dedicated School taxes
Again who said it had anything to do with the CONSTITUTION?
Have a nice night
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Right and the voters approve those taxes
 
jakiejakester said:
It would be pleasant when you demand that someone do you a favor and post something that you at least say please? Is courtesy a freedom you prefer to not employ? It's an interesting insight into who you are.
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I understand the taxes paid and their purpose you don't have a clue
 
Conservative said:
Right and the voters approve those taxes
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I think that is what I said several times now
and one more thing the Federal Gov. might have to set a Min. wage because some states don't have one and IF they didn't some of the people in those states would be working at slave labor wages
it is bad enough now that if somebody works at min. wage they have to get Federal help like food stamps just to survive
Have a nice night
 
Tbird19482 said:
I think that is what I said several times now
and one more thing the Federal Gov. might have to set a Min. wage because some states don't have one and IF they didn't some of the people in those states would be working at slave labor wages
it is bad enough now that if somebody works at min. wage they have to get Federal help like food stamps just to survive
Have a nice night
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Your ignorance on this issue is staggering

Do you want someone telling you what to pay your workers? It is your investment
 
Conservative said:
That was in the 40's not now, 29 states have set their own minimum no need for federal actions
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Which is neither here nor there since its just your opinion. I can think we don't need traffic lights, but ranting about it on the internet will do bugger all.


Big government liberals like you know better than the states
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It seems the states don't have an issue with it either since there's been no effort to modify the FLSA the way you suggest.
 
Conservative said:
Your ignorance on this issue is staggering

Do you want someone telling you what to pay your workers? It is your investment
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Well why don't we do away with ALL min. wages and go back to having people work for slave wages
Maybe we can be in a race to the bottom with China and have people work for 25 cents an hour instead of their 50cents an hour?
Have a nice evening
 
ElChupacabra said:
Which is neither here nor there since its just your opinion. I can think we don't need traffic lights, but ranting about it on the internet will do bugger all.




It seems the states don't have an issue with it either since there's been no effort to modify the FLSA the way you suggest.
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So you have no problem with the federal government overruling state decisions as a federal bureaucrat knows what is best
 
Tbird19482 said:
Well why don't we do away with ALL min. wages and go back to having people work for slave wages
Maybe we can be in a race to the bottom with China and have people work for 25 cents an hour instead of their 50cents an hour?
Have a nice evening
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Why don't you go into business, invest your money and have bureaucrats tell you what to pay your employees

You truly are a poorly informed liberal lacking any understanding of business and personal investment
 
Conservative said:
Why don't you go into business, invest your money and have bureaucrats tell you what to pay your employees

You truly are a poorly informed liberal lacking any understanding of business and personal investment
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Imagine, paying people what they're worth and not having to deal with constant turnover.

It's like this isn't even AMERICA anymore.
 
Conservative said:
So you have no problem with the federal government overruling state decisions as a federal bureaucrat knows what is best
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Yeah, that supremacy clause is probably unconstitutional.
 
Conservative said:
So you have no problem with the federal government overruling state decisions as a federal bureaucrat knows what is best
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No, because it is the law and a long established one as well. States have had decades to rail against the FLSA, but they haven't, so clearly there is no momentum to fight this despite your complaints. The GOP has not waged any kind of effort to undo the FLSA, so your beef is with your own state and party. If they haven't screeched about states rights, maybe you should get on it.
 
ElChupacabra said:
No, because it is the law and a long established one as well. States have had decades to rail against the FLSA, but they haven't, so clearly there is no momentum to fight this despite your complaints. The GOP has not waged any kind of effort to undo the FLSA, so your beef is with your own state and party. If they haven't screeched about states rights, maybe you should get on it.
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States have the authority to set their minimum wage, end of discussion
 
Conservative said:
Why don't you go into business, invest your money and have bureaucrats tell you what to pay your employees

You truly are a poorly informed liberal lacking any understanding of business and personal investment
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Did that many years ago
built the first one then sold it made a good buck on it then started a second one and sold that one when I got too old to do it any more ( had it for years ) and I helped the guy that bought it keep it going till I thought he could handle it by himself
and they were in the AC/R business a very highly regulated industry.
So you aren't telling me anything I didn't already know
have a nice night
 
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Hamish Howl said:
Imagine, paying people what they're worth and not having to deal with constant turnover.

It's like this isn't even AMERICA anymore.
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I think he thinks we should be like China , pay people 50 cents an hour no over time and make them work 80hours a week and still have to go on food stamps to survive
Have a nice night
 
Conservative said:
States have the authority to set their minimum wage, end of discussion
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But they can't set it lower than the federal minimum wage.

Doesn't matter if you don't like it, it's a fact.
 
Ethel2 said:
Masks are less effective than vaccination. The best vaccines now are about 95% effective.
Like I said, I prefer the approach Israel is using. NO ADMITTANCE means NO ADMITTANCE. To enforce this there will need to be a security guard at the door. Its a small price to pay for the safety of both the customers and the staff indoors.
Remember: you have a choice!
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Their policy does not apply to grocery stores, pharmacies ... It applies to stadiums and gyms

www.timesofisrael.com

Vaccine refusers will be kept to ‘supermarkets, pharmacies’ when Israel opens up

Crackdown planned for businesses that serve those without vaccines; PM says refusers ‘endanger us all,’ risk health system; fewer than 1,000 seriously ill for first time in a month
www.timesofisrael.com www.timesofisrael.com
 
Tbird19482 said:
Did that many years ago
built the first one then sold it made a good buck on it then started a second one and sold that one when I got too old to do it any more and I helped the guy that bought it keep it going till I thought he could handle it by himself
and they were in the AC/R business a very highly regulated industry.
So you aren't telling me anything I didn't already know
have a nice night
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So you had no problem having the investment and someone else telling you what to pay YOUR employees
 
Conservative said:
No need for federal action as states can set their own minimum wage, you believe a federal bureaucrat knows what is best for the states
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No! It's called the MINIMUM wage for the entire US. Yes, states can make their own and many do. But a measly $7.25 an hour is insulting to every American especially how long it's been since it was raised. Guess which party has stopped Americans from earning a living wage? $7.25 an hour is $14,500 per year before taxes. If someone's rent is $600 per month that's half of their pre-tax earnings.

I asked you before maybe you'll answer this time? What do you think the minimum wage should be in any state, the minimum?
 
Conservative said:
The point remains state taxes fund schools and state citizens vote on that issue
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I don't disagree BUT you said schools were funded nationwide by property taxes and you're wrong. I agree the majority of school funding comes from property taxes but not exclusively.
 
Conservative said:
I understand the taxes paid and their purpose you don't have a clue
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Why insult me and say I don't have a clue. You know that's not true. I'm not a CPA but I do know generally about taxation, their purposes, how the laws are enacted and that there are a myriad of ways to collect them state by state. You could have disagreed with me without purposely trying to antagonize me. In your life outside of DP do you talk to people this way with disrespect?
 
jakiejakester said:
No! It's called the MINIMUM wage for the entire US. Yes, states can make their own and many do. But a measly $7.25 an hour is insulting to every American especially how long it's been since it was raised. Guess which party has stopped Americans from earning a living wage? $7.25 an hour is $14,500 per year before taxes. If someone's rent is $600 per month that's half of their pre-tax earnings.

I asked you before maybe you'll answer this time? What do you think the minimum wage should be in any state, the minimum?
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Your opinion noted, irrelevant

Don't support government telling a private business what to pay a worker let the market work and decjde
 
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