The Last Outlaw
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I hope you enjoy insulting people's intelligence every chance you get. I bet you are a lot of fun at parties. And your explanation is ridiculous, many people are vastly underpaid for the work they do.
Unemployment Rate? Where will it go?
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Fine Figure of a Man
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That is what employers pay people they don't hire.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Why not hire them yourself and pay them more. Should be vastly profitable for you.
The Last Outlaw
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Maybe I would if I wasn't one of the aforementioned underpaid people. You say a lot, but most of it means nothing.
Fine Figure of a Man
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That is your choice. I and many others try to hire "underpaid" people every day, with little success.
The Last Outlaw
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Sure you do. Another statement from you that means nothing
Fine Figure of a Man
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Do you want a job that pays well or do you to prefer wallow in self pity?
The Last Outlaw
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I made plenty of money for 20+ years as a carpenter. Now I make next to nothing, but I love my work. I don't see any self pity there. Once again, a statement that means nothing.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Pretty proud of your little catch phrase aren't you.
I know, quote this post and use it again!!!
The Last Outlaw
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Keep talking, keep saying nothing.
theotherwaldo
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What's a minimum wage if you're working for yourself?
The Last Outlaw
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I have done carpentry jobs for myself that I made a couple bucks an hour on if I counted up all my time. That's pretty minimum to me, lol
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Fine Figure of a Man
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This may well be the single most informative and meaningful post on any thread, of any forum in the history of the interwebs.
A statement that is patently false. If a person is truly being compensated less than a fair return of the value of his contribution, s/he could easily negotiate a greater return or find better employment with a competitor. Value is not a matter of the time an employee spends on the job but the quality of his labor.
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WrongHanded
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You've clearly never worked an hourly job for a corporate employer. They pay what they pay. It doesn't matter if you produce 5 times as much as the next guy. Being too good may even get you fired, because some middle manager feels threatened. As for finding a better job with a competitor, seems like you don't understand much about the job market. The competitor also pays what they pay, same as the last place.
It's a nice "theory" you've got there, but it doesn't mesh with reality. In the job market, people without significant skills in high demand, are thoroughly expendable. Good managers who understand the value of their employees are few and far between.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Union mentality?
WrongHanded
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Clarify your question, and I'll answer it.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Rhetorical
WrongHanded
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Wow! Good job. Laughter was had by all.
Fine Figure of a Man
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Why stop with a pathetic $15hr wage or for that matter AOC's $24hr. Who lives the good life on that. How about $50 an hour and make unemployment insurance pay the same, not everyone feels like working.