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erpowers

(9,350 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:52 PM Jan 2018

Maggie Jordan's Response to Paul Ryan Touting Worker Pay Raises

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Maggie Jordan: Retweeted Paul Ryan
In 20 days, these Corps announced empl layoffs, store closings
Carrier 215
Walmart >3,000
Sams(Walmart)63 stores, 9,000
GE 12,00
AT&T 1,300
Macy's 10,000
Tenet Healthcare 2,000
Allergan 1,000
UAMs 600
Pfizer 300
GoPro >200
Northrop Grumman 82
Wells Fargo 800 bank branches by ‘20

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Paul Ryan
@SpeakerRyan
Just in 20 days, Americans have seen more than 2 million workers getting raises and bonuses.

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Maggie Jordan's Response to Paul Ryan Touting Worker Pay Raises (Original Post) erpowers Jan 2018 OP

Sad Keep Wishing Jan 2018 #1

MAGA!! smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #2

so corporations can give bonuses/raises to some workers delisen Jan 2018 #3

And they can lie with such Iliyah Jan 2018 #4

Does anyone really believe that those bonuses will be a regular thing? Bleacher Creature Jan 2018 #5

18 states voted for minimum wage increases Alpeduez21 Jan 2018 #6

Keep Wishing

(24 posts)

1. Sad

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:12 PM

Jan 2018

Winning in reverse....

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. MAGA!!

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:18 PM

Jan 2018

What a joke!

delisen

(6,043 posts)

3. so corporations can give bonuses/raises to some workers

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:20 PM

Jan 2018

with money saved by fining/laying off other workers.

Sounds like business as usual with major shareholders and bosses pocketing the tax savings.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

4. And they can lie with such

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 08:22 PM

Jan 2018

a straight face.

Bleacher Creature

(11,256 posts)

5. Does anyone really believe that those bonuses will be a regular thing?

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 09:08 PM

Jan 2018

And even during the year they're actually distributed, most of those workers are likely to come out behind in light of the tax hikes included in the bill.

Alpeduez21

(1,751 posts)

6. 18 states voted for minimum wage increases

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:00 PM

Jan 2018

watch repukes take credit for that as part of the tax bill. GET OUT THE VOTE!! We vote we win.

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