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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Sat Feb 9, 2013, 09:28 AM Feb 2013

If You Follow The Logic On GOP Labor Policy ---- A Business Can't Even Afford To Give You A Paycheck

if they are to stay in business. Their zeal to eliminate the minimum wage, end sick leave, end the 40 hour work week (now down to less than 30 hours or over 90 on salary, health care and any of the benefit that might cost them a penny is "theater of the absurd". Why not eliminate a PAYCHECK as well. Have workers volunteer.

I forgot we are already going that direction with unpaid internships, trial periods, tryouts etc.

Every day when you think the GOP can't say or do something stupid, absurd, bigoted or hateful, they outdo themselves every time.

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If You Follow The Logic On GOP Labor Policy ---- A Business Can't Even Afford To Give You A Paycheck (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 OP

The GOP believes slavery is a good deal for workers. baldguy Feb 2013 #1

Pay less. Emps spend less. Producers sell less. Boss gets less. So he pays less. Festivito Feb 2013 #2

+1 gollygee Feb 2013 #4

This. theKed Feb 2013 #5

We must worship the ground the "job creators" walk on...Even though employees do all the labor JaneyVee Feb 2013 #3

Their logic is that the employer is GIVING you a paycheck alarimer Feb 2013 #6

But they have to have the month long "business" trip to the Bahamas every winter libtodeath Feb 2013 #7

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

1. The GOP believes slavery is a good deal for workers.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 09:44 AM

Feb 2013

Festivito

(13,452 posts)

2. Pay less. Emps spend less. Producers sell less. Boss gets less. So he pays less.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 11:57 AM

Feb 2013

Pay more. Emps spend more. Producers sell more. Boss gets more. So then he pays WHAT?

Which cycle is best for Americans, which is best for America?

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

4. +1

Reply to Festivito (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:02 PM

Feb 2013

theKed

(1,235 posts)

5. This.

Reply to Festivito (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:37 PM

Feb 2013

I simply cannot fathom how this incredibly simple, intuitive cycle is beyond the grasp of some people, really. Everybody wins when it happens, including the owners and investors.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

3. We must worship the ground the "job creators" walk on...Even though employees do all the labor

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:00 PM

Feb 2013

which in turn allows the "job creator" to reap huge profit.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

6. Their logic is that the employer is GIVING you a paycheck

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 12:39 PM

Feb 2013

Not that you are EARNING it.

They seem to ignore the fact that workers of all kinds are the only reason shit gets done.

Certainly management (and I am part of that group) are not really responsible for it.

libtodeath

(2,888 posts)

7. But they have to have the month long "business" trip to the Bahamas every winter