Why are businesses allowed to pay workers so little forcing them to rely on government programs in order to receive healthcare?

Why do republicans want to do away with minimum wage, child labor laws, and collective bargaining while simultaneously promising to cut programs like Medicaid, social security and food stamps? Can't they see how that would leave more people vulnerable?

Harry_Scrote

(121 posts)

15. They see, abelenkpe

Reply to abelenkpe (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:35 PM

Sep 2012

...But it's become quite apparent they just don't care.

bongbong

(5,436 posts)

4. This kind of thing doesn't upset the 1 percenters or the repigs

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:05 PM

Sep 2012

They just laugh.

WestWisconsinDem

(127 posts)

16. Or if they're teabillies,

Reply to bongbong (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:53 PM

Sep 2012

they think they somehow someday are going to be in the 1% themselves.

ellie

(6,928 posts)

5. But Rob is so cool!

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:21 PM

Sep 2012

Bwahahahahaha! These stupid rich guys think they are all that when in reality they just look ridiculous.

SalviaBlue

(2,914 posts)

6. K&R

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:31 PM

Sep 2012

diane in sf

(3,912 posts)

7. The Walmartyrs desperately need a strong union. And we all need for them to have decent wages

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:24 PM

Sep 2012

and benefits. Walmart is externalizing its costs on us, the taxpayers, to cover the healthcare and foodstamps that this family and the others working for Walmart need to survive.

calimary

(81,093 posts)

8. Walmartyrs - THAT is a GREAT one, diane in sf!

Reply to diane in sf (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:39 PM

Sep 2012

Let's make that one go VIRAL!

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)

9. I read recently that the Walmart heirs are worth more than the bottom 40% combined.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:42 PM

Sep 2012

America's business model. Fire people, make shit in China, send jobs to India and now the Philippines, and price it low so that the now poor people in America, can afford the garbage you make.. so that a handful of people can become filthy rich and live in gated communities away from the icky poor people they created. The American NIGHTMARE.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,947 posts)

10. The 1 % would like to Redistribute the wealth:

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:42 PM

Sep 2012

Let 1 % trickle down:

Cha

(296,780 posts)

11. Then there's Jim Sinegal, the retired CEO, co-founder

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 04:56 PM

Sep 2012

of Costco, who spoke at our Dem Convention.

Perhaps his best line took a swipe at Romney’s days at the private equity firm Bain Capital, which focused on leveraged buyouts of struggling companies. Sinegal said the ingredients for building a successful company that adds jobs to the economy include time, investment and a commitment to the long-term.

“It requires companies that plant and grow, not executives who reap and run,” Sinegal said. (Here is a link to the full text of his speech).

I’m here tonight because Costco’s story is the American story,” Sinegal said.

Sinegal stepped down earlier this year as CEO of Costco. But at the helm of Costco, Sinegal took a lot of heat from Wall Street for providing expensive health care coverage for nearly all of Costco’s army of workers.

Good Article..
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2012/09/jim-sinegal-dems-corporate-poster-boy.html?page=all

Gary 50

(381 posts)

12. Repeal minimum wage.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:00 PM

Sep 2012

I bet Mr Walton would like to repeal minimum wage. It's just a damn shame only one of his Ferraris is gold plated.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

13. Is that a strait jacket

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:11 PM

Sep 2012

I see on Rob?

aggiesal

(8,907 posts)

14. What's wrong with that picture? . . .

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:35 PM

Sep 2012

I'm willing to bet that the Fletchers voted republican in the last
presidential election.

Just a guess.

progressoid

(49,934 posts)

18. Sadly, you may be right.

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #14)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 01:48 AM

Sep 2012

Even though the Fletchers may not, there are millions out there in the same situation that do vote R. Crazy.

tclambert

(11,084 posts)

17. Those freeloaders probably didn't pay ANY income taxes.

Reply to JRLeft (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:54 PM

Sep 2012

Though the Fletchers no doubt paid Social Security and Medicare taxes, and sales taxes, and their rent helps pay the property taxes for the apartment building they live in. Hell, when you factor in all taxes, they probably paid a higher rate than Rob Walton did. (Let's see, his $420M in dividends would be taxed at a 15% rate, with no Social Security or Medicare taxes paid on it at all. His accountants and tax lawyers must have found ways to cut it down to a Romney-like rate, around 13%.)

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