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Liberal billionaire gears up for statewide $16 minimum wage push in 2016
Shift WA ^ | March 9, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 03/09/2015 4:25:54 PM PDT by Baynative

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To: Impy; All
"They should be determined by the employer paying them, and nuts to what voters think, it’s none of their business."

Think of it this way. Legal majority voters ultimately decide minimum wage, if any, in a given state, but let employers decide when to reward loyal employees with higher wages.

61 posted on 03/09/2015 11:46:44 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: Baynative
Liberals, say goodbye to your fast food jobs at $16 an hour.


62 posted on 03/10/2015 2:49:23 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Give ‘em as much rope as you can, FRiend.


63 posted on 03/10/2015 4:55:27 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Baynative

why stop at $16 for 2016, Nick?

Let’s just make it $2016 and end all poverty. It’ll work. Trust me.


64 posted on 03/10/2015 5:55:14 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It -- Those Who Truly Support Our Troops Pray for Their Victory!)
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To: Amendment10

Does not the Contract Clause kick in as well (between employer and employee, some measure of ‘goods’ in exchange for ‘labor’)

IMHO, the State has no authority as well.


65 posted on 03/10/2015 6:54:29 AM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“What happened to $15/hr?”

There is no election this year.


66 posted on 03/10/2015 6:55:58 AM PDT by RipSawyer (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“What happened to $15/hr?”

There is no election this year.


67 posted on 03/10/2015 6:56:21 AM PDT by RipSawyer (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why not use the year, just specify that in 2016 the minimum wage goes to $2016.00 an hour and moves up with the year thereafter. If people think that is too high they obviously don’t believe in the minimum waqe concept. If 2016 an hour is too high how do they know that 20.16 an hour is not too high? How do they know that 2.016 or even .2016 an hour is not too high? Maybe we should do something foolish and return to the free market concept? How about returning to real money? Now there is a really radical idea, back in the days of real money the old expression, “another day, another dollar” was based on reality.

I actually recall reading an article back in the sixties lamenting the fact that a young person who wanted to go into farming needed the huge sum of...$30,000. in capital to get started, this was considered nearly insurmountable for most. Fifty years later the dollar has been watered down to the point that some used cars sell at auction to dealers for more than $30,000. and they are being bought for resale. If we had real money and a free market we would not need to worry about silly ideas like the minimum wage.


68 posted on 03/10/2015 7:13:28 AM PDT by RipSawyer (Racism is racism, regardless of the race of the racist.)
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To: Baynative

Maybe a maximum wage law is needed like $2.00 an hour. Then everyone would have jobs and hamburgers would only be like 0.25 cents.


69 posted on 03/10/2015 7:27:05 AM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Why not $50/hr?


70 posted on 03/10/2015 8:01:20 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: QuisCustodiet1776
I’m going to go vote now....

As if that matters.

71 posted on 03/10/2015 8:03:58 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Baynative

I wonder if this billionaire is paying any of his employees less than 16 an hour right now.

Mr billionaire, dont dare tell me you need government to force you to do so.


72 posted on 03/10/2015 9:30:29 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

$16 was obviously a misquote. He must have said $116. Anyone familiar with the magic of economics is aware that 1+1+6=8, and 8 is the digit imbued with power of increasing money and improved finance.


73 posted on 03/10/2015 9:31:47 AM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: Baynative

This wouldn’t be the same Nick Hanauer who pays his domestic staff $7.75/hr?


74 posted on 03/10/2015 10:02:54 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obama;A Low Grade Intellect With Even Lower Morals)
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To: Fightin Whitey

“As usual all the Leftist power and money in these cases seems to tend toward crushing the individual.”

Always.


75 posted on 03/10/2015 10:13:40 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Gay State Conservative
"Nick Hanauer who pays his domestic staff $7.75/hr?"

I wondered about that, but couldn't find anything about it. I figured the question must have come up at some point and since nothing seems to be cached I assume the answer isn't good for him and his liberal friends.

76 posted on 03/10/2015 1:37:46 PM PDT by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
We continue to be warned that robots are coming for our jobs. The unskilled labor is an obvious target, but others may be in reach.
77 posted on 03/10/2015 2:03:36 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Baynative

So, will he pay the difference to all the business who will now have to pay more? Hoe you enjoy paying $5.99 for a gallon of milk and $7.99 for a head of lettuce.


78 posted on 03/10/2015 5:46:49 PM PDT by matt04
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To: Baynative

You can take me off the ping list please. I live in Michigan now.


79 posted on 03/13/2015 7:39:33 AM PDT by MarMema (Run Ted Run)
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