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A stunning stat about pay seems impossible but actually is true
The Washington Post ^
| September 22, 2015
| Matt O'Brien
Posted on 09/22/2015 4:37:18 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
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To: ForYourChildren
Source: Brookings Instution
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:37:42 PM PDT
by
ForYourChildren
(Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
To: ForYourChildren
Senior Engineers in 1972 could make $30,000. Today that would be $274,000, but today engineers make around $125,000, and pay far more in taxes.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:42:16 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
To: ForYourChildren
Demand, meet supply.
See Illegal Immigration.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:43:10 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Imagine the GOPe spending half as much energy attacking liberals as they do conservatives!)
To: ForYourChildren
Pay raises?
That was old America.
In today's America if folks have jobs, instead of deserved pay raises people are given obtainable commissions, meaningless incentives, prizes and worthless Chinese produced trinkets in lieu of pay raises.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:43:29 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: ForYourChildren
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:44:09 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: dragnet2
Wouldn’t it be great if someone could “Make America Great Again”?!?!
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:44:40 PM PDT
by
ForYourChildren
(Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
To: ForYourChildren
Use to be some companies would give a cost of living increase and a merit increase. Those days are long, long gone.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:47:13 PM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them)
To: ForYourChildren
“Seems impossible” to who? Not to anyone I know. Most employers will happily dump any long time 40+ employee for a twenty something who will work for half as much.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:48:55 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("First thing--get yourself a fire"arm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
To: ForYourChildren
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:50:21 PM PDT
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: ForYourChildren
I feel for the younger Americans who are subjected to this work-a-day meat grinder. Most will never be able to afford a new car or buy a home. They’ll be pigeon holed into one of those new 2000 unit mega civilian apartment barracks with the attractive facades and a fake patches of grass etc.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:52:31 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: ForYourChildren
Whoop, I meant to say: In today's America if folks have jobs, instead of deserved pay raises people are given
unobtainable commissions, meaningless incentives, prizes and worthless Chinese produced trinkets in lieu of pay raises.
Eventually they'll "rent out" retail space for "commissioned retail workers" instead of employees. Employees can be messy and put a crimp in profits.
A win win for the wealthy foreigners who are buying up all the franchises.
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posted on
09/22/2015 4:57:04 PM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Hugin
Sounds like age discrimination which kicks in at age 40 workplace. You can be a protected class.
To: ForYourChildren
The modern pay raise is to switch employers.
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posted on
09/22/2015 5:03:55 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: Boardwalk
“age discrimination”
It’s illegal, but pretty much impossible to prove. Especially if the new employee is hired for less money.
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posted on
09/22/2015 5:05:53 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("First thing--get yourself a fire"arm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
To: ForYourChildren
What do you think all this immigration is about?
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posted on
09/22/2015 5:06:14 PM PDT
by
rsobin
To: rsobin
What do you think all this immigration is about?
It's about getting a large and reliable Democrat voting base. Libs don't really give a rip about Mexicans personally, ethnically or financially.
To: DesertRhino
Sometimes you have to move out to move up.
To: Lizavetta
The flip side is chamber-rinos get their cheap labor. Everybody is happy!
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posted on
09/22/2015 5:19:24 PM PDT
by
rsobin
To: rsobin
Yes, they do. And so do Democrats. Remember Tyson Chicken?
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