I think they are all Bozos on that Bus....
Posted on 07/26/2006 2:39:50 PM PDT by jaydubya2
I think they are all Bozos on that Bus....
Wouldn't do them a bit of good. The council meets on a regular basis. They'd just change the rule.
"Sounds to me like Chicago just handed an economic boom to the surrounding towns and cities."
Chicago did that years ago. Will and Dupage counties are the fasting growing areas outside of Chicago.
But Atlas is a pathetic sucker and will never shrug.
The rats are in terrible trouble. To be relevant they are having to resort to the basest level of class warfare.
The shism in the black/union coalition evident in this article should send shivers down Rat strategist spines.
Yep. When the stock boy starts making high level corporate decisions, maybe he can get paid more, too... In the meantime, the company won't collapse if the paper cups end up on the wrong end-cap.
I would love for Walmart to keep the same prices as elsewhere then add "Chicago 'living wage' fee" to the bottom of the ticket. That will set so many asses alight, you'll hear howling for 100 miles in any direction.
Simple economics. The store, whether it is a Mom-n-Pop or big box WallyWorld, Target, etc. passes taxes, wages, utilities, rent and other overhead costs on to their customers.
The City Council just voted a "tax" on their constituents disguised as something good for them which they call a living wage.
But the living wage they voted to approve only applies to those working at the stores.
The increase in prices passes to everyone in the city who shops there.
Now the stores must decide, do we stay and put up with this bit of socialism and have to listen to the employees at other stores complain about their wages and demand that their city councils also pass laws to give them raises or do we move and say "No more taxes to you city council, no more of your constituents have jobs with us for any wage, if your constituents want cheaper prices now they have to drive 20 extra miles."
Most importantly, they move their operations and send a clear signal that it is their business and not the city councils'.
In short, this is a small scale version of "outsourcing" jobs. When the cost of doing business becomes onerous, move to a more acceptable economic climate.
Saying, "Welcome to Wal-Mart" should not be a job which guidance counselors recommend.
The face of socialism. Keep that pic for future reference.
By 2010, when this goes into effect, every major chain store in the Chicago area will close and relocate to outlying areas in the region. As a result, hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs will be lost, sending Chicago's economy into a freefall.
Whether the people of Chicago will respond with a complete change in Aldermen remains to be seen.
Sounds like it is time to move away or be stuck in a liberal heaven.
You're probably right.
They will succeed in driving business outside the city limits and not benefit from any expansions.
We'll see.
The aldermen need to realize that big companies like this almost never bluff, especially in press releases. The plaintiff's lawyers have already put companies' feet to the fire on saying things in public that they don't mean.
I live in Texas, but have been noticing liberal enclaves keep collapsing and losing population. I'm just wondering how we take these places back after the last working person leaves.
Just out of curiosity, how big is the Marshall Field building downtown and what do they pay per hour?
Forgot to add.....wouldn't it be ironic if that operation hires all kinds of part-timers for under $10.00, has more than 50,000 square feet and they inadvertently screwed one of the nicer downtown retail establishments?
Wal-mart put one that size in north Tampa, don't go in, it's way to small. Any store smaller than 200,000 sq is just to small.
I can't answer your question about thier wage, but it's no longer Marshall Fields, it is now Macy's.
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