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[Washington] D.C. Council Passes $12.50 Minimum Wage Bill; Wal-mart says will not build 3 stores
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Posted on 07/10/2013 2:33:59 PM PDT by COBOL2Java

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To: COBOL2Java

Democrats in Action! Uh, I mean: Commies In Action!

Uh, ok, same difference, actually:

Potato, patato; Democrat, Commie.


21 posted on 07/10/2013 4:00:30 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: GraceG

“make minimum wage 100,000 per hour and then everyone could only work one hour a year at McDonalds and we would all be rich!”

Even better, have the government mint a bunch of trillion dollar coins and grant each citizen one coin. They everybody would be REALLY rich and no one would have to work at all.


22 posted on 07/10/2013 4:03:34 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Mad Dawgg

“Equal protection under the law and all that. (Seems the bill only pertains to a certain size business “

Even worse, stores bigger than the target size but which are also unionized are exempted! Only large, non-unionized stores are impacted.

Still, I don’t blame Walmart for wasting their money on lawsuits. Probably cheaper and easier just to pull out.


23 posted on 07/10/2013 4:05:56 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: COBOL2Java

I will celebrate the day that DC files for bankruptcy.

LLS


24 posted on 07/10/2013 4:15:39 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: wayoverthehill

Until they went belly up.

LLS


25 posted on 07/10/2013 4:18:21 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: COBOL2Java

Union trumping jobs.

I’m sure the voters who put these Leftists in charge travel to Va where there are Walmarts.


26 posted on 07/10/2013 4:30:00 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: VRW Conspirator

Why not $32.50/hr? Or $325.50/hr?


27 posted on 07/10/2013 5:04:07 PM PDT by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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To: Mastador1

And some existing DC retailers may close and move to the burbs.


28 posted on 07/10/2013 5:05:45 PM PDT by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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To: COBOL2Java

what a bunch of stupid crooks


29 posted on 07/10/2013 5:07:59 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: COBOL2Java

Why should Wal-Mart have to pay their employees a living wage when the American taxpayers will do it for them?

I mean between food stamps, section 8 housing, etc. all Wal-Mart needs to do is to pay their employees enough so they can afford gas for the car, or bus fare, so they can show up to work. Taxpayers will do the rest.


30 posted on 07/10/2013 6:53:41 PM PDT by frickin_frackin
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To: catnipman
I'd love an ABSCAM type sting by Wal-Mart.

One where they completely go overboard and show the DC councilmen some aluminum suitcase full of fake $.

Oh, here's what YOU'LL get if you let us build our stores.

Then when the "leak" breaks, and the councilman get caught, just laugh at them and give them the suitcase full of fake bills.

31 posted on 07/10/2013 6:53:58 PM PDT by boop ("You don't look so bad, here's another")
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To: COBOL2Java

And in a few years, after more of dear leaders’ endless spending and printing of money, that won’t be enough to buy a month’s groceries and they’ll be demanding it be raised more.

What was it Einstein said about insanity?


32 posted on 07/11/2013 9:01:37 AM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: cookcounty

Because the jig would be up.


33 posted on 07/11/2013 9:03:14 AM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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To: vajimbo
Walmart provides jobs with benefits, tax income, minority hiring, lower prices, and a wide variety of the products people need without having to go to multiple stores .

Washington DC doesn't deserve Walmart. Better that they build in "flyover country" where they get a better class of job applicants with a better work ethic, and where people appreciate you.

34 posted on 07/11/2013 10:22:15 AM PDT by Kenton
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To: COBOL2Java

I don’t like Walmart but I guess I’ll give them a little business.


35 posted on 07/11/2013 1:45:22 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (If you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil!)
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To: frickin_frackin

“Why should Wal-Mart have to pay their employees a living wage when the American taxpayers will do it for them?”

You realize Wal mart is not alone in what they pay their people?
Why single Walmart out?
They pay as much or slightly more than any other similar operation and the opportunity to advance and make more is pretty easy.
Sears Target Penney’s Kmart all fast food chains etc etc etc etc


36 posted on 07/11/2013 2:28:54 PM PDT by RWGinger
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To: RWGinger

Wal-Mart is by far the biggest employer who regularly perpetuates the cycle of reliance on government hand-outs. The other companies are a drop in the bucket comparatively.

If Wal-Mart actually paid its share of corporate taxes, then you could argue that they pay for their employees to be on public assistance. But with corporate loopholes, offshore accounts, and other chicanery, these big companies are just leeches off of the American economy.

It’s time patriotism took a front seat and for companies to start making stuff in the USA and stop giving their employees 39 hours a week just so they don’t have to pay for any benefits, and let the social safety net take care of them (ie taxpayer funded food stamps and healthcare).

Sure, CEOs will only make maybe 1 million a year instead of 2, but isn’t it time to put America first? In WWII when people were growing Victory Gardens and skipped a meat meal one a week no one asked, ‘What’s in it for me?’

The USA is in a war for economic survival, and it’s time that big companies started pitching in.


37 posted on 07/11/2013 4:11:50 PM PDT by frickin_frackin
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To: vajimbo
A 12.39 average and a 12.50 minimum is a lot bigger difference than 11 cents.
38 posted on 07/11/2013 5:27:04 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: frickin_frackin
Hey folks we got us here a gen-u-wine liberal. He is so smart he know what Wal-Mart's "share of corporate taxes" really is. Why, someone that smart should be working for the Obama Regime.
39 posted on 07/11/2013 5:31:54 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: frickin_frackin

Sorry
it is 2013
and we are and will forever be in a global economy

we can never go back nor would we want to go back to wages now paid to emerging countries.

We can either recognize this and look to ways to ensure our place
knowing it is not in mindless production
or we can continue to whine
which course do you choose to take


40 posted on 07/11/2013 5:53:53 PM PDT by RWGinger
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