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livingonearth

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8. Another glaring example of how trickle down does not work.
Sat Oct 18, 2014, 08:29 PM
Oct 2014

In reality, the rich get what they have from those below them, not the other way around. When those below them run out of money they have to go out of business.

WTF ...176 [View all] pbmus Oct 2014 OP
The minimum wage should be raised yesterday. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #1
K&R SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #2
This didn't used to be true... tecelote Oct 2014 #3
US Retailers are just realizing this? appalachiablue Oct 2014 #4
Next time a Repub trots out the "I want folks to make 30,40,50 bucks an hour" crap radiclib Oct 2014 #5
K & R Tommymac Oct 2014 #6
Well, that's a big Duh! silverweb Oct 2014 #7
Another glaring example of how trickle down does not work. livingonearth Oct 2014 #8
Have you looked at the employees at Walmart or McDonalds lately? KrazyinKS Oct 2014 #9
Maybe Americans have finally reached their cheap ass crap quota Heather MC Oct 2014 #10
And who pays the crappiest wages of all? 99Forever Oct 2014 #11
Restaurants n/t whopis01 Oct 2014 #12
Restaurants are retailers. n/t 99Forever Oct 2014 #13
Usually they are considered hospitality whopis01 Oct 2014 #14
I can't disagree. 99Forever Oct 2014 #15
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