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King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)
21. This political posturing is enraging
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 03:01 AM
Jan 2018

A $1000 bonus for a full time employee (2,000 hours/year) is equal to a FIFTY CENT raise --
less if the person works overtime. And they act as if it is the most magnanimous gesture
a plutocrat has ever granted.

You will notice that all these corporate bonuses are in the $1,000 - $2,000 range, which
sounds like a big lump sum, but this equals a raise in pay of only $0.50 - $1.00 / hour.
Wages have been lagging for so many years that it would take a raise of 5-10% to get wages
up to where they rightfully should be.

Nauseating political theater is all this is.
Americans are such suckers and are bribed so easily by these scams.

What do these workers LOSE in the process ? I bet it equals more than $1,000 !

I live in Massachusetts. I have a mortgage. I stand to lose thousands of dollars on my
typical tax return.

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.

Walmart, crappy as ever PatSeg Jan 2018 #1
Made in America underpants Jan 2018 #2
Walmart Used To Display True Blue American Jan 2018 #12
Yep they drew people in with that underpants Jan 2018 #13
Don't you remember? There was a reporter who louis-t Jan 2018 #22
*Sarah Palin voice* So how's that whole MAGA thing workin' out for ya? Initech Jan 2018 #3
Disgusting ... Walmart's should be made to pay back the SWBTATTReg Jan 2018 #4
And we know that the uglicans want to cut public assistance much, much further. erronis Jan 2018 #11
Forget the F-52s, forget Normay, forget Trump's malaprops and flubs Saviolo Jan 2018 #5
Great post! orangecrush Jan 2018 #8
walmart- always low prices mopinko Jan 2018 #6
Walmart also knows.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #7
K&R Gothmog Jan 2018 #9
Just one con after another Hekate Jan 2018 #10
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And this isn't the only company doing this sort of thing. marble falls Jan 2018 #15
Walmart: still a crap employer cp Jan 2018 #16
This is breaking my heart. How this tax cut bill is going to hurt working people. So wrong. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #17
In June Walmart had a petition signed by 100,000 workers and supporters for that raise.... Bengus81 Jan 2018 #18
Wow ... thanks for putting all the info in one place, EarlG ! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2018 #19
I have learned... apkhgp Jan 2018 #20
This political posturing is enraging King_Klonopin Jan 2018 #21
In today's Arkansas Democrat Gazette, they're laying off 1000 from HQ sinkingfeeling Jan 2018 #23
SERFS R US! pansypoo53219 Jan 2018 #24
No Walmart duforsure Jan 2018 #25
Hate WalMart, but they actually pay better than average similar type, smaller, store in rural areas. Hoyt Jan 2018 #26
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