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Spitfire of ATJ

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5. It's New York,...how does it go? "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere"....

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 01:45 AM

Jul 2013

So figure out how to make it in New York, you corporate bastards.

Otherwise,....

There's plenty of mom and pop stores to fill the void. Oh, and they can afford to pay more since they're not diverting funds to bribe politicians and judges and paying for high priced lawyers. Not to mention shareholders.

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You Want a Living Wage With That? Fast Food Workers of N.Y.C. Prep for Another Strike [View all] hrmjustin Jul 2013 OP

In other cities too. Media said it might be a bad day to get a burger and fries! lunasun Jul 2013 #1

I tis great to see them doing this. Hope they get what they are looking for. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #2

How DARE they. Their CEO's arent going to like that. ErikJ Jul 2013 #3

Those poor CEO's might have to live on 20 million instead of 30 million. How will they manage! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #4

It's the PRINCIPLE of the thing with them.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #7

Hopefully someone with brains that works for them will tell them to do the right thing, but I doubt hrmjustin Jul 2013 #8

They have to believe a victory on the payroll front will cost them even more in bad PR. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #9

Well like you said they are greedy and they sold their souls for money. They will do what makes hrmjustin Jul 2013 #12

Damn shame that "U" word keeps popping up. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #13

Doyou think they ever could get a union? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #14

Well, maybe not the good kind.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #16

I hope they can form a union. Time will tell. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #18

It'll happen.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #19

Yeah that is another problem. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #20

One of the things I say about electing a President.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #22

Yes that says it all. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #23

Don't forget their gold wastebaskets. SummerSnow Jul 2013 #26

It's New York,...how does it go? "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #5

On the highways and bridges you will see FUGETABOUTIT when you enter Brooklyn. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #6

They worry about the Feds sending in some boyscouts. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #10

No the Borough President put them up to promote Brooklyn. I don't know how it does but he says so. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #11

Oh, come on. They'll have local bribed officials appoint secret bribed grand juries... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #15

I think something is in the water. Especially in Albany and Trenton. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #17

Too bad it ain't the Statue of Liberty. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #21

In NY about 10% of the senate is under investigation. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #24

Only because the other 90% have already been found guilty. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #27

Or they are better at paying people off not to get indicted. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #28

Kick. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #25