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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 07:54 AM Original message |
According to Rick Berman, the minimum wage earner is actually making |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, didn't he say on Rachel last night that minimum wage workers make over $50,000 a year? |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I thought that was sooo laughable. |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Twice the minimum wage isn't even $50K. nt |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I heard him say that too last night and I almost fell out of bed! |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. actually he said *families* at some point in his answer |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. It would take 3 and 1/4 persons to make $50,000 a year on minimum wage. |
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ironrooster (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. 50,000/per annum (gross) is $25/per hour 40 hour week |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. more like really strange meth |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. See, you guys are all missing the point. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
9. An argument can be made that slavery would be |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-08-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. yeah, but then the corporations would be lobbying for tax breaks |
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