Politics Thread

[Lloyd Braun]

In all fairness to Scar, it was a little unfair that he had to deal with such horrific climate conditions. I thought the drought really put a damper on his legacy. One of Animal Kingdom's biggest "what ifs" in my opinion.

This is the perfect time to suggest a merge of this thread with the global warming errrrr climate change thread into cyberspace wasteland.

[SemajParlor]

This is the perfect time to suggest a merge of this thread with the global warming errrrr climate change thread into cyberspace wasteland.

If only you knew how close I was to making a Rick Perry joke in there.

[GoMuskies]

This is the perfect time to suggest a merge of this thread with the global warming errrrr climate change thread into cyberspace wasteland.

Muskie missed shutting down the Global Warming thread when he was closing all the political threads.

[bobbiemcgee]

Muskie missed shutting down the Global Warming thread when he was closing all the political threads.

He had to cut down some trees that were interfering with his internet signal.

[bigdiggins]

How about 14k a yr.? Standing on your feet for 7 a hr. is not even a good wage. Where do you live....Bolivia? Babysitters make more with no tax.

The Seattle rate frequently cited as the new goal for those attempting to organize those workers would be $31k per year. There are other jobs which pay more than $7 and they require skills, training, etc which justify that wage. If everyone with no skills can walk in off the streets and make that much what is the incentive to better oneself.

On that note though, a federal minimum wage is not the best way to handle anyway unless you index to a geocode of some sorts. $31k May actually be reasonable in Seattle, but that doesn't indicate it is right in Ashland, Ky

[bigdiggins]

Perhaps I'm too caught up in fast food and not considering the full breadth of minimum wage jobs, but I don't see jobs inhabited by high school kids getting their first taste of being in the workforce and/or bored retirees as needing to pay enough to raise a family.

[mohr5150]

Perhaps I'm too caught up in fast food and not considering the full breadth of minimum wage jobs, but I don't see jobs inhabited by high school kids getting their first taste of being in the workforce and/or bored retirees as needing to pay enough to raise a family.

http://nyti.ms/1pUGFyF

I'm guessing most of those with minimum wage jobs don't fall into those age groups.

[Strange Brew]

On that note though, a federal minimum wage is not the best way to handle anyway unless you index to a geocode of some sorts. $31k May actually be reasonable in Seattle, but that doesn't indicate it is right in Ashland, Ky

Now we're getting somewhere..

[SemajParlor]

On that note though, a federal minimum wage is not the best way to handle anyway unless you index to a geocode of some sorts. $31k May actually be reasonable in Seattle, but that doesn't indicate it is right in Ashland, Ky

Anything federally standardized when it comes to wages / salary is absurd.

[Strange Brew]

Anything federally standardized when it comes to wages / salary is absurd.

Why cant we be friends? Why cant we be friends? Great song. :)