10,000 apply for a jobat one new wal-mart!
by judith moriarty.
1-11-8 candidates having raised tens of millions of dollars and traveling around the country in luxury buses or private jets, arguing over who has the most 'experience' - who is a mormon (therefore disqualified) - who's not a 'true republican' (ron paul) who's picking on hillary (edwards) - who can grab the evangelical vote - who is totally ignored (kucinich) - who claims 911 makes him the protector of us all etc, (rooty)...meanwhile, the real story of what is happening in america - evictions, foreclosures, unemployment - is being totally ignored.
let me rephrase that--part of Atlanta is in DeKalb county....
And this is really nothing new. Anytime Walmart expands in the ever-expanding Atlanta market, this is the norm when they open a new store. Unemployment in the Atlanta metro area is below 3% and jobs are plentiful.
10,000 apply for a jobat one new wal-mart!
by judith moriarty.
1-11-8 candidates having raised tens of millions of dollars and traveling around the country in luxury buses or private jets, arguing over who has the most 'experience' - who is a mormon (therefore disqualified) - who's not a 'true republican' (ron paul) who's picking on hillary (edwards) - who can grab the evangelical vote - who is totally ignored (kucinich) - who claims 911 makes him the protector of us all etc, (rooty)...meanwhile, the real story of what is happening in america - evictions, foreclosures, unemployment - is being totally ignored.
dekalb county is in Atlanta.
10,000 apply for a jobat one new wal-mart!
by judith moriarty.
1-11-8 candidates having raised tens of millions of dollars and traveling around the country in luxury buses or private jets, arguing over who has the most 'experience' - who is a mormon (therefore disqualified) - who's not a 'true republican' (ron paul) who's picking on hillary (edwards) - who can grab the evangelical vote - who is totally ignored (kucinich) - who claims 911 makes him the protector of us all etc, (rooty)...meanwhile, the real story of what is happening in america - evictions, foreclosures, unemployment - is being totally ignored.
Good for Walmart! And by the way, anyone that goes to work for Walmart has the opportunity, if they choose to apply themselves and pursue it, to move up, advance, and make much more than the federal minimum wage! A far cry from employers like Ford, GM, Chrysler, The US Postal Service, UPS, other companies that are shrinking and not expanding like Walmart....
some people want to up the minimum wage to $10 - $12 per hour!
what are your thoughts about this?.
Didn't we just raise the minimum wage in this country(US)? In fact, George W Bush is the one that signed it into law. I thought it went from $5.15 to $6, and is scheduled to go up again next year to over $7/hr?? This illustrates my whole point--even though we just raised it, the same people are trying to get it raised again.
i have read the new wt and am thinking of going back.
i believe a lot of the teachings and i see what is going on .
i just feel a lot of confusion right now.
If you go back, dont do it out of guilt. Do it because it's sincerely the thing that you WANT to do.
some people want to up the minimum wage to $10 - $12 per hour!
what are your thoughts about this?.
I always find it interesting that those who want to eliminate the minimum wage are not too concerned because they are no where near that minimum and are living comfortably, and those who are, can't afford to live with whatever it is set to.
How do you know what we make? You have no idea. In my case, I earn well below the median income for the area that I live in, and I am STILL opposed to the idea of a minimum wage set by the federal government.
some people want to up the minimum wage to $10 - $12 per hour!
what are your thoughts about this?.
Raising the minimum wage is like raising the price of stamps--it doesn't matter how much you raise it, the same group clamoring for a raise will want it raised again and again and again and again.....
So.....I say we raise it to $20.00/hr. But why stop there? Why don't we also require that everyone that works has, at a minimum, a lexus or mercedes to drive. After that, we set a minimum housing law, and require that everyone working has a three-bedroom house to live in.
My point is--where do you draw the line?
i doubt it very much, at least not in the foreseeable future.
but what are your thoughts?
could you ever see it happening and under what circumstances & when?
In the foreseeable future, I seriously doubt it. Even with the hardliners getting very up in years(Ted Jaracz), lieutenants are being trained to carry on and succession plans are already worked out. I really think it might take another decade or two before we might see some real reforms...
Well, you should want BO to be our next prez, IF you:
want higher taxes(especially the "rich"--which in the eyes of the dems is usually anyone that makes over a 200k/yr)
want socialized/government-run health care
believe the 'war on terror' is a fairy tale and we, the US, have no real enemies in the world that want to do us harm, including Iran
think that we, the americans, are the cause of all the bad in the world today
want open borders and no real plan to end illegal immigration
want bigger government instead of less of it involved in our daily lives
That's certainly not what I want.
be honest.
if your jw parent trusted you to comply with their wishes, would you honor their request?
Absolutely. It's THEIR decision to make, whether it's right or wrong..
