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  Is the USA too big?

  by Diogenesister in

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  fred deftone on another thread about the tragic events at m. stoneman douglas school:.

  the us constitution wasn't written for 50 states either.

  the country has gotten too big and i think the solution is fragmentation.

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  hoser

  We have the same problem in Canada. The guys running the show( Ontario and Quebec ) seem to have no clue or care to what happens in the rest of the country.

  We in Alberta have more in common with Texas than we do with our next door neighbour British Columbia

  British Columbia should join Washington, Oregon, and California to form a country of their own.

  Alberta , Saskatchewan and Manitoba should join the states that lie between the Mississippi and the continental divide and form a country.

  Everybody east of the Mississippi can form their own country.
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  Rate yourself as a Jehovah's Witness

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i was baptized at 14 and finally had enough at 50 years old.

  i tried my best but being in jehovah land you are never good enough.

  i'll be honest in rating myself: from a low score of 1-10.. donations: 2.....donated around $80 a year...our kingdom hall paid for too many remodels and always paid for c.o.

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  I’ve donated $0 dollars since 2007 which is the year the watchtower bible and tract society of Canada expropriated and sold our newly renovated Kingdom Hall.

  I quit the school in 2013

  I go to meetings when it is convenient to do so and doesn’t interfere with work or vacation.

  I go in field service when it is convenient to do so and doesn’t interfere with work or vacation.

  I have zero close friends in the congregation.I swear like a sailor, drink like a fish, smoked cigarettes and eaten the brownies

  I think I have a fairly low rating on the devotion scale
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  what do you think will then happen to prices?

  Yes, any raise that people get is short term only as the prices for everything else will inflate to take the increased costs into account.

  Not entirely true. A prohibitively high labour cost can force a business to be innovative if the market can’t bear a higher price for it’s goods or services. A perfect example of this is grain farmers in western Canada over the last 100 years. Farmers are price takers meaning that world markets dictate the price they receive for their commodities and they can’t ask for a raise.

  It used to take one farmer to work 160 acres. Today one farmer can look after 2000 acres plus. The wholesale price of grain has never been cheaper inflation adjusted than it is today. Because of a shortage of labour in agriculture industry has developed self steering tractors, harvesters that automatically adjust to changing conditions and conveyors that have automatic movers. There are autonomous seeders that are coming out in the next 10 years that can work 24 hours a day with minimum human intervention.

  Minimum wage increases might force the service industry to innovate also. I’m not willing to pay $20.00 for a Big Mac . Machines should be able to flip burgers better than any human can at a cheaper cost .
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  I have managed companies with 50 plus employees and the problem is you give one guy a raise and the next guy figures he deserves a raise also. We’ve tried bonus systems based on production but that doesn’t work either. I’ve actually caught some shifts sabatoging the next crew so they don’t get bonus.
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  It is very difficult to pay people in the same workplace different wages. Everyone thinks they are geniuses and have the most stellar work ethic.
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  If there was a minimum income all of the fast food joints would shut down. Who would work for 15 bucks an hour if you can get the same amount of money staying at home?
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  Well said dubstepped
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  If there was a min income it can’t be set so high that people would just sit on their ass and do nothing. AISH in alberta is 1500$ per month
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  People with mental or physical disabilities, youths and people who are easily bullied by others are some of the vulnerable who need minimum wage or income to protect them.

  As far as illegal immigrants, if the CBSA would spend their efforts on illegals instead of harassing Canadians coming back with an extra 10 ounces of rum in their suitcase illegals would be far less a problem.
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  Which is better minimum wage or minimum income?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we were having this discussion in the office the other day and we came to the conclusion minimum wage is better because it still adds to the economy vs minimum income which someone could potentially stay at home and do nothing and still get paid without producing a thing for the greater economy.. thoughts?.

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  hoser

  Minimum wage protects vulnerable and exploitable members of society from those who will exploit