Comments on: Wow, 70 more cents an hour?! http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: chez shoes http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19302 chez shoes Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:17:17 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19302 It's like a federal mandate to keep poor people poor - to ensure that we have a steady supply of cannon fodder, and all that. Makes me so incredibly angry. It’s like a federal mandate to keep poor people poor - to ensure that we have a steady supply of cannon fodder, and all that. Makes me so incredibly angry.

]]> By: Judy http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19208 Judy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:17:21 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19208 I don't understand why we need a minimum wage which just provides a federal excuse for employers to pay non-skilled, inexperienced workers the same awful wage for years (say 10 years). Let the free market do its work. Employers that pay a awful wages...$5.85 an hour...won't have enough employees that stick around to run their businesses. I don’t understand why we need a minimum wage which just provides a federal excuse for employers to pay non-skilled, inexperienced workers the same awful wage for years (say 10 years). Let the free market do its work. Employers that pay a awful wages…$5.85 an hour…won’t have enough employees that stick around to run their businesses.

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19148 Michelle Goodman Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:05:56 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19148 I concur -- great book! I concur — great book!

]]> By: Kelly Livesay http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19144 Kelly Livesay Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:47:27 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19144 People don't realize that the big fat .70 will go right back into the economy also, allowing for say an extra burger each month? Our government is an embarrassment sometimes. Min wage should be what it costs one person to support themselves adequately: food, clothing, shelter, car, gas, insurance (since the government is retarded in this area as well). If you want to know what it's like, read Nickel and Dimed, an excellent book on living on minimum wage (which often requires living in your car). People don’t realize that the big fat .70 will go right back into the economy also, allowing for say an extra burger each month?

Our government is an embarrassment sometimes. Min wage should be what it costs one person to support themselves adequately: food, clothing, shelter, car, gas, insurance (since the government is retarded in this area as well).

If you want to know what it’s like, read Nickel and Dimed, an excellent book on living on minimum wage (which often requires living in your car).

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19140 Michelle Goodman Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:01:51 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19140 ok, i had to look up EITC. agree that every $1500 is better than nada. will you please write some blog posts for me?! ok, i had to look up EITC. agree that every $1500 is better than nada. will you please write some blog posts for me?!

]]> By: naomi http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19136 naomi Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:43:33 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19136 i went to the rally outside the capitol today for saying thanks for passing minimum wage bill. in between my starstruck-ness at seeing multiple members of congress on stage a few feet away from me, I was able to capture a bit of wisdom and good thoughts about the 70 cent raise. it translates to an extra $1500 in someone's pocket a year with the first increase. And each increase in subsequent years is another $1500. so that's good, for congress at least. i still found myself wondering why they don't make the EITC a line item in the federal budget with an anuual increase of a few percentage points, but hey, that's just me. random policy wonk! i went to the rally outside the capitol today for saying thanks for passing minimum wage bill. in between my starstruck-ness at seeing multiple members of congress on stage a few feet away from me, I was able to capture a bit of wisdom and good thoughts about the 70 cent raise. it translates to an extra $1500 in someone’s pocket a year with the first increase. And each increase in subsequent years is another $1500. so that’s good, for congress at least. i still found myself wondering why they don’t make the EITC a line item in the federal budget with an anuual increase of a few percentage points, but hey, that’s just me. random policy wonk!

]]> By: Liene http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19123 Liene Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:23:13 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19123 that is ridiculous. that is ridiculous.

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19122 Michelle Goodman Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:48:48 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19122 yes, the federal. thank god for my virtual copyeditors. ;) updating the post now... yes, the federal. thank god for my virtual copyeditors. ;) updating the post now…

]]> By: Clare http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19121 Clare Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:18:58 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/07/24/wow-70-more-cents-an-hour/#comment-19121 That's the federal minimum wage, right? I think many states have already passed higher minimum wage rates. As of Jan 1, 2007, NY has a minimum wage rate of $7.15. That’s the federal minimum wage, right? I think many states have already passed higher minimum wage rates.

As of Jan 1, 2007, NY has a minimum wage rate of $7.15.

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