A funny thing happened this morning

[888888]

I was listening to a guy talk about the fad about newt will fade away once they get into the long list of primaries that are to come because Newt isn't even listed on the ballots of many of them.
Then he went on to spout his glee about Mitt, as he suggested he knew what he was doing and could turn the country around. Then mentioned a couple of places that Mitt had a part in creating good quality American jobs, ones that a person could be proud of and could support a family, pay his bills and own a home. He mentioned Staples and sports authority so I took a look.

Starting pay for the two was around 8.00 hr with the majority of jobs topping out at around 13/14.00 hr. full time but most jobs are held temporary while looking for a good job or while in school.

Then I thought to myself that would be around 16,000 a year to start and up to maybe 28,000 if you were able to stay for 5 years or so to get to top pay.

Yet that is the American dream, a 16,000 to 28,000 dollar job. people who are making anywhere from 1/2 million to several million are telling us that a 16,000 job can get you that American dream. I am not sure but does 28,000 even get you above poverty level for even a single person, let alone a family?

What is a quality job to a republican?

 

[Dawg]

Trades

Electrician

Plumber

Heating & Air

Construction (although presently off a bit, as it was during Carter)

of course the millions that drop-out-of school (Free school) probably think $28,000 a good job...........

Did you take into consideration how many jobs are created other than in the Stores mentioned? I realize libs think the food in grocery stores is made in the rear of the store, but, surely they don't think merchandise at Staples/Sports Authority are made in the rear of the stores?

Please tell us they don't..............:yo:

 

[Alinvegas]

He was prolly talking about Republicans that work for those companies, because if they are a conservative, they are smarter so they would be in management all the way up to CEO. Only the Democrats would be sweeping the floors and stocking the shelves.

 

[JuliefromOhio]

repub policies like union-busting, right to work (for less) promote folks making shit wages. that's why I call them "low wage repubs."

 

[Number_58]

Funny...I worked as a steel worker in a right to work state and made more money than the union shop across the river in a union state. I'll guarantee you I didn't work for "shit wages". So, for you to claim decent wages can't be made in a right to work state is just plain false. As with most jobs, the higher the skill, the higher the wage...regardless of what state one works.

 

[Dawg]

exactly...........I live/work in a 'right-to-work' state (NC) and make/made more than my friends working for Unions out of state..............make more than I did when I worked the gas line for the AFL-CIO and don't have to pay any dues for my JOB.

"shit wages" are for school drop-outs..........they deserve them.........or do they, many aren't worth minimum wage.

 

[Number_58]

It's one of those boogeymen that Democrats want people to believe in...as I said above, you're wages are directly related to the skills you possess.

 

[GordonGecko]

It's one of those boogeymen that Democrats want people to believe in...as I said above, you're wages are directly related to the skills you possess.

So is that how it worked BEFORE unions and the mininum wage? 15 cents a day was "what your skills were worth"?

 

[zzigzzag]

Janitor, according to Newt. But of course he was talking about schoolchildren and has never applied for a job anywhere. Has Mitt? Or did he just work his way up from being George's son?

 

[zzigzzag]

You got it, Gordon. Without the unions, it wouldn't matter which state you worked in. It would pay shit. Pubs like to demonize what enabled them to make the wages they do. If the unions saw the pubs as friends to working people and donated to them, they'd love unions and make the same point you did.