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D.C. lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill requiring some large retailers to pay their employees a 50 percent premium over the city’s minimum wage, a day after Wal-Mart warned that the law would jeopardize its plans in the city.
The retail giant had linked the future of at least three planned stores in the District to the proposal. But its ultimatum did not change any legislators’ minds. The 8 to 5 roll call matched the outcome of an earlier vote on the matter, taken before Wal-Mart’s warning.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
That's the spirit! Shut Walmart down by economic force of law through Government instead of ever having just had the political guts to deny them their permit to build. At least California has some class in that area. They just outright tell Walmart and some others 'No...You can't build 5 Super-Stores to each city here'. It sounds like D.C. wanted all the benefits and now want them out or ruined to dumb ideas.
Walmart has told them in absolute terms of cause and effect, if they do this....they will basically layoff all the workers in that store as Walmart departs the market they have this jurisdiction over. It's the Hostess Twinkies stupidity all over again...and like then, I don't think Walmart is bluffing in the least. It's cause/effect...but Politicians somehow think reality can bend to their demands or some such silliness. No one seems to care either way anyway, so I wish the best of luck to all the workers out thumbing a ride to the unemployment office. Another Government idea tried and died, if it passes all the way.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by benrl
I'm sure all that political debate will be very meaningful to the Walmart checkers and stockers told their job has been eliminated due to the store closing. Sadly, it's stupid chasing stupid and compounding bad ideas. What brought us here wasn't intelligent governance by any stretch...but how those in office are trying to solve it is like curing a headache with a guillotine. Something just kinda gets lost between idea and result.
Originally posted by MuzzleBreak
Forget supply and demand. Typical childish thinking from Usual Suspects. Some jobs that require little skills or knowledge simply aren't worth even minimum wage. No one should expect to be able to live independently on minimum wage jobs. Without incentive, motivation, our society will be more screwed than it is.
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
Originally posted by MuzzleBreak
Forget supply and demand. Typical childish thinking from Usual Suspects. Some jobs that require little skills or knowledge simply aren't worth even minimum wage. No one should expect to be able to live independently on minimum wage jobs. Without incentive, motivation, our society will be more screwed than it is.
Horse hockey. I hate wal-mart and how they treat their employees but anyone can live comfortably on a good minimum wage job now that it's up to what.. 9 dollars and something an hour. Are you saying a Wal-Mart Greeter's job is so simple they don't deserve minimum wage? You seem to contradict yourself in your statement, so i'm confused.
I make less than minimum wage and I own my house outright, own cars paid for, own computers and other nice things. I only work when i want to or need to. I personally make no more than 6 thousand dollars a year. It all depends on your spending habits and how thrifty you can be and how smart you are with the money you do have.edit on 30-7-2013 by JohnPhoenix because: sp
Originally posted by Metallicus
Here's a fact for all of you that think this is a great idea.
If you force businesses to pay a living wage the prices go up to cover those new increased cost and all of a sudden the new living wage is too little again. You can't legislate a country into prosperity.
Economics 101.
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
Originally posted by MuzzleBreak
Forget supply and demand. Typical childish thinking from Usual Suspects. Some jobs that require little skills or knowledge simply aren't worth even minimum wage. No one should expect to be able to live independently on minimum wage jobs. Without incentive, motivation, our society will be more screwed than it is.
Horse hockey. I hate wal-mart and how they treat their employees but anyone can live comfortably on a good minimum wage job now that it's up to what.. 9 dollars and something an hour. Are you saying a Wal-Mart Greeter's job is so simple they don't deserve minimum wage? You seem to contradict yourself in your statement, so i'm confused.
I make less than minimum wage and I own my house outright, own cars paid for, own computers and other nice things. I only work when i want to or need to. I personally make no more than 6 thousand dollars a year. It all depends on your spending habits and how thrifty you can be and how smart you are with the money you do have.
Communities for years have tried to stop Wal-Mart from going in and taking over th town forcing all other business to close down - this is one way that community can fight the giant and win it seems.edit on 30-7-2013 by JohnPhoenix because: sp