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Posted on: February 10, 2020 at 11:00:03 CT
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Walmart (and others) knows it can keep wages and benefits low for employees to the point that they qualify for welfare programs.
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Just saw that Trump promised Social Security and Medicare - ummmm MU - 2/10 09:54:55
     lol. his speech was a classic dem speech from 15 years ago - - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:36:10
          Yup, he's pretty much a democrat - mizzouSECedes STL - 2/10 10:52:01
               he's a liberal in the modern incorrect sense of the word, - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:55:10
                    twss (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/10 10:56:35
     How many Dems are proposing to cut these programs? - Reagan STL - 2/10 10:33:34
          nobody expects Dems to cut them - ashtray UF - 2/10 10:37:52
     he should cut all government budgets by 10% - NWMizzouFan MU - 2/10 10:16:38
          And fed employees by 20%. Minimum.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 2/10 11:24:54
               So bold (nm) - pickle MU - 2/10 11:26:52
          I would love for him to be so bold - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:28:31
               RE: I would love for him to be so bold - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:38:34
                    Was this proposal actually announced? - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:41:16
                         lol - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:43:24
                              RE: lol - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:44:59
                                   ok meat, here's the deal -he wants to slach the d o ed - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:48:51
                                        Just like he wanted no tariffs - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:50:48
                                             who are you arguing with now? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:55:38
                                                  Your belief that - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:58:48
                                                       unless you are just posting - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:29:24
                                                            why do you think trump doesn't want to cut the DoEd? - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:00:39
                                                                 He was there to "drain the swamp" - meatiger MU - 2/10 12:03:55
                                                                      read, meat, read - the outrage doesn't bother trump, it - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:30:51
                                                                      why do you keep moving the conversation? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:30:10
          That would not get spending back to where it was with - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:24:43
          That would be what, 2018 levels? 2017? (nm) - pickle MU - 2/10 10:23:28
     4tigs,spanky, football ref, mu20004, hokie approve - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:02:57
          I have spoken here on Trump's fiscal irresponsibility many - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/10 10:04:24
               You have not called for cuts in the budget. You have done - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:14:11
                    He has complained about fiscal responsibility - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:21:46
                         i mocked it for being a classic dem hand out big gvmt - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:39:44
                              RE: i mocked it for being a classic dem hand out big gvmt - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:42:50
                                   not really, but go on, meat. I've also stated on the record - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:45:31
                                        Yes..context of the comment - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:49:15
                                             no meat, that's not the context at all, but believe - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:49:46
                                        but more handouts will lead to no handouts - ashtray UF - 2/10 10:47:31
                                             Not when you can print money - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:51:39
                                             eventually, yup (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:50:00
               What specifically would you like to see him cut - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:13:10
     it's Medicaid he's going after(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 2/10 10:01:16
          easy to go after support for children and poor adults (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:03:23
               Why don’t poor people get a job and pay for it themselves(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/10 10:06:07
                    It's not that simple. (nm) - DC Jayhawk KU - 2/10 10:29:22
                    Unemployment is very low. Most people are working - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:07:06
                         If they work so many hours they get it - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/10 10:08:07
                              Perhaps we should tax any and all businesses - Da_Haze KC - 2/10 10:33:11
                                   i thought you were a libertarian? (nm) - pickle MU - 2/10 11:12:04
                                   Wouldn't the alternative be better - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:38:05
                                   Yep. Wally World should not be paying 0% tax rate - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:35:05
                                        lol, yeah, it's an employer problem, not a gvmt problem. - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 10:58:11
                                             It's obviously both - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:00:03
                                                  so eliminate welfare and they can no longer do that (nm) - ashtray UF - 2/10 11:05:17
                                                       Eliminate welfare tomorrow - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:09:08
                                                            then wtf is your point above, lol? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:01:11
                                                            Why wouldn't they? - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:11:11
                                                                 Have they? I know the CEO of Walmart called on Congress - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:22:34
                                                                      they raised it from 10 to 11 - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:25:49
                                                                           I don't think there should be a minimum wage - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:33:15
                                                                                you really keep missing the point - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:37:20
                                                                                that’s not a Walmart problem (nm) - pickle MU - 2/10 11:35:16
                                                                                     I know you think it's a gov't problem - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:38:28
                                                                                          no, i don’t think that at all (nm) - pickle MU - 2/10 11:41:01
                                                                                          Because they've shown no evidence to the contrary - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:40:19
                                                                                               They have shown very much - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:43:21
                                                                                                    Like I said...no evidence in their history to increase wages - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:46:54
                                                                                                         25% over 5 years - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:51:08
                                                                                                              Wage increases for the economy as a whole is analogous - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 11:53:10
                                                                                                                   you're an idiot (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:01:58
                                                                                                                   gross income is not profit - ashtray UF - 2/10 12:01:40
                                                                                                                        It is not even gross income - meatiger MU - 2/10 12:04:22
                                                                                                                             No, I was talking income initially. - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 12:39:36
                                                                                                                                  Do you understand the difference - meatiger MU - 2/10 12:48:06
                                                                                                                                       revenue vs. profits, of course. (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 12:53:43
                                                                                                                                  and? (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:46:55
                                                                                                                   highest grossing means nothing - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:57:06
                                                                                                                        Walmart's profits have consistently increased. I know - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 12:28:08
                                                                                                                             why should any employer pay more than the market - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:49:05
                                                                                                                             why do you connect those two items at all? they are - 90Tiger STL - 2/10 12:47:58
                                                                                                                                  If there was a labor surplus for such jobs that require - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 12:53:07
                                                                                          How do you know that?(nm) - meatiger MU - 2/10 11:39:18
                                             there's so much wrong with his argument - ashtray UF - 2/10 10:59:45
                              still can't afford insurance for their kids - tigerinhogtown STL - 2/10 10:11:02
                              Good question, but many companies purposely - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:09:31
          I remember when he was going after obamacare(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 2/10 10:03:23
               Well, his DOJ is still working in courts to erase pre- - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:05:30
                    You lie(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 2/10 10:34:02
                         Nope, you're just a dunce (nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:35:16
                              More proof that you lie(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 2/10 10:39:16
                                   From Kaiser Health News... - MrBlueSky MU - 2/10 10:41:08
                    RE: Well, his DOJ is still working in courts to erase pre- - scan MU - 2/10 10:11:01
               For about 2 weeks... - meatiger MU - 2/10 10:04:05




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