Minimum wage in mathematical terms

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Pinworm

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I was quoting your wimpy signature.
"um , ah, I post in here but it's not my pot." or some other shit.[/QUOTE]

.........Burn?
 
Pinworm

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Nutes and Nugs said:
People disappear in here when it's time to eat or shit or mostly get their panties in a bunch. Like Buck.
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He left me here to mop up the garbage. Told me if they have something original to say, to just PM him, and he'd come facerape you after he's done with his grilled cheese.
 
UncleBuck

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BigNBushy said:
Think there is something wrong with your prices. I suspect your source might be biased and question the validity. In Tennessee, where I buy my eggs, a dozen is over $2 and has been for some time. TN is supposed to be a cheap state.

Also, and my real point, mcdonalds, and any other company in America, pays a lot more for the services of their employees than their wages might suggest.

I would be interested to know what the cost of employment is in Australia compared to these united states. Your average hourly employee costs a business about twice the amount they actually pay them. The government requires employers to keep up several different kinds of insurance for employees, and they only charge the employee half of the FICA taxes, the employer pays the other half...

In Australia it might be very different, although it would appear that the minimum wage worker in Australia is better situated, perhaps their employers are too.

My point is only this though, given all the complex variables, it is fundamentally dishonest, or very ignorant of you, to simply say min wage there is a lot higher, but the big Mac costs the same. There is very likely a lot of other things going on.
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all your half-baked doubts come with one major, gaping problem: i haven't seen one single damn counterexample from the whole inferior lot of righties, despite repeated requests for such.

in the meantime, i will bring up empirical evidence over and over and over again.

new zealand has a minimum wage of $11.18 (1 NZD to .83 USD, so $11.18 = $9.28)
the US has a minimum wage of $7.25

their wage is 128% of ours.

new zealand sells big macs for $4.90 NZD ($4.07 using same conversion as above)
the US sells big macs for $4.20

their price is 97% of ours.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_big_mac_cost_in_new_zealand
http://coinmill.com/NZD_USD.html#NZD=11.18

higher wage, lower cost big mac.

want me to keep going?
 
burgertime2010

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You are an actual wimp throughout it would seem to me. I don't get this for you.....I mean is just chiming in immaterial sentences occasio0nally entertaining? I really wonder.

I was quoting your wimpy signature.
"um , ah, I post in here but it's not my pot." or some other shit.[/QUOTE]
 
echelon1k1

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Pinworm said:
So, go ahead then. Nazi-white-trashisms aside. What is your contribution?
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I've already spoken about my support for minimum wage laws, especially those that reflect age. The fact is though, people don't want it enough in the US or it would be a federal law.

I know for a fact it doesn't raise the price of consumer good to a ridiculous level. But entry level jobs are just that. Entry level. I didn't expect good money in my first full time job, I actually got paid around $12.50 - with no possibility of overtime - contractual stipulation, due to the fact you cannot charge a trainees hours as billable to a contracted client.

That sucked, as the year went on I looked for a new job and found one - paying just under double $22 and it also allowed me to complete the traineeship.

If you're gonna flip burger or work at wallmart cool, just don't expect some exorbitant pay for a job teenagers can do.

Furthermore, the corporations are abiding by the rules in place, regardless of right/left the representatives you elect are lining their pockets with all the donations and kickbacks from these same corps. It doesn't affect them so why would they care?
 
Nutes and Nugs

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burgertime2010 said:
You are an actual wimp throughout it would seem to me. I don't get this for you.....I mean is just chiming in immaterial sentences occasio0nally entertaining? I really wonder.

I was quoting your wimpy signature.
"um , ah, I post in here but it's not my pot." or some other shit.
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Tell me then, why do you have [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] "For entertainment purposes only" in your sig?[/FONT]
 
Pinworm

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echelon1k1 said:
I've already spoken about my support for minimum wage laws, especially those that reflect age. The fact is though, people don't want it enough in the US or it would be a federal law.

I know for a fact it doesn't raise the price of consumer good to a ridiculous level. But entry level jobs are just that. Entry level. I didn't expect good money in my first full time job, I actually got paid around $12.50 - with no possibility of overtime - contractual stipulation, due to the fact you cannot charge a trainees hours as billable to a contracted client.

That sucked, as the year went on I looked for a new job and found one - paying just under double $22 and it also allowed me to complete the traineeship.

If you're gonna flip burger or work at wallmart cool, just don't expect some exorbitant pay for a job teenagers can do.

Furthermore, the corporations are abiding by the rules in place, regardless of right/left the representatives you elect are lining their pockets with all the donations and kickbacks from these same corps. It doesn't affect them so why would they care?
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Lies. As usual. Daddy pays all your bills. You're so ignorant. An australian talking like he almost lives here and has a valid opinion. You got jokes, bro. Nothing here affects you either? So, by your own logic, why should I give a fuck about your opinion?
 
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UncleBuck said:
all your half-baked doubts come with one major, gaping problem: i haven't seen one single damn counterexample from the whole inferior lot of righties, despite repeated requests for such.

in the meantime, i will bring up empirical evidence over and over and over again.

new zealand has a minimum wage of $11.18 (1 NZD to .83 USD, so $11.18 = $9.28)
the US has a minimum wage of $7.25

their wage is 128% of ours.

new zealand sells big macs for $4.90 NZD ($4.07 using same conversion as above)
the US sells big macs for $4.20

their price is 97% of ours.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_a_big_mac_cost_in_new_zealand
http://coinmill.com/NZD_USD.html#NZD=11.18

higher wage, lower cost big mac.

want me to keep going?
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You can, I can too. Although I'm not the one screaming that a $10 minimum wage would destroy economic harmony.

I live in a tourist town. When I was I'm high school everyone made $9 an hour or more, in fact $9 was consideered shit. When I was 15 my first job was an arcade/pizza buffet. Cheap cheap food. I started there at $10 as a buss boy. So I know these places can easily afford to pay more. That isn't the case here anymore, thank you Mexicans.


But consider this, the US has the highest business taxes on the planet. That also has an effect. Next highest is Japan. Do that one.
 
Pinworm

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Nutes and Nugs said:
I am a bit jealous when youre not pm'g me with rim job offers.
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Try Eche. He's been all over my jock all night in the PM box. OMG please ask me to post some of my favorite hits.....That's actually against RIU policy, but I'd do it. It's that fun..
 
echelon1k1

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Pinworm said:
Lies. As usual. Daddy pays all your bills. You're so ignorant. An australian talking like he almost lives here and has a valid opinion. You got jokes, bro. Nothing here affects you either? So, by your own logic, why should I give a fuck about your opinion?
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you don't have to give a fuck about anything - not even your own mother. You can try refuting my points if you're capable, if not I understand you must stick to posting gay porn, bullshit music and illiterate insults...
 
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