06-13-2008, 09:04 AM
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Runners FTW
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 16,821
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Originally Posted by jasperg35
right, but who relies on federal minimum wage? it's the state amount that counts... and that's why ny minimum wage is dictated by ny, and ks minimum wage is set by ks. like i said in my earlier post - it's like what's happening in connecticut right now, times fifty.
i'm aware of how much $9.50 can buy me (2 gallons of fuel), and the relation to the cost of living... (3600 sq ft home on 1 acre for $125,000 in nc)
raising minimum wage would launch inflation through the roof, and cause so many more problems that it would fix.
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Really. Something you can live in?
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