tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post5900263911463563025..comments2023-09-27T11:13:44.435-04:00Comments on The Polygon: One Nation Under Minimum WagePatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-84673584108630985262013-11-10T17:18:05.374-05:002013-11-10T17:18:05.374-05:00Mr. Ornery, that's good news about Costco, it ...Mr. Ornery, that's good news about Costco, it would be nice if other companies learned from them. It's been my experience that they just don't care. <br />Sarge, President Obama did pledge to "to make sure that full-time workers can earn a living wage,"<br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/obama-minimum-wage_n_1184752.html<br />President Obama pledged to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hr. in 2011.<br />Apparently, that didn't pan out. That's a shame for every working soul. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885426575922045330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-6941378286054020512013-11-10T14:45:21.315-05:002013-11-10T14:45:21.315-05:00Pat,
If the Democrats use a living wage vs minimu...Pat, <br />If the Democrats use a living wage vs minimum wage as the keystone of their election plan; they will win huge.<br /><br />SargeSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701557141086131669.post-53722769329322042842013-11-10T12:33:37.478-05:002013-11-10T12:33:37.478-05:00Patricia,
The Germans are into niche manufacturing...Patricia,<br />The Germans are into niche manufacturing, producing goods that nobody can match. Where they do build products to compete, as with cars, they involve their work force as they plan to do with a new plant in Tennessee. Rather than treat employees as barely tolerable liabilities, they treat them as valued assets. Apparently, Costco has adopted a similar philosophy in the US and it's paying off. A lot of the problems for US workers is that their fringe benefits have been chopped to nil - sick days, vacation pay, health care coverage, retirement ...Mister Orneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037797785076725160noreply@blogger.com