tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5094533993292466265..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: We're The Job ProducersMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36081430786709457692013-11-18T02:50:12.600-08:002013-11-18T02:50:12.600-08:00In the US, raising the debt ceiling is congress...In the US, raising the debt ceiling is congress' way of spending freely and making the president look bad by so doing.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38018999644838740302013-11-16T00:52:36.274-08:002013-11-16T00:52:36.274-08:00Oh it doesn't, that's a government problem...Oh it doesn't, that's a government problem, they privatised the national telephone company, the national electricity company, they said it would create competition and bring down costs or some such rubbish. I'm just saying that minimum wage needs to be a reasonable amount for young people to be able to cover their living costs. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10443951639608562802013-11-15T17:40:05.776-08:002013-11-15T17:40:05.776-08:00I can't see how the minimum wage affects utili...I can't see how the minimum wage affects utilities pricing much. I do remember when I visited New Zealand that everyone had a similar decent wage, that tipping was not expected anywhere, and that mostly people seemed to be doing all right.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37237877372295415782013-11-15T01:58:27.204-08:002013-11-15T01:58:27.204-08:00Minimum wage here in Australia is just over $15 pe...Minimum wage here in Australia is just over $15 per hour. It doesn't seem to go very far with the cost of things. Our utilities costs for example are way past sky high. you want to be hoping that doesn't eventuate along with the raising of the minimum wage. I'm not saying don't raise the minimum wage, of course you should and quickly too.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62877325544247442932013-11-14T19:15:23.296-08:002013-11-14T19:15:23.296-08:00Only you, Roxie. Only you.Only you, Roxie. Only you.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68225410311165156572013-11-14T19:06:05.577-08:002013-11-14T19:06:05.577-08:00Fuck them? All 400? That's going to take a l...Fuck them? All 400? That's going to take a lot of KY jelly.<br />roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29865172499242564952013-11-14T17:52:04.306-08:002013-11-14T17:52:04.306-08:00This is the main reason to not shop at Walmart. Wa...This is the main reason to not shop at Walmart. Way over and above the way they treat their employees.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56242787373387716642013-11-14T17:46:31.999-08:002013-11-14T17:46:31.999-08:00From your lips....er.... keyboard....to G....er......From your lips....er.... keyboard....to G....er....Congress.. Well, hell, that's not likely to work. The only way to get this done is to do it ourselves. I like the idea of passing our money around amongst ourselves. I try as much as possible in this little town where I live. Unfortunately, many of the big corporations have left behind only corpses of the small businesses which used to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69600487638208625932013-11-14T17:07:58.251-08:002013-11-14T17:07:58.251-08:00That's terrific! There isn't always good n...That's terrific! There isn't always good news coming out of Colorado, sorry to say.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15052634293047316652013-11-14T17:03:10.342-08:002013-11-14T17:03:10.342-08:00I distinctly remember working my butt off for eigh...I distinctly remember working my butt off for eight hours and getting $18, INCLUDING tips. Of course, I was a shitty waitress.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13776647689414307452013-11-14T17:02:12.103-08:002013-11-14T17:02:12.103-08:00Not necessarily the flag of an extant state.Not necessarily the flag of an extant state.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39663269553231573562013-11-14T10:08:24.531-08:002013-11-14T10:08:24.531-08:00Founder and Die! Sort of sounds like something you...Founder and Die! Sort of sounds like something you'd see on some flag somewhere...Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61745273380034749282013-11-14T06:53:52.906-08:002013-11-14T06:53:52.906-08:00There have been times in my life when I worked for...There have been times in my life when I worked for minimum wage - and it is not fun. Let's raise the minimum to $15.00 - I'm with you. <br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13180042279115205492013-11-14T00:26:59.917-08:002013-11-14T00:26:59.917-08:00Yep, agree with everything you say, Murr. Economis...Yep, agree with everything you say, Murr. Economists have calculated that every able-bodied person in the world, between the ages of 18 to 60, would only need to work 3 hours a day if the profits of labour were equally distributed. Plus, the living standard of ALL except the rich would rise. We are or were all wage slaves continuing to get ripped off by the few for the benefit of the few. It Tezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968504091315232161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33501720516500106282013-11-13T20:19:48.904-08:002013-11-13T20:19:48.904-08:00Well, that's how it should work, but the reali...Well, that's how it should work, but the reality would seem to be that we just add to the debt. dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35770054491381040302013-11-13T18:31:10.539-08:002013-11-13T18:31:10.539-08:00At least you should be able to live on a full-time...At least you should be able to live on a full-timer's wage. Not live high--but live.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90289626500413158982013-11-13T18:04:41.667-08:002013-11-13T18:04:41.667-08:00Well put, as always, Murr, and I couldn't agre...Well put, as always, Murr, and I couldn't agree with you more. This current situation is how most "empires" fail. You reach a tipping point where there are a crapload more "have nots" than "haves" and you can't run a country like that. Raising the minimum wage is not only moral and necessary, it's freakin' patriotic! Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30477152603431987622013-11-13T17:02:44.812-08:002013-11-13T17:02:44.812-08:00The way I understand that, raising the debt ceilin...The way I understand that, raising the debt ceiling is just allowing us to pay whatever we owe to our creditors, and it's in the budget process where we're supposed to be reining things in, if we want. So you do want to raise the debt ceiling (the horse is out of the barn, but you still owe for it). Maybe it's different where you are. I've not heard anything nice about Mr. Hockey.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2333871125423592462013-11-13T14:37:13.540-08:002013-11-13T14:37:13.540-08:00And, in the same country as EC... Joe Hockey (whos...And, in the same country as EC... Joe Hockey (whose parents clearly never considered Spoonerisms!) is hell-bent on raising our debt ceiling. Now that IS a case of giving kidddies a truckload of money and not allowing them beyond the candy store! <br />dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84607021060505054932013-11-13T14:21:35.360-08:002013-11-13T14:21:35.360-08:00Ooo, I forgot! Tattoo artists. They're local, ...Ooo, I forgot! Tattoo artists. They're local, too!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77796329044476639822013-11-13T14:21:01.373-08:002013-11-13T14:21:01.373-08:00I'm not sure that reducing wealth inequality i...I'm not sure that reducing wealth inequality is high on their lists.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12016477781511443962013-11-13T14:20:36.911-08:002013-11-13T14:20:36.911-08:00Uh oh. I just bought a foreign rug. But I hired a ...Uh oh. I just bought a foreign rug. But I hired a local floor installer...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63468500666105382362013-11-13T14:20:01.264-08:002013-11-13T14:20:01.264-08:00Hear, hear! I'm beginning to think my wonderfu...Hear, hear! I'm beginning to think my wonderful commenters are strutting their spelling prowess. Strut on!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77019871088832219562013-11-13T14:19:16.565-08:002013-11-13T14:19:16.565-08:00Yup! Worse here, probably, because our health care...Yup! Worse here, probably, because our health care is so much more expensive.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68348709865021621292013-11-13T14:18:42.668-08:002013-11-13T14:18:42.668-08:00It will be turrible, turrible bad for the economy ...It will be turrible, turrible bad for the economy of four hundred people. Fortunately for them, they wrote the tax code.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com