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National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more | |
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| Comrad Wizard User ID: 80476045 07/11/2021 09:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more So will the rest of our wages increase to offset the impending inflation? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80596629 If you are white, probably not. "Be lucky you have a job" may be the answer. the funny part is in the hand logo you can see the communist sickle embedded in the fist, a clever suprasubliminal its red for a reason |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 09:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Our Goals: 25% corporate tax rate (No loopholes) Free Healthcare for all 12 weeks paid paternity and maternity leave $20 minimum wage 4 day work week Stricter Environmental Regulations on Corporations (Bans on single use and micro plastics, and limited emissions)   If you support any or all of our goals, stand in solidarity with us on October 15th by taking off work What you can do: Abstain from going in to work on October 15th Do not participate in economic activity on October 15th So basically they are simply offsetting the day they buy something instead of cutting back on all frivolous spending and start saving. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80476045 07/11/2021 09:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more So will the rest of our wages increase to offset the impending inflation? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80596629 If you are white, probably not. "Be lucky you have a job" may be the answer. the funny part is in the hand logo you can see the communist sickle embedded in the fist, a clever suprasubliminal its red for a reason another funny thing is this falls on a friday, if you wanted to cause chaos monday would probably have been better |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 09:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 09:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more So will the rest of our wages increase to offset the impending inflation? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80596629 If you are white, probably not. "Be lucky you have a job" may be the answer. the funny part is in the hand logo you can see the communist sickle embedded in the fist, a clever suprasubliminal its red for a reason  At least I wasn't alone seeing this. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more When there are only 5 or 10 employment choices, and they don't OBEY thier masters, they may find themselves blacklisted from the other companies. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70635632 United States07/11/2021 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more how about women exit the workforce so that they can raise the kids and homeschool them outside of this awful communist regime of public education, and then wages will rise to meet the shorter supply of labor so people can live on one earners income. oh but wait feminism and strong independent women. nevermind. yeah that's better, it's more important that women can run around competing with men at stuff and wanting to fly jets or work in a cubicle than raise children - or so they think, until they wake up one day when that last egg is about to fall out around 40 and realize it was all BS. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more how about women exit the workforce so that they can raise the kids and homeschool them outside of this awful communist regime of public education, and then wages will rise to meet the shorter supply of labor so people can live on one earners income. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70635632 oh but wait feminism and strong independent women. nevermind. yeah that's better, it's more important that women can run around competing with men at stuff and wanting to fly jets or work in a cubicle than raise children - or so they think, until they wake up one day when that last egg is about to fall out around 40 and realize it was all BS. The women's lib movement was created by men to double the tax base, cut wages in half, force two parents to work in most cases, and force the children into the education system which can't even teach them basic finances any more. One income USED to be able to provide for a family of five at least. Multiple generations lived under one roof, but then came the "mommas boy" psyop, forcing males to get their own place and stay in perpetual debt so they have nothing but debt to pass on to their children. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70635632 United States07/11/2021 10:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] it's not going to work like they think. raise minimum wage to 20$ an hour a LOT of entry level jobs are going to evaporate. it's just how it is. they'll automate them, they'll outsource them, whatever. they won't pay people 20$ an hour to fold pants at the mall. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70635632 United States07/11/2021 10:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more how about women exit the workforce so that they can raise the kids and homeschool them outside of this awful communist regime of public education, and then wages will rise to meet the shorter supply of labor so people can live on one earners income. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70635632 oh but wait feminism and strong independent women. nevermind. yeah that's better, it's more important that women can run around competing with men at stuff and wanting to fly jets or work in a cubicle than raise children - or so they think, until they wake up one day when that last egg is about to fall out around 40 and realize it was all BS. The women's lib movement was created by men to double the tax base, cut wages in half, force two parents to work in most cases, and force the children into the education system which can't even teach them basic finances any more. One income USED to be able to provide for a family of five at least. Multiple generations lived under one roof, but then came the "mommas boy" psyop, forcing males to get their own place and stay in perpetual debt so they have nothing but debt to pass on to their children. yep. and now we'll never go back since women will never trust men more than they trust big daddy government, the state, and hilariously enough an employer who regards them as expendable as men or a liability for some harassment lawsuit. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Gold coin melt values. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] Silver coin melt values. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78121322 United States07/11/2021 10:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Don't they have to have a job in order to strike? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 [link to octoberstrike.com (secure)] [imgur] [link to i.imgur.com (secure)] In 1961, minimum wage was $1.00 [link to www.dol.gov (secure)] That is 4 quarters which were made of 90% silver back then. As of this post, ONE 90% silver quarter has a melt value of $4.73. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] $4.73 x's 4 is $18.92. These retards don't realize: 1. They will be in a new tax bracket which will siphon off more fiat. 2. Raising a corporate tax will just mean corporations raise prices on products and services these very morons will be buying further siphoning off more fiat. 3. Raising minimum wage will increase automation and cost more jobs, and also increase prices as businesses are in business to "make money". What a bunch of morons. Biden is flooding the USA with Illegals. They will work for a lot less than these morons are already being paid. Let them strike. Pedro will happily take their jobs... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70635632 United States07/11/2021 10:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] it's not going to work like they think. raise minimum wage to 20$ an hour a LOT of entry level jobs are going to evaporate. it's just how it is. they'll automate them, they'll outsource them, whatever. they won't pay people 20$ an hour to fold pants at the mall. and that's who most of these people are. it's 45 year olds working retail entry level jobs that amassed debt popped out kids they cant afford, got too bogged down to get out of the loop and are mad they're stuck in a hellish loop so they just stick their hand out say gimme. at the same time wages have been frozen since the 80s so everybody is due to move up. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] it's not going to work like they think. raise minimum wage to 20$ an hour a LOT of entry level jobs are going to evaporate. it's just how it is. they'll automate them, they'll outsource them, whatever. they won't pay people 20$ an hour to fold pants at the mall. Yep. Mind numbing jobs @ $20/hr and unemployment will skyrocket. It's just like the current stock market though, they can't have it collapse under Biden like it did under Obama. (I'm no fan of spinless Republican politicians either). This is another hot potato and no one will want to touch this till nearing the end of their term to pass the blame to the next person. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24667084 United States07/11/2021 10:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 If we had only left Japan to crush the communist movement in Indo China. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Don't they have to have a job in order to strike? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 [link to octoberstrike.com (secure)] [imgur] [link to i.imgur.com (secure)] In 1961, minimum wage was $1.00 [link to www.dol.gov (secure)] That is 4 quarters which were made of 90% silver back then. As of this post, ONE 90% silver quarter has a melt value of $4.73. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] $4.73 x's 4 is $18.92. These retards don't realize: 1. They will be in a new tax bracket which will siphon off more fiat. 2. Raising a corporate tax will just mean corporations raise prices on products and services these very morons will be buying further siphoning off more fiat. 3. Raising minimum wage will increase automation and cost more jobs, and also increase prices as businesses are in business to "make money". What a bunch of morons. Biden is flooding the USA with Illegals. They will work for a lot less than these morons are already being paid. Let them strike. Pedro will happily take their jobs... I wish the Communism-loving retards would swap place with the Cubans who are protesting right now and who for the most part work when they are here. Then the lib Commies can see their utopian system first-hand. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 70635632 United States07/11/2021 10:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] it's not going to work like they think. raise minimum wage to 20$ an hour a LOT of entry level jobs are going to evaporate. it's just how it is. they'll automate them, they'll outsource them, whatever. they won't pay people 20$ an hour to fold pants at the mall. Yep. Mind numbing jobs @ $20/hr and unemployment will skyrocket. It's just like the current stock market though, they can't have it collapse under Biden like it did under Obama. (I'm no fan of spinless Republican politicians either). This is another hot potato and no one will want to touch this till nearing the end of their term to pass the blame to the next person. maybe so - if there are any s"elections" to be had in the future. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80503619 United States07/11/2021 10:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Don't they have to have a job in order to strike? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 [link to octoberstrike.com (secure)] [imgur] [link to i.imgur.com (secure)] In 1961, minimum wage was $1.00 [link to www.dol.gov (secure)] That is 4 quarters which were made of 90% silver back then. As of this post, ONE 90% silver quarter has a melt value of $4.73. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] $4.73 x's 4 is $18.92. These retards don't realize: 1. They will be in a new tax bracket which will siphon off more fiat. 2. Raising a corporate tax will just mean corporations raise prices on products and services these very morons will be buying further siphoning off more fiat. 3. Raising minimum wage will increase automation and cost more jobs, and also increase prices as businesses are in business to "make money". Why should we work at all for you to live in a stolen manifest reality? |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more National minimum wage is $7.25/hr. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 This is basically tripling that rate. 2080 hours per year working 40 hour week @ $7.25 is $15,080. 2080 hours per year working 40 hours weeks @ $20 is $41,600. So as of current tax brackets, they will move from the 12% bracket to the 22% bracket. [link to www.nerdwallet.com (secure)] it's not going to work like they think. raise minimum wage to 20$ an hour a LOT of entry level jobs are going to evaporate. it's just how it is. they'll automate them, they'll outsource them, whatever. they won't pay people 20$ an hour to fold pants at the mall. and that's who most of these people are. it's 45 year olds working retail entry level jobs that amassed debt popped out kids they cant afford, got too bogged down to get out of the loop and are mad they're stuck in a hellish loop so they just stick their hand out say gimme. at the same time wages have been frozen since the 80s so everybody is due to move up. Wages aren't the real issue. It is the worthless currency. Corps can pay you $1,000.00/hr if they wanted. It means nothing to them. The Fed can just add two 0's to every fiat note. But you will surely notice you are in the same boat as prices will be astronomical. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more Don't they have to have a job in order to strike? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79662039 [link to octoberstrike.com (secure)] [imgur] [link to i.imgur.com (secure)] In 1961, minimum wage was $1.00 [link to www.dol.gov (secure)] That is 4 quarters which were made of 90% silver back then. As of this post, ONE 90% silver quarter has a melt value of $4.73. [link to www.ngccoin.com (secure)] $4.73 x's 4 is $18.92. These retards don't realize: 1. They will be in a new tax bracket which will siphon off more fiat. 2. Raising a corporate tax will just mean corporations raise prices on products and services these very morons will be buying further siphoning off more fiat. 3. Raising minimum wage will increase automation and cost more jobs, and also increase prices as businesses are in business to "make money". Why should we work at all for you to live in a stolen manifest reality? You should have learned some valuable skills, Ace. The Mexicans and automation will take your jobs and you won't have jack shit. But I don't expect you to understand this. It is easy to spot ignorance in a financial topic. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 79662039 United States07/11/2021 10:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: National General Strike - Friday October 15th 2021 - Demanding $20/hr, 4 day work week, 15% corporate tax, 12 weeks maternity leave & more We could just stop paying taxes? Maybe audit the fed? Or go back to the gold standard? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75699704 Are you a Libertarian or Independent by any chance? You are damn right people should stop paying taxes, and you'll notice that idea NEVER gets shared on Social or Main Stream media. Like say 1,000,000 people stopped paying taxes, you think it would be newsworthy, but they could not report on it as the idea would spread. This minimum wage BS is just that, BS, so they can report on it. |
