Quote (312 @ Apr 8 2016 12:47am)
The 1970's were almost 50 years ago man. It's only barely tripled since then. Bernie wants to MORE THAN double it -- without ANY consideration of the consequences for employment, small business, and the labor market. (Regarding your fast-food worker comment: No. The "biggest thing I hate" has nothing to do with fast-food employees -- it is that labor costs will go through the roof, leading to mass layoffs to cut costs (i.e. unemployment), and in lower-income areas will lead to small businesses folding).
Regarding your anti-corporate rant: Corporations aren't going to pay taxes they don't have to legally. I don't think we need a president "taking on" the big corporations, I need a president who can work with them, get some tax money out of them, but also ensure that they are being socially responsible (NOT pure antagonism).
Like it or not this country is a corporate country. That doesn't have to be a bad thing -- I don't think the correct approach to it is "FUCK CORPORATIONS".... They do a lot of positive things too (I'd argue mostly positive).
/end anti-Bernie rant
1. Do you honestly believe that he doesn't take those very simple consequences that EVERYONE points out into consideration? I'm not totally agreeing with a minimum wage increase, but it inevitably happens over time. It also just doesn't happen over night, it's incremental.
2. there SHOULDN'T BE TAX LOOP HOLES! Period.......
3. I'm not anti-corp. But there are more than enough continuous problems and you cannot deny that. I live in Massachusetts and currently all over the news, GE headquarters is moving into Boston. They are receiving numerous benefits and tax cuts. It's getting a lot of publicity. I, however, see as a big positive for the city and surrounding towns.
New jobs
People moving to city will need housing
thousands of people at this job will need to eat
Construction brings hundreds of jobs
More companies see the overall positive experience of GE and consider moving to boston as well.
This post was edited by stupidkid282 on Apr 7 2016 06:56pm