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Originally Posted by tony286
Why does it always to go to the extreme and silly? Fact we are a consumer based economy ,if people cant afford to consume it doesnt work.
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Exactly. There is TONS of money sitting in the coffers of corporate America. They don't give it to the workers who actually did the work and amassed the corporate fortunes. The workers they pay as little as they can legally get away with.
And even THAT is too much sometimes:
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Wal-Mart and its staffing agencies failed to follow federal minimum wage and overtime laws when they required temporary workers to appear early for work, stay late to complete work and work through lunches and breaks, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed Monday.
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http://www.suntimes.com/business/159...ver-wages.html