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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She should have said "Unfortunately we haven't got anyone to bag working today so this might take a little longer than it ought to while I bag this up." And you should have said "Oh, I'll take care of it while you scan."
Our local groceries all employed disabled people as baggers until minimum wage laws made that impossible. Thanks Dems![/quote]

Minimum wage laws didn't make it "impossible."

Grocery stores simply enjoyed screwing over employees--including those with disabilities--when it was dirt cheap for them.

This is the second thread in 24 hours where the citizens of DCUMlandia have demonstrated their acceptance of a society of the haves and have nots where businesses take precedence and certain people simply don't deserve to be paid enough to make ends meet when they work 40 hours a week. What is wrong with everyone??? [/quote]

BAGGING GROCERIES is not a job one takes to make ends meet. It is for disabled people and young teens. If you think a grocery bagger should be paid enough to pay rent and raise children in an expensive urban area then you should understand why this job barely exists anymore.[/quote]

Every full time job should pay enough to pay rent and raise children in whatever area the job is in.

Anyone who thinks they shouldn't supports modern day feudalism and should be cast out of civilized society.[/quote]
tPeople should not have children that they cannot afford in any geographic area.[/quote]

You cannot possibly be this much of a moron or ahole.

What about refugees? Immigrants with families? People with disabilities don't deserve living wages? People starting over? 
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You cannot possibly be this delusional to think that observing reality makes one a moron. Wages for a job are what the market will bear. If the employer is underpaying, they won't be able to find anyone to work (the situation many places are in now.) If the employer is overpaying, they will have their pick of high-quality employees and will be able to replace them easily. If a job does not pay enough to pay rent and raise children, then you get roommates, you move in with family or the OTHER PARENT of the children, or you improve your skills to get a better-paying job. An independent grocery store owner who may be barely making a profit is supposed to make sure that each grocery bagger, regardless of value to the company, is making enough to pay rent for an unshared apartment in the neighborhood of their choice? What if it's a crappy garden apartment or an apartment in a crummy neighborhood and they feel they deserve better? Does that merit a raise? 
I've worked every bad job you can think of and currently work at a hospital, which used to pay local residents a living wage to clean the rooms and now pays "immigrants with families" less than you probably pay your babysitter, distorting the labor market. Civilized societies should not allow this.[/quote]

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