Minimum wage in Alberta going to $15 an hour.

DaSleeper

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none of us have anything against the poor...
It's the lazy bums who think they are too good for certain jobs that we can't stand....
 
petros

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damngrumpy said:
First of all it was a promise people voted for. Secondly it does not destroy
jobs for teens. People can pay fifteen bucks. I Pay fifteen for employees
regardless of how old they are when I need help on the farm.
This idea we can pay one little group less is an old idea Used to be women
were shafted now its teens eh?
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$15? That's cheap. $20 -$22 is the going rate for farm labour around here.
 
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petros said:
$15? That's cheap. $20 -$22 is the going rate for farm labour around here.
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That's because for all grumpy's big words, when it comes to money out of HIS pocket, he pays as little as possible and screw the little guy. I bet there's no "union" on his farm.
 
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JLM said:
Maybe that explains why f**king bread is $3 a loaf!



At times for some things!
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folks orta bake their own bread tastes better anywho

I was in the carpenters union as a class 2 several years ago made a buck an hour less than I did at non union shops. Had to pay dues too.

but hey,,I was a union mayan.:)
 
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gerryh said:
That's because for all grumpy's big words, when it comes to money out of HIS pocket, he pays as little as possible and screw the little guy. I bet there's no "union" on his farm.
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Grumpy may have a big family to provide for, Ger. It's generally dangerous to second guess the other guy's situation. :)
 
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JLM said:
Grumpy may have a big family to provide for, Ger. It's generally dangerous to second guess the other guy's situation. :)
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Just pointing out how for all his big talk about the little guy, he really is no different than any other "capitalist" looking out for the bottom line.
 
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gerryh said:
Just pointing out how for all his big talk about the little guy, he really is no different than any other "capitalist" looking out for the bottom line.
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I don't think capitalists are out working at Grumpy's age. The Okanagan is a bit of a depressed area.

Tecumsehsbones said:
JLM said:
Tell me about it. You (or the redoubtable Mrs. JLM) ever try to bake rye bread? Infuriating. Mostly I just do tortillas or fry bread.
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Nope never tried baking rye bread!
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Tecumsehsbones said:
Hard to put a price on fear, Spade. Though apparently it's more'n $12.39 an hour.
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To put it in context, 12.39 USD can buy only 2.6702586206896552 Big Macs in Canada. Sorry about the decimals but I believe that's the extra lettuce.

Mind you, I understand fear. According to a recent (Link on demand) survey of American millionaires, they only breathe more easily if their net worth exceeds $5 million USD. To earn that amount at 15 CDN per hour, it would take over 194 years of 40 hour weeks.

I think 194 years slaving at minimum wage would kill most of us. By the way, you want fries with that?
 
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Spade said:
To put it in context, 12.39 USD can buy only 2.6702586206896552 Big Macs in Canada. Sorry about the decimals but I believe that's the extra lettuce.

Mind you, I understand fear. According to a recent (Link on demand) survey of American millionaires, they only breathe more easily if their net worth exceeds $5 million USD. To earn that amount at 15 CDN per hour, it would take over 194 years of 40 hour weeks.

I think 194 years slaving at minimum wage would kill most of us. By the way, you want fries with that?
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Man, I could use .6702586206896552 Big Mac right about now. . .
 
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Tecumsehsbones said:
Man, I could use .6702586206896552 Big Mac right about now. . .
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2/3 would work for me.

I've been wondering if earning more is as important as learning to live on less. The amount of waste I see is just mind boggling. I don't know if it's true or not (I hope it's a gross exaggeration) but a few months ago it was reported on the news that 40% of groceries in Canada end up in the garbage can. That is disgusting. Who is accepting that?
 
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Spade said:
To put it in context, 12.39 USD can buy only 2.6702586206896552 Big Macs in Canada. Sorry about the decimals but I believe that's the extra lettuce.

Mind you, I understand fear. According to a recent (Link on demand) survey of American millionaires, they only breathe more easily if their net worth exceeds $5 million USD. To earn that amount at 15 CDN per hour, it would take over 194 years of 40 hour weeks.

I think 194 years slaving at minimum wage would kill most of us. By the way, you want fries with that?
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Some folks were born to break their backs at hard labor all of their lives, and some were not. I made more money working for myself than I ever did working for someone else but the security of knowing how much your check would be every week,,regardless of how little it was, sometimes became a thing to hang on to. Truth is in this country, most business owners could not give a flying fvck about the welfare of their employees regardless of their value to the company. that's just the way it is .

because people,,,,,"suck"
 
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Ludlow said:
Some folks were born to break their backs at hard labor all of their lives, and some were not. I made more money working for myself than I ever did working for someone else but the security of knowing how much your check would be every week,,regardless of how little it was, sometimes became a thing to hang on to. Truth is in this country, most business owners could not give a flying fvck about the welfare of their employees regardless of their value to the company. that's just the way it is .

because people,,,,,"suck"
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I've always thought working hard was important but working smart is more important.
 
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