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That's because the work isn't there or their prices have been cut for companies to afford paying 20-30 hours of OT. , being able to afford to pay my guys 1-10 hours of OT is a fantasy right now.
Right, and you want the folks that have "made it" to flip the bill.
That's because the work isn't there or their prices have been cut for companies to afford paying 20-30 hours of OT. , being able to afford to pay my guys 1-10 hours of OT is a fantasy right now.
just wait for the big three. lehman brothers on the horizon. and the airline industry. government government government
let the market decide what we want. put up that teat!
What type of construction are you in?
I just finished a job that was working 6 12's.
No, they are not. The cons ution was also written nearly 300 years ago by privileged white slave-owners in an agrarian economy. I'm not saying chuck the bill of rights or the cons ution, but people DO want their government to manage the country in such a way that those things are not out of reach for them if they work hard. I'm not asking government to do things for me than I can't do for myself. What I am asking the government to do is not invade countries that don't want war with us and didn't attack us, and maintain basic things like bridges and levees. I want competence from my government, and the Republicans have failed in just about every way imaginable.
that is truly ignorant. 80% of millionaires are 1st generation. Most of the people who inherit their first real money blow it within 5 years.
So Kosovo and Iraq were both terrible ideas to you.
Why do you support mass murder?
How did the repubs break those levees?
How did repubs ruin the bridge in Minnesota?
Rezzy, but you have to realize that the economy around here has been in the ter a lot longer than the rest of the country. Almost everyone I know in construction has had to leave the state to find work in the last 12 months
I don't doubt that. I talked to a buddy of mine in Colorado who does Res. as well. He's been laying folks off for the past 6 months.
I choose 50k because in the vast majority of places in this country, that is a solid livable wage for an average family. Obviously I'm not an expert so those numbers are fairly arbitrary in terms of gut instinct, etc.
If you want to get technical, I'd say you go with federal poverty line for a "typical" family for no payroll tax, and some multiplier (I tend to like 4, just because) for the reduced rate.
The point was, that sort of premise addresses several problems we have: low wages for workers, and income differential between peon, management, and executive.
a majority of dems "ran" fannie mae and freddie mac.
commerical construction is freakin booming in SA. Well, at least is was a few months back when I followed it.
Yeah, an electrician I know had 50 employees not less than two years ago. He's down to 6 right now and talking about closing up shop.
We had 60 and are now down to 18. Just trying to keep our heads above water at the moment.
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No, which is why I didn't support either war. I got news for you: Saddam's brutality isn't enough of a reason to invade a country. You feel differently, we've got about 80 countries to invade for poor human rights records.Why do you support mass murder?
Did my eyes deceive me or did New Orleans drown while Bush fiddled his guitar and pronounced the head of FEMA to be doing a heckuva job?How did the repubs break those levees?
And that is why homes cost so damn much these days. It is hard for couples to buy a home when they start in the $100's. And for me it never has been about the benjamins. I know I could be making much more cash but that is not all that I live for. IMO, the all mighty dollar has corrupted minds and morals. I'm not saying people shouldn't want to become wealthy I just don't think it is THE thing to strive for.
I've never judged success by the size of one's income.
US was essentially the reinsurer to those companies. Our government had a responsibility to bail them out, because that's what insurance is for.
As far as those other industries, aint no insurance for those.
this damn ponzi scheme that is the united states government will eventually catch-up with us.
damn, come to dallas. we're renting cranes and equipment from other states and countries to keep up. no signs of recession based on the skyline here. that may be a stupid thing to say, but it sure as doesn't look like it.
Not much to do around here when the local economy is tied to the automotive industry. It's a nice anchor.
ponzi? kin to arthur fonzerelli?
freedom of choice. I tend to have your philosophy as far as money is concerned, but we don't have the right to legislate our beliefs on others.
ponzi or pyramid, whatever you want to call it. btw, did I misspell it?
Would you rather have had Bush and FEMA repairing the levees while the hurricane was hitting?
Blaming NO on the Bush administration is like blaming Tony Romo for the entire loss against the Seahawks when he fumbled the snap. The whole team failed up to that point, you just needed someone you don't care for to pin it on.
And if I lived in Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco and Ray Nagin wouldn't get my vote either. Bush deserves the blame for FEMA, Blanco and Nagin get the blame for the local response.
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