Minimum wage

[ris]

in the mid-80s the riba [royal institute of british architects] abolished the standard fee scale for the work architects do for particular jobs under pressure from the government. [i think engineers here did the same but am not certain]. the new and improved free market for the profession meant that consumers [the bosses of the architect] refused to pay what previously amounted to the standard fee. architects, now finding thier practices in danger of collapsing, reduced their fees to get any jobs possible. they would put in 0% fee bids to get phase 1 in the hope they would get phase 2 at fee rate. clients milked the profession dry by jumping practices as it suited them.

architects would do 4x the work that the fee would bring, take on too much work, employ fewer workers on longer hours with no overtime. work quality declines, there is no incentive to do a proper job but instead hack corners off left and right to negate the impact of low fees.

if a worker doesn't like the 1.50 then they can always find someone paying more would be true if businesses didn't know that they can push people to take anyhitng when they are cornered between that and starvation.

 

[ris]

So what is it? A. You like shit sandwiches Or B. You eat shit straight up because you don't like bread.

...at minimum wage, you would have to choose B, as A would no longer be an option.

a is not an option because you cannot afford the bread for the sandwiches

 

[Squiggy]

Is it just me or does he slant all the options so it comes down to "agree with me, or admit you're an ass"? He does the same thing in polls...

 

[ris]

dunno, from my point of view it looks like 'i'm an ass so please disagree with me'

 

[Shadowfax]

[size]pssst....this is a poll [/size]


i wonder why people ask for opinions when all they want to hear is their own opinion and will never under what circumstance they are in, change their mind, or even be the slightest bit be open to other people's opinion.

what is the point of asking if you don't want to hear? and if you ask a question, you want an answer. you don't want people to avoid your question, otherwise the purpose of the question is a bit lost

 

[Professur]

This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about in the Mandatory military service thread. Kids talking out their ass without any real world experience to base it on.

Jer, tell me this.Why is there a minimum wage? Do you know?

 

[Q]

dunno, from my point of view it looks like 'i'm an ass so please disagree with me'

Could this be added as a poll option?? I haven't voted yet.

 

[ris]

i could but think i might get a complaint.

 

[dan]

has anyone got a dead horse? for some reason tonight i have an uncontrolable urge to beat one...

 

[Q]

i could but think i might get a complaint.

From who? Mr. Know-it-all?? Put it in a file ...put it in Bubbas complaint file...that's a dumpster, isn't it?

 

[A.B.Normal]

Kids talking out their ass without any real world experience to base it on.

Try living in the Real World for a while instead of posting in the Realworld forum constantly.

 

[greenfreak]

 

[dan]

i could but think i might get a complaint.

go on go on!

 

[ris]

i could but think i might get a complaint.

From who? Mr. Know-it-all?? Put it in a file ...put it in Bubbas complaint file...that's a dumpster, isn't it?

mwahahahaha you been peeking down the otc alley behind the bins again?

 

[Q]

I noticed it on the way home from the bar

 

[Squiggy]

[size]pssst....this is a poll [/size]

I meant in the actual poll choices...Like ...

A. I don't believe in abortion
B. I am a scum sucking asshole with no regard for human life. ABORT!

 

[ris]

a/ murderer
b/ evil murderer
c/ scumsucking murderous bastard
d/ compassionate [murderer ]
e/ abortion is wrong, isn't it obvious?
f/ i'm a lawyer

 

[Shadowfax]

ah, ok squiggy

but he still hasn't answered Profs question. and Prof is right on this one. and i too don't know everything precisely. but i do try to look at things from multiple angles and then form an opinion.

 

[Q]

That's what we like about you Shadow

 

[flavio]

This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about in the Mandatory military service thread. Kids talking out their ass without any real world experience to base it on.

Yep that pretty much sums up Jerrek nicely. Talks out his ass about taxes when he doesn't have to pay any, talks out his ass about elections when he doesn't vote, and he's pretty much just getting all his opinions from these slanted news sites he reads.

It's not as if he's thought anything out for himself, he just lets these sites give him his opnion.