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More than half? That simply doesnt sound right ** -- vt_mughal 04/29/2020 10:57AM My view is that the extra $600 a week has nothing to do with workers or -- HokieAl 04/29/2020 09:58AM That is true but not much thinking went into the plan, many businesses are -- fordham 04/29/2020 10:50AM True. ** -- EDGEMAN 04/29/2020 10:05AM Well, that was the intent. If you take the average unemployment -- Tafkam Hokie 04/29/2020 09:50AM Might be tough for employers, but at the same time, it's a huge risk for -- reestuart 04/29/2020 09:20AM Yep. Say you make $38k annual, and now $50k with Unemployment. -- HWA 04/29/2020 09:38AM Isn't UE a % of pay (< than the $38K) ** -- 48zip 04/29/2020 10:06AM For the State portion, yes. But the Federal is $600 flat. -- HWA 04/29/2020 10:20AM It is, but it looks like HWA is taking that into account. Not an exact -- reestuart 04/29/2020 10:17AM Agree 100%. If a person has a chance at a decent job, they should jump -- reestuart 04/29/2020 09:41AM Is there a minimum # to qualify? And isn't it only collected back if -- 48zip 04/29/2020 09:10AM There is a payroll measurement test. I believe it is -- GreenvilleVT 04/29/2020 09:55AM Wow. Heck we bill triple my salary. No way we'd get to 75%. ** -- 48zip 04/29/2020 10:05AM Maybe it will be incentive for businesses to pay a living wage -- VTSnake 04/29/2020 08:46AM So you want massive inflation.... is everybody's pay going to go way up -- fordham 04/29/2020 10:42AM Define living wage ** -- 133743Hokie 04/29/2020 09:54AM Sure, its a buzz-word used to represent a completely arbitrary amount of $$ ** -- HokieNoVA 04/29/2020 10:01AM Yep. Related to it's cousin buzz-word "the rich" -- Tafkam Hokie 04/29/2020 10:08AM The problem is "living wage" is such a vague term. Sounds great but what is -- HokieGator 04/29/2020 09:38AM Oh geez ** -- 81_Hokie 04/29/2020 09:45AM Here we go ** -- vt90 04/29/2020 09:25AM Like asking a cat nicely not to kill birds. ** -- Coach McGuirk 04/29/2020 10:02AM I can’t imagine how much costs would have to go up to make -- HokieSignGuy 04/29/2020 09:21AM And they'd still probably get my order wrong at the drive-thru. ;-) ** -- vthokieq 04/29/2020 09:25AM Last drive thru I went to was almost comical -- Tafkam Hokie 04/29/2020 10:06AM Yes. That ALWAYS irks me. They have one job. ** -- HokieSignGuy 04/29/2020 09:27AM Concept as old as time itself (link) (Speakers on low) -- RhinoVT 04/29/2020 09:42AM Especially carnivals, and all the carnies. -- HWA 04/29/2020 09:13AM Nor should it. ** -- 48zip 04/29/2020 09:11AM The thing I love about America is if folks feel they -- GreenvilleVT 04/29/2020 09:03AM That's a nice idea, but in reality it's simply not true. ** -- herndon teach 04/29/2020 09:10AM Actually it is 100% true, the key is you have to make it happen -- fordham 04/29/2020 10:47AM I forgot pro athletes can only play for one team. My bad. -- GreenvilleVT 04/29/2020 09:57AM Everybody can just "learn to code". ** -- vthokieq 04/29/2020 09:11AM Yep. About 35-40M Americans are functionally illiterate. -- HWA 04/29/2020 11:33AM Yeah, my favorite. You don't hear bankers saying that everybody can learn -- 81_Hokie 04/29/2020 09:42AM I dunno...you tell me...that was the common line... -- vthokieq 04/29/2020 10:06AM Because its rote ** -- 133743Hokie 04/29/2020 09:56AM That's a nice idea, but in reality it's simply not true. ** -- herndon teach 04/29/2020 09:10AM I'm betting most of those jobs were never meant to be a living wage -- WestyHokie 04/29/2020 09:01AM "Living wage" doesn't mean enough to be a career or permanent -- jmanatVT 04/29/2020 09:11AM That's essentially the same thing, IMO -- WestyHokie 04/29/2020 09:36AM I have a friend w/ 3 jobs, all of which are shut down right now. -- 48zip 04/29/2020 1:45PM Minimum wage was never intended to be a career pinnacle. -- GreenvilleVT 04/29/2020 09:06AM I really loved working in the pro shop during college -- bigbadbird 04/29/2020 09:05AM I think this is the dream for some ** -- bigbadbird 04/29/2020 08:45AM ...it’s good work if you can find it ** -- chumley 04/29/2020 09:03AMTech Sideline is Presented By:
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