Corporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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It would help bring up wage rates in the service industry. And it is not just about wages but having a stronger union movement that can lead to better worker protection, better OSHA enforcement, and a generally stronger, larger, middle class.fjblair wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 7:46 amReally? What makes you so gleeful about this development in Boone?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:57 amGood to see this in Boone!
New election filings at the NLRB: 500 faculty members at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA are organizing with the California Federation of Teachers. 479 Starbucks workers at 17 stores filed for elections with Workers United in: Chicago; St. Louis (x2); Boston; Pittsburgh (x2); Sun Valley, CA; Colorado Springs; Stevensville, Olney, Bel Air, and Nottingham, MD; Oklahoma City and Norman, OK; Warwick, RI; Denton, TX; Cottonwood Heights, UT; and Boone, NC
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Union dues are actually a much better return on investment (if that is all one cares to look at) than anything out there. The winners are the workers in industries where union rates are higher, and that helps union and non-union alike.
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I don't even drink coffee so I don't really understand the desire but at the Starbucks in South Greensboro at Elm-Eugene there are generally 7-8 cars waiting in line to the point the line of cars spills out into the road around the parking lots there. I may spend $10 a year at a Starbucks if I am going in with someone that wants a coffee and I grab a tea. But some people love them for sure, or are addicted to the caffeine. Either way, even the poorer side of Greensboro has a Starbucks that is hopping.CVAPP wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:38 amStarbucks can be a bad neighbor. At times, their customers create havoc to the flow of traffic around their Hickory-Viewmont location. Across the street Chick-Fil-A handles a much larger volume of drive through customers, and they do so without creating problems on the throughways. I am sure results vary by location and that maybe most Starbucks have a proper site design, but they did well to fool the City of Hickory into approving what they did at the aforementioned location.
That aside, would anyone here impede traffic to wait in a long line for an over-priced cup of coffee? I hope not.
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Things are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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The word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 amThings are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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I’d put my company culture and wages we pay our workers up against the unionized competition.McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:29 amUnion dues are actually a much better return on investment (if that is all one cares to look at) than anything out there. The winners are the workers in industries where union rates are higher, and that helps union and non-union alike.
Unions kill innovation and employee growth. Look at the growth of unionized companies over time versus their peers.
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I want some of whatever you're on.....mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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Just truth. and caffeine.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:49 amI want some of whatever you're on.....mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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I rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 amThe word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 amThings are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
I don't agree with the trends shown here
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Lots of trends out there we all don't like and that post was quite a jump from the topic of unions...
I'll skip to the punchline, socialism (or worse communism) is not the answer.
I'll skip to the punchline, socialism (or worse communism) is not the answer.
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I don’t think greed is a good thing but profit is a must. Not trying to be an ass but you didn’t answer my question, what is fair? I think this word gets thrown around way too much and nobody will say what is fair. I for one would never go to my boss and tell him I need a “fair” wage. My wife has been telling the kids she teaches for years that fair is where you pet the pigs and ride the rides. So what is “fair”?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:41 pmI rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 amThe word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 amThings are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
I don't agree with the trends shown here
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tren ... ality_1-4/
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And maybe you wife needs to help expand the minds of the one she teaches and help them understand words can have multiple meanings. Heck, teachers talk about “covering” material in class to teach a topic and cover also means to obscure, which is the exact opposite of teaching and exposing ideas.
And I am not anti-profit, the question is where does the profit go and how much profit at some point. I am a member of 5 credit unions and I expect each to not lose money. I want the Co-op grocery I have a share in to not lose money either. Same for the mutual insurance companies I have policies with. I do expect any profit to be reinvested in operations, safety, long-term stability, and worker pay and not into the hands of a few at the top.
Much like the Supreme Court and porn, the issue of fairness may be hard to define but that lack of ease of definition does not mean one can not sense when it is happening and not happening and right now it is not happening and that has been the case for decades.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:27 pmI don’t think greed is a good thing but profit is a must. Not trying to be an ass but you didn’t answer my question, what is fair? I think this word gets thrown around way too much and nobody will say what is fair. I for one would never go to my boss and tell him I need a “fair” wage. My wife has been telling the kids she teaches for years that fair is where you pet the pigs and ride the rides. So what is “fair”?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:41 pmI rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 amThe word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 amThings are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amE
Corporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.
I don't agree with the trends shown here
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tren ... ality_1-4/
And maybe you wife needs to help expand the minds of the one she teaches and help them understand words can have multiple meanings. Heck, teachers talk about “covering” material in class to teach a topic and cover also means to obscure, which is the exact opposite of teaching and exposing ideas.
And I am not anti-profit, the question is where does the profit go and how much profit at some point. I am a member of 5 credit unions and I expect each to not lose money. I want the Co-op grocery I have a share in to not lose money either. Same for the mutual insurance companies I have policies with. I do expect any profit to be reinvested in operations, safety, long-term stability, and worker pay and not into the hands of a few at the top.
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Gathering wealth in the hands of the few at the top has been what humans have been doing since the beginning of humanity as well as the entirety of US history and will continue to do so until we figure out a way to rewire the human mind, then those that figured out how to rewire us will control us all and keep all the profit for themselves, o wait, we already have social media.McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:49 am7Much like the Supreme Court and porn, the issue of fairness may be hard to define but that lack of ease of definition does not mean one can not sense when it is happening and not happening and right now it is not happening and that has been the case for decades.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:27 pmI don’t think greed is a good thing but profit is a must. Not trying to be an ass but you didn’t answer my question, what is fair? I think this word gets thrown around way too much and nobody will say what is fair. I for one would never go to my boss and tell him I need a “fair” wage. My wife has been telling the kids she teaches for years that fair is where you pet the pigs and ride the rides. So what is “fair”?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:41 pmI rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 amThe word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 am
Things are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.
I don't agree with the trends shown here
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tren ... ality_1-4/
And maybe you wife needs to help expand the minds of the one she teaches and help them understand words can have multiple meanings. Heck, teachers talk about “covering” material in class to teach a topic and cover also means to obscure, which is the exact opposite of teaching and exposing ideas.
And I am not anti-profit, the question is where does the profit go and how much profit at some point. I am a member of 5 credit unions and I expect each to not lose money. I want the Co-op grocery I have a share in to not lose money either. Same for the mutual insurance companies I have policies with. I do expect any profit to be reinvested in operations, safety, long-term stability, and worker pay and not into the hands of a few at the top.
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CEO pay has increased by around 900% in the last 50 years. CEO's are typically paid 350X what average workers make, in the 1960's it was 20X. The profits flow to the top executives while workers may get thrown a bone now and again, doesn't seem right.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
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My wife is an excellent teacher who cares for her kids but doesn’t pamper them. She actually gets them ready for the real world.McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:49 am7Much like the Supreme Court and porn, the issue of fairness may be hard to define but that lack of ease of definition does not mean one can not sense when it is happening and not happening and right now it is not happening and that has been the case for decades.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:27 pmI don’t think greed is a good thing but profit is a must. Not trying to be an ass but you didn’t answer my question, what is fair? I think this word gets thrown around way too much and nobody will say what is fair. I for one would never go to my boss and tell him I need a “fair” wage. My wife has been telling the kids she teaches for years that fair is where you pet the pigs and ride the rides. So what is “fair”?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:41 pmI rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 amThe word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:37 am
Things are certainly different from 60 years ago. How much of those gains in 1st world countries are on the back of 2nd and 3rd world countries and are living in near-slave like conditions with locked doors and subsistence wages. That may be the same company that is providing for a 401K. If the profit was being shared fairly then things would be much better for many more, and that is not happening by any honest measure.
I don't agree with the trends shown here
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tren ... ality_1-4/
And maybe you wife needs to help expand the minds of the one she teaches and help them understand words can have multiple meanings. Heck, teachers talk about “covering” material in class to teach a topic and cover also means to obscure, which is the exact opposite of teaching and exposing ideas.
And I am not anti-profit, the question is where does the profit go and how much profit at some point. I am a member of 5 credit unions and I expect each to not lose money. I want the Co-op grocery I have a share in to not lose money either. Same for the mutual insurance companies I have policies with. I do expect any profit to be reinvested in operations, safety, long-term stability, and worker pay and not into the hands of a few at the top.
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Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:28 amMy wife is an excellent teacher who cares for her kids but doesn’t pamper them. She actually gets them ready for the real world. She spent over 30 years at an inner city school loving and teaching mostly minority children. But she doesn’t fit your liberal template so of course you must insult her. Typically of your type.McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:49 am7Much like the Supreme Court and porn, the issue of fairness may be hard to define but that lack of ease of definition does not mean one can not sense when it is happening and not happening and right now it is not happening and that has been the case for decades.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:27 pmI don’t think greed is a good thing but profit is a must. Not trying to be an ass but you didn’t answer my question, what is fair? I think this word gets thrown around way too much and nobody will say what is fair. I for one would never go to my boss and tell him I need a “fair” wage. My wife has been telling the kids she teaches for years that fair is where you pet the pigs and ride the rides. So what is “fair”?McLeansvilleAppFan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:41 pmI rent out a home and I keep the rents a good bit below the market rates for the size and area, and I do that as to not be a greedy ass. In my younger days I was a business owner.Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:42 am
The word “fair” gets used a lot when folks talk about wages and or taxes. Exactly what would be “fair”? I’m great with higher wages for me and my wife but I also have a healthy respect for the entrepreneur. I opened a couple of business and worked for myself. Gives you a different perspective. Ever start a business or work for yourself?
I don't agree with the trends shown here
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-tren ... ality_1-4/
And maybe you wife needs to help expand the minds of the one she teaches and help them understand words can have multiple meanings. Heck, teachers talk about “covering” material in class to teach a topic and cover also means to obscure, which is the exact opposite of teaching and exposing ideas.
And I am not anti-profit, the question is where does the profit go and how much profit at some point. I am a member of 5 credit unions and I expect each to not lose money. I want the Co-op grocery I have a share in to not lose money either. Same for the mutual insurance companies I have policies with. I do expect any profit to be reinvested in operations, safety, long-term stability, and worker pay and not into the hands of a few at the top.
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goapps wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 amCEO pay has increased by around 900% in the last 50 years. CEO's are typically paid 350X what average workers make, in the 1960's it was 20X. The profits flow to the top executives while workers may get thrown a bone now and again, doesn't seem right.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.
Sounds like you are talking about the UNC System and APP. So true in both cases!
CEO’s = CHEAT
WORKERS= APP
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And I also think that’s bad and destructive. I just don’t think I have the right to go tell the owners of those business what they need to pay people. I am also not necessarily anti union. I have seen unions ruin good paying jobs and I think they most likely hurt innovation and overall productivity. But saying it’s not “fair” does nothing. In this case the word is used to invoke emotion. If you’re actually going to negotiate you need numbers. I try to do my part through my actions. I quit working for a large corporation and went to work for a local owner operator who refused to sell his business to a larger corporation. I do my best to shop at owner operator or regional stores. I’m not with the global economy folks. We need to produce most of what we need locally or regionally. The only way I can personally affect that is through my buying habits.goapps wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 amCEO pay has increased by around 900% in the last 50 years. CEO's are typically paid 350X what average workers make, in the 1960's it was 20X. The profits flow to the top executives while workers may get thrown a bone now and again, doesn't seem right.mike87 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:25 amCorporations are owned by stockholders who demand higher return on their investments. If you own a 401K, which most people who work for large corporations do, you are a stockholder and benefit from profitability. Evil corporations are a myth and profit is good. Wages fall as a percentage of corporate income because of outsourcing, increased productivity and automation. The worker is better off today than he was in the 60's.HighlandsApp wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:48 amThe incredible amount of dollars and effort that large corporations will go through to stop workers from unionizing should be the answer as to whether unions beneficial to the low and middle class workers.
In Asheville the for-profit owner of the Western North Carolina hospital system spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block the nurses from unionizing. The healthcare industry is so messed up now they pay travel nurses five to eight times per shift what they will pay an employee living in their own community.
In 1960 60% of corporate income went to employee wages and benefits. It currently stands at 20% today. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. Yes there is inflation but we're being scammed with inflation and shortages of materials being the scapegoat to reap higher and higher profits.