tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4195530551100396641..comments2024-03-29T04:03:32.376-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: If Amazon Can Afford $15 Per Hour, Why Not the Public Sector? Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47690569198409356072019-10-05T11:26:21.986-04:002019-10-05T11:26:21.986-04:00I would favor a $15/hr minimum for the public sect...I would favor a $15/hr minimum for the public sector if the public sector would have a comparable employee contribution toward healthcare costs as the private sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11933421349886018422019-09-30T10:48:25.204-04:002019-09-30T10:48:25.204-04:00It's true. At one time I thought public sector...It's true. At one time I thought public sector unions were unnecessary bc it is impossible to fire a public employee without due process. My thinking changed 180 when I saw Bethlehem railroad one of its officers, and then saw the same thing happen to several county workers. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48178764025412484692019-09-30T10:17:57.436-04:002019-09-30T10:17:57.436-04:00I remember when BOH was red-faced and pulling with...I remember when BOH was red-faced and pulling with anger over the dreaded "public sector unions" and how public employees were fleeting the poor taxpayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3002220158465988762019-09-29T07:13:29.042-04:002019-09-29T07:13:29.042-04:00It’s all fun and games until you have to poop 💩 i...It’s all fun and games until you have to poop 💩 in a dirty bathroom. They should be paid at least $16.00 an hour and tipped by the big wigs during Holidays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28831268118726646832019-09-28T23:38:08.066-04:002019-09-28T23:38:08.066-04:00today rent is a average of 1200 people cant surviv...today rent is a average of 1200 people cant survive on 15.00 hr Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28402275062034436122019-09-28T18:36:53.364-04:002019-09-28T18:36:53.364-04:00Amazon paid no 2018 US federal income taxAmazon paid no 2018 US federal income taxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6304948300118274582019-09-28T16:36:33.193-04:002019-09-28T16:36:33.193-04:00have you seen how much rent is 13 ain't cuttin...have you seen how much rent is 13 ain't cutting it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36514553128718901782019-09-28T07:34:01.815-04:002019-09-28T07:34:01.815-04:00"... paying $15 an hour and cutting out the f..."... paying $15 an hour and cutting out the f(r)ee stuff ..."<br /><br />Free stuff is stronger than the strongest addiction. It's never going away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27696582364057228032019-09-28T04:37:25.100-04:002019-09-28T04:37:25.100-04:00They make a fair wage, Add in all the benefits and...They make a fair wage, Add in all the benefits and they are probably getting more than any janitors in the Valley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70454336112772826792019-09-27T21:55:18.510-04:002019-09-27T21:55:18.510-04:00Bernie, already at 8:40 pm on a Friday night? I ha...Bernie, already at 8:40 pm on a Friday night? I have redd the comments and except both sides of the argument. They are both opinions, left or right!<br />With this one if it ran the weekend you could have topped the snake oil salesmen that ruffed you up while forcing that bottle you had thought was an energy drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91978388207159371132019-09-27T20:40:45.185-04:002019-09-27T20:40:45.185-04:00I am enabling moderation bc of the usual weekend t...I am enabling moderation bc of the usual weekend trolls. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63621359999933079292019-09-27T17:04:19.650-04:002019-09-27T17:04:19.650-04:00"...and cutting out the fee stuff"
Like..."...and cutting out the fee stuff"<br /><br />Like that'll ever happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11498713713385631922019-09-27T16:35:15.042-04:002019-09-27T16:35:15.042-04:00If liberals want needy voters who respond to promi...If liberals want needy voters who respond to promises of free stuff, the smartest thing you could do is start paying $15 an hour and cutting out the fee stuff, and then you could be the hero. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45590521910367199732019-09-27T16:31:15.358-04:002019-09-27T16:31:15.358-04:00Businesses are hiring them because they're che...Businesses are hiring them because they're cheap. Liberals want needy voters who respond to promises of free stuff. The US Chamber of Commerce wants cheaper labor than the market price for American citizens. Open borders is a policy upon which both sides largely agree - albeit for completely different reasons. We've been committing economic suicide in slow motion since the mid 60s. But hey, go team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35044044158169473962019-09-27T15:48:59.054-04:002019-09-27T15:48:59.054-04:002:59 And who is hiring those workers? Folks would...2:59 And who is hiring those workers? Folks wouldnt come if no one was hiring.The Huntressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29374393233230743262019-09-27T14:59:31.171-04:002019-09-27T14:59:31.171-04:00Between open borders and sanctuary cities, we'...Between open borders and sanctuary cities, we're going to have a lot of low-skill labor available. Supply and demand. Why pay more? Same people complaining are cool with inviting lots of newcomers to crash the wage scale. Just look at framing anywhere in the US. Those used to be family-supporting jobs. Now, it's Mexican pick-up at Home Depot at 6:00 AM. Our new country is great, ain't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63788845561334184362019-09-27T14:56:39.146-04:002019-09-27T14:56:39.146-04:00"If you give poor people money they will go t..."If you give poor people money they will go to the store and spend it.<br /><br />If more people show up at the store to buy the same amount of production the cost of that production will go up in order to reach an equilibrium.<br /><br />More money means more demand not more stuff."<br /><br />A "trickle-down" convert! There IS hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11539870711126640672019-09-27T14:55:11.602-04:002019-09-27T14:55:11.602-04:00"12.42 you have it backwards, high quality or..."12.42 you have it backwards, high quality or more production delivers higher pay."<br /><br />No. In gubmint, just hanging around and walking halls delivers higher pay. Tying pay to performance is abhorred by gubmint workers. It's racist, sexist, homophobic, and smacks of white privlege and its "old fashioned work ethic" scam that creates slaves. PennDOT and our education system show clearly that more money delivers terrible performance. Worst roads in the country and 41st in SATs. Those educated here, as in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, are too dumb to know this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54006182622633558482019-09-27T14:20:42.361-04:002019-09-27T14:20:42.361-04:001:59PM
You would not last 1 hour in an inner city...1:59PM<br /> You would not last 1 hour in an inner city public school.<br /><br />You sound like a perfect recruit for the "Rich Army" and they didn't even have to hire you.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42807243876702899662019-09-27T13:59:40.664-04:002019-09-27T13:59:40.664-04:00Lets talk about the teachers wages, benefits and o...Lets talk about the teachers wages, benefits and outrageous pension plans. Mostly by using children as hostages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3417138557129474482019-09-27T13:55:34.934-04:002019-09-27T13:55:34.934-04:0012.42 you have it backwards, high quality or more ...12.42 you have it backwards, high quality or more production delivers higher pay. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2171453407141682482019-09-27T13:54:09.455-04:002019-09-27T13:54:09.455-04:00the market should determine what workers are worth...the market should determine what workers are worth. If the pay is too low in public sector, go to amazon, I guess you were advertising for amazon. If your profession pays too little , better train for one that pays more. Remember, in the private sector a worker is supposed to be making his employer money or profit, In the public sector they are just a cost to taxpayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52127213332901068502019-09-27T13:52:39.801-04:002019-09-27T13:52:39.801-04:00If you give poor people money they will go to the ...If you give poor people money they will go to the store and spend it. <br /><br />If more people show up at the store to buy the same amount of production the cost of that production will go up in order to reach an equilibrium.<br /><br />More money means more demand not more stuff.<br /><br />The real conservationist are the rich, their greed provides them with the ability to lock up the available resources and this is the mechanism that keeps the poor from ravaging the planet.<br /><br />Some might think that's terrible, but if the rich wanted to, they could just hire half the poor, call it an army, and send them to kill the other half, which most poor would willingly do with vigor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67231447890199796062019-09-27T13:01:39.207-04:002019-09-27T13:01:39.207-04:00Just another reason why it takes five undocumented...Just another reason why it takes five undocumented to replace one made in America. Than with those five the quality is so poor it last only the one year workmanship warranties worth. As that one made in America far exceeds even the manufacturers warranty.<br />Go try to buy that at that $15 price lol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7340182498141439812019-09-27T12:42:42.944-04:002019-09-27T12:42:42.944-04:00If higher pay delivers higher quality, I'm wil...If higher pay delivers higher quality, I'm willing to pay more for the positions - but not for the current people who are accepting less money - and by your argument, not as high quality. Why would we pay more for the same level of quality? Nobody does that. If you think paying more money to the current gang is going to magically improve their quality and production, you should spend some time around the real world and see how things work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com