What's new
By:
USCHO Fan Forum

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

  • The USCHO Fan Forum has migrated to a new plaform, xenForo. Most of the function of the forum should work in familiar ways. Please note that you can switch between light and dark modes by clicking on the gear icon in the upper right of the main menu bar. We are hoping that this new platform will prove to be faster and more reliable. Please feel free to explore its features.

Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

Status
Not open for further replies.
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

I guess I can't say for sure what the net effect is but the workers who were on food stamps (which was a significant percentage of their workforce) are certainly doing better which was the entire point of the bill Bernie and Ro Khana proposed. Obviously Bezos isn't some benevolent actor whose intentions are pure and it's not surprising that he cut other compensation behind the scenes.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

trixR4kids said:
I guess I can't say for sure what the net effect is but the workers who were on food stamps (which was a significant percentage of their workforce) are certainly doing better which was the entire point of the bill Bernie and Ro Khana proposed. Obviously Bezos isn't some benevolent actor whose intentions are pure and it's not surprising that he cut other compensation behind the scenes.
Click to expand...

It sounds like for the lowest paid it's a plus, but if you were already making $15 they are giving you a $1 raise, which may leave you slightly worse off after other cuts.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

jerphisch said:
It sounds like for the lowest paid it's a plus, but if you were already making $15 they are giving you a $1 raise, which may leave you slightly worse off after other cuts.
Click to expand...
Right, I don't deny that. Amazon is a pretty terrible place to work from everything I've heard and so their cutting of benefits doesn't shock me.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

What a fcking idiot:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just want to that the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work. And the name change is so on point!</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1047943670350020608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

FadeToBlack&Gold said:
What a fcking idiot:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just want to that the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work. And the name change is so on point!</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1047943670350020608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Click to expand...

You or Kepler said it, he’s trump with a STEM degree
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

dxmnkd316 said:
You or Kepler said it, he’s trump with a STEM degree
Click to expand...

Guess I missed the part where Musk made fun of handicapped people, considered over half the US to be the enemy of the...well...the US, and was nearly traitorous in conspiring with the country's biggest threat - Russia.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

5mn_Major said:
Guess I missed the part where Musk made fun of handicapped people, considered over half the US to be the enemy of the...well...the US, and was nearly traitorous in conspiring with the country's biggest threat - Russia.
Click to expand...
Give it time.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

5mn_Major said:
Guess I missed the part where Musk made fun of handicapped people, considered over half the US to be the enemy of the...well...the US, and was nearly traitorous in conspiring with the country's biggest threat - Russia.
Click to expand...

Well, he did publicly accuse a guy who went to help rescue the Thai soccer team of being a pedophile. That's probably as bad as anything Trump has said.

Of course, he's not POTUS, so not exactly the same expected standard of conduct.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

GrinCDXX said:
Well, he did publicly accuse a guy who went to help rescue the Thai soccer team of being a pedophile. That's probably as bad as anything Trump has said.

Of course, he's not POTUS, so not exactly the same expected standard of conduct.
Click to expand...

Stoner standard?
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

GrinCDXX said:
Well, he did publicly accuse a guy who went to help rescue the Thai soccer team of being a pedophile. That's probably as bad as anything Trump has said.

Of course, he's not POTUS, so not exactly the same expected standard of conduct.
Click to expand...

And Trump says stuff on par with that on a weekly basis. Musk said it. Trump is it.

trixR4kids said:
Give it time.
Click to expand...

I'll take that bet. Any amount. W may have caused physical damage to the US. But Trump is causing psychological damage to the US.
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

Been buried in work for the last couple of days. What's up with the markets?
 
Re: Business, Economics & Tax Policy 7: Workers of the world unite!

Normal market forces. Or maybe the start of the next Great Depression. Hard to tell.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top