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The States: At Least Michigan is Better Than Indiana

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Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Christian sharia!

“Kansas state representatives introduced legislation that would define same-sex marriage as "parody marriage" and would prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages or transgender people.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...o-define-same-sex-marriage-as-parody-marriage
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I honestly hope it passes. Kansas is so back water it needs to be ignored by business and humanity for decades.
 
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trixR4kids said:
Pretty sure they elected a D governor.
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Not enough. How in the hell does legislation like this even see the light of day? Seriously. Business should ignore State's like this like the plague. I'm a little irritated that the major conglomerate that is a big part of our business is having their big yearly conference in Dallas. **** that place. Go somewhere progressive and global instead of some ****ing backwater piece of ****.
 
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Kansas is currently in transition. The people are rebelling against Brownbackian policies. But don’t expect it to be California.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
Not enough. How in the hell does legislation like this even see the light of day? Seriously. Business should ignore State's like this like the plague. I'm a little irritated that the major conglomerate that is a big part of our business is having their big yearly conference in Dallas. **** that place. Go somewhere progressive and global instead of some ****ing backwater piece of ****.
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State reps introduce garbage like this all the time. Minnesota went through this too. State reps are known for being the looniest of the loons.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
State reps introduce garbage like this all the time. Minnesota went through this too. State reps are known for being the looniest of the loons.
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You make them pariah's they'll finally just go away. Instead for a BIG BIG BIG part of the country this **** is considered normal and desirable.
 
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Illinois is now part of the $15/hour minimum wage crowd....

Still not sure if this is a good thing or not... It gives people more cash. But I'm sure there will be layoffs, staff cut backs, and fewer workable hours.
 
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ScoobyDoo said:
You make them pariah's they'll finally just go away. Instead for a BIG BIG BIG part of the country this **** is considered normal and desirable.
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Scooby, and everyone else... prior to coming out and starting hormones, one of my plans was to run a marathon in all 50 states.

Since coming out and starting hormones, I now look at a map of the USA and go "can't go there, can't go there... ooooh, ESPECIALLY can't go there...."
 
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RaceBoarder said:
Illinois is now part of the $15/hour minimum wage crowd....

Still not sure if this is a good thing or not... It gives people more cash. But I'm sure there will be layoffs, staff cut backs, and fewer workable hours.
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It will be the latter. Lots of these jobs are already being automated. Self-checkout at a grocery store lately? Or use a touch screen order menu at a fast food restaurant? ;)

Personally, I refuse to use self-checkout. Not because of my old-fashioned ways concerning some modern technology, I want to support humans having a job. Might be a crappy job, but it's an honest one.
 
The Rube said:
It will be the latter. Lots of these jobs are already being automated. Self-checkout at a grocery store lately? Or use a touch screen order menu at a fast food restaurant? ;)
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I know a manager for a McDonalds franchise very well. Asked if the renovations corporate is making their group of restaurants do for the last year has caused less cashiers/front of the house staff. She said the automated kiosks have had the opposite effect, they have had to *add* staff.

The Wal-Mart up the street from me added self-checkouts just over a year ago. The few times I've gone late in the evening, they also have had more staff available than prior to their remodel.

If a store is cutting staff because of "automation," they were already hurting for cash to begin with.
 
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aparch said:
I know a manager for a McDonalds franchise very well. Asked if the renovations corporate is making their group of restaurants do for the last year has caused less cashiers/front of the house staff. She said the automated kiosks have had the opposite effect, they have had to *add* staff.

The Wal-Mart up the street from me added self-checkouts just over a year ago. The few times I've gone late in the evening, they also have had more staff available than prior to their remodel.

If a store is cutting staff because of "automation," they were already hurting for cash to begin with.
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Interesting. Is it because of the staff helping the customers navigate the kiosks? I could see that.
 
RaceBoarder said:
Illinois is now part of the $15/hour minimum wage crowd....

Still not sure if this is a good thing or not... It gives people more cash. But I'm sure there will be layoffs, staff cut backs, and fewer workable hours.
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It might also mean the return of true full time employment.

I'm not sure 15 was the right number (might be too high), but there definitely needed to be a bump. Plus, it's not 15 overnight. It's a gradual increase to 15 in 2025.
 
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aparch said:
It might also mean the return of true full time employment.

I'm not sure 15 was the right number (might be too high), but there definitely needed to be a bump. Plus, it's not 15 overnight. It's a gradual increase to 15 in 2025.
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Some states are moving a bit quicker. A big question is, other employers are not going to raise their pay relative to min wage. So if one is getting paid, say, $20/hour now, they will probably not get their wages moved up as the min gets moved up.

If I were getting paid $17/hour doing what I do, but I could do MUCH less for $15/hour? And get same benefits in general? I might make that switch. Less stress, etc.
 
The Rube said:
Interesting. Is it because of the staff helping the customers navigate the kiosks? I could see that.
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That's partially the reason they added the staff. Also that person makes an extra runner to complete the order and get it to the customers.

For her stores, the renovation required the removal of one register (going from three to two,) but the addition of three digital kiosks in store. So the cashier who "lost a register" now has extra kiosks to assist with, to get orders ready, etc., and they needed to add an extra person at almost each of their stores.
 
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aparch said:
That's partially the reason they added the staff. Also that person makes an extra runner to complete the order and get it to the customers.

For her stores, the renovation required the removal of one register (going from three to two,) but the addition of three digital kiosks in store. So the cashier who "lost a register" now has extra kiosks to assist with, to get orders ready, etc., and they needed to add an extra person at almost each of their stores.
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The general populace are officially idiots. I mean, we all knew they were, but wow.
 
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The Rube said:
Interesting. Is it because of the staff helping the customers navigate the kiosks? I could see that.
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The machines also break frequently, and the software they run on has to be coded and maintained. Corporate presumably contracts that work, but both of those are jobs that should definitely pay better than $15/hr already.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
The machines also break frequently, and the software they run on has to be coded and maintained. Both of which are jobs that should definitely pay better than $15/hr already.
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Yes, I would agree with that. Coding and such? Much more than min wage/15 per hour.

Handing over an incorrect order at a fast food joint? Not worth $15/hour.
 
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