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EllieBC

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7. I'm really at a loss to understand wage increase hatred.

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Tue May 30, 2017, 09:00 PM

May 2017

My dad was making $25 or so an hour in the 80s at Chrysler in the US. He was a journeyman whatever (not sure what he did). But he was able to own a home, feed us kids (and we kept kosher so that was $$$), pay for little extras, and afford a modest but solid car.

Why do people suddenly not want to see the majority of the population being able to afford that typical middle-class lifestyle???

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The new $15.00/hr. minimum wage increase in Ontario is... [View all] inanna May 2017 OP

All the money made will directly go into the economy. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #1

Yeah. That's my thinking on the issue. inanna May 2017 #2

Exactly. All Chambers of Commerce... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #5

Pretty much exactly this, Saviolo May 2017 #4

1) 70% of the GDP is consumer spending. guillaumeb May 2017 #3

The oldest (first) comment on the CBC board is this one: inanna May 2017 #6

I'm really at a loss to understand wage increase hatred. EllieBC May 2017 #7

There's been a lot of fear mongering in the Ontario media inanna May 2017 #8

I can recall a time (before Wal-Mart came to Canada) inanna May 2017 #9

I have friends who work for Save On Foods here in BC. EllieBC Jun 2017 #10

Sadly, True Dough Jun 2017 #11