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Because of course we businesses owners will pay people more for doing the same thing if that's what politicians want us to.
Actually, we are smarter than you are. We automate, streamline, take people to part time, replace lower end workers with better ones if we have to pay more. The one and only thing we do not do is just pay more for the same job. All these laws harm you, not us.
Yeah!
And all you workers out there just shut the fuck up and turn to! Otherwise Mr. Businessman will fire your worthless, lazy asses.
Here in America, anyone who works for a living has a wide and wonderful range of options when it comes to their job.
For example, if you don't like your job and/or your income, you can do any of the following things, even some combination therein:
- Increase your effort and quality of work to increase your rates of pay and promotion
- Spend extra time, above and beyond your normal time, to accomplish something extra to demonstrate your drive, ability and commitment to your employer
My goodness, I can only imagine how crazy and greedy the above sounds to many people here. I guess a person could also:
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Well, Obama's overtime rule destroys the first two options. It turns ambitious people who want to get ahead into clock punching wage slaves. Good luck making that work in Silicon Valley without destroying the tech industry.
Hopenchange!