I'll allow it.

You Europeans are very fortunate.

Someday, we'll catch up.

@RoboGraham We Work to Live. Not live to work.

@dermot235

As it should be

@RoboGraham Productivity levels in a lot of European countries are way above the US. A workforce that gets good Paid Vacation time and Free healthcare is a workforce that is more productive because of that. Not despite that. The Great shame about the US is that Good working conditions are a WIN WIN for everyone. US Muti-nationals give good employment in Ireland and Pay for all theses workers benefits. So it Is a WIN WIN. They are not here for fun. They are here to make a Profit. And they can do this without exploiting workers and working them into the ground

@dermot235

No doubt. A lot of jobs I've had, I didn't work effectively on purpose because I felt taken advantage of. So, naturally, when you feel you're being screwed, you have no incentive to give it your 100% and actually care about the success of the company. It's just like, give me my pitiful wage and whatever.

@RoboGraham It's like the character said in Office Space, " My only motivation is to work just hard enough to not get fired".

Well, we are about to elect a socialist president

@RoboGraham I think you are about as far away from Socialism in the US as Europe was in 1871. lol

@RoboGraham wow, you swallowed drump whole?

@AnneWimsey

I guess the humor was lost on you

@RoboGraham harddto have a sense of humor about minimum-wage

@AnneWimsey

What are your thoughts on the minimum wage?

@RoboGraham it is the same money I made about half-way through my Machinist Apprenticeship at the nuclear sub plant, in the late 70's, ferxristsake. When I worked at Bernie's local headquarters in '16, it was obvious that the young kids that listened to me talking about a real wage, using an example my dad, a milkman, and my Mom staying home with the 4 kids...well, they Clearly thought I was senile. Very saddeninhg.

@AnneWimsey

It sure would be nice if the minimum wage had kept up with inflation and productivity increases. No one should work full time and not receive a living wage.

So what's this about drump swallowing me whole?

This looks awesome

Exactly. These big corporations get away with neglecting to provide their workers with a living wage and basic benefits and the tax payer has to pick up the slack to keep those workers fed, housed, and healthy enough to work.