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Why Aren't you a Libertarian?
- Thread starter Nakosis
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Since you don't know what it's like where I live,
you're guessing, & proffering your guess as fact.
One might call that a load of...you know.
The internet is one's friend. I can look up state and county wide pay averages just as much as anyone. But because I did add to my original post, I'll requote it here:
"Specifically, Detroit has the highest paid wages for janitorial services in Michigan due to unionization and a labor strike. Not competition. That wage is 15 an hour, which is minimum wage around here and will probably be for most of the nation in the not too distant future. Their average pay outside the city is around $10 best, which is fifty cents over minimum wage."
I don't live in Detroit.
This points out the dangers of being rude based upon a guess.
I recommend asking more questions, & understanding before
leaping to 'knowledge'.
I didn't say you did. I said Detroit has the highest custodial (and most blue collar) wage of the state, due to unionization and labor strike. The rest of the state is doing abysmally poor by national standards. And is not by any significant value over minimum wage.
And if that was enough to count as rude to you then you better buy a mirror.
Then you ignored my post in favor of attacking a straw man.
You're doing this a lot lately. You & I once had discussions,
but it's been a long while.
What strawman? Okay, so in what way is competition supporting the blue collar workers of Michigan, since it's obviously not reflecting in their wages?
I think the university is the largest factor in a strong & relatively stable economy.
They're prospering where labor laws and union support is growing. Not so much due to laissez-faire capitalism.
I spoke of where I live.
You wouldn't be trying to broaden my specific claim to other areas, would you?
What makes you think this is true here?
Do you even know where "here" is?
Making my post about Detroit instead of where I live, Ms Eyeroller.
Then you ignored my post and are instead attacking a straw man. I used Detroit as an example of where they're doing the best, and that best is our minimum wage. In the same post. "Their average pay outside the city is around $10 best, which is fifty cents over minimum wage." Which is 6% below the national average.
I'm not discussing Detroit.
Great, neither am I. Once again, used it as an example of the best around you and why they're doing well. Not saying it's where you live. Where you live is doing worse, which doesn't account for your claim that competition is making them more successful. So I ask again: How is competition making them more successful?
You're just bickering & repeating yourself.
I've no interest in abetting.
I don't think that's the reason, but okay. Well, let me know if you ever come up with an answer.
One might think your motives aren't as you say either.
But I'd never say such a thing.