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Jun 24, 2017
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thebruce
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I think it's great.
I'm against raising minimum wage, etc.... That's why I love this guy as an example. Not every company can afford to be like him---they shouldn't have to offer huge salaries---but I applaud those that do it because it's their own choice.
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CEO who decided to pay workers $70k minimum
TNT
6/24/17 12:53pm
not sure where people get their strange socialistic economics, that never work
Nat Gas Man
6/24/17 12:59pm
CB is pretty conservative
TNT
6/24/17 1:00pm
It takes some mental gymnastics that's for sure
Cashmeousside
6/24/17 1:08pm
His actions aren't socialistic. It may not be good business but it
Baron
6/24/17 1:42pm
I actually agree with Baron on this. As The owner the dude can pay people
BoiseBlue
6/24/17 2:27pm
That video is from Aug 2015. At the time it wasn't accurate, and continues not to be.
mik3
6/24/17 1:37pm
Ugh. TNT is tired of his slow internet
TNT
6/24/17 1:39pm
I don't understand why people are so anxious to see him fail. It seems that a
shakinbaker
6/24/17 2:08pm
I'm assuming because it's the opposite of what a lot of people push for.
rtNelson
6/24/17 2:48pm
Trick-down economics:Obamacare::laissez-faire:ACA
Blue Plate Special
6/24/17 6:42pm
I am not super educated on economics as a whole, but a basic understanding...
rtNelson
6/24/17 6:56pm
note that some/much of the change in the difference between executives and average workers has to do with the size of
HarlemCoug
6/24/17 7:06pm
That would be an interesting statistic.
Blue Plate Special
6/24/17 7:09pm
I think you're argument was understandable, I worry I came across adversarially, which I didn't mean to be.
Blue Plate Special
6/24/17 7:07pm
Probably because they feel like they have something to lose
TNT
6/24/17 2:51pm
I think it's great.
thebruce
6/24/17 3:04pm
As others have mentioned, I think it threatens weird non-economically held beliefs that are confused for economics.
Blue Plate Special
6/24/17 6:45pm
there is much more to this story. The CEO is in a lawsuit with his brother and was in the lawsuit before the raise in
HarlemCoug
6/24/17 3:26pm
Woah
TNT
6/24/17 3:36pm
The suit was after the move to pay everyone more.
Baron
6/24/17 3:45pm
"Some media reports have speculated that Dan's $70,000 policy of 2015 was motivated not by
HarlemCoug
6/24/17 4:15pm
I read somewhere he told his brother about and disagree and prepared the suit.
Baron
6/24/17 4:23pm
Here is a link.
Baron
6/24/17 4:26pm
Of course. No one ups and pays a secretary 2x market or more out of the kindness of their heart.
mulletino
6/24/17 3:46pm
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East1999
6/24/17 5:56pm
I feel slighted. Oh the pain.
mulletino
6/24/17 6:57pm
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