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#51 2025-08-03 13:19:38
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Re: slavery - why does it still exist?
Tarrifs are hitting those that are not in the top 90% with every purchase and with thaqt we are as a people not spending on what is extra or needed to maintain life. Such things as vacation travel have already been given up not only for Americans but as well to abstain from travel due to the escalations of tarrifs. Further hurting the businesses that already have a hardtime due to being seasonal.
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#52 2025-08-03 17:52:08
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Re: slavery - why does it still exist?
Yes there will be disruptions and upsets. But do you understand what labor at $1.00 an hour or even $0.10 an hour would do to our economy if that labor is not protected inside of our borders to some extent?
The world you want to protect is doomed. The only thing to do is adapt.
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#53 2025-08-03 17:58:20
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Re: slavery - why does it still exist?
Labor rates for each state means that we have already lost control. That buying power in each have become unequal more so over the range of earnings.
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Minimum Wage Rate by State in the U.S. [2025]
In Massachusetts, the standard minimum wage is $15.00 per hour. For tipped employees, the minimum wage is $6.75 per hour, but if their total earnings (including tips) do not reach $15.00 per hour, the employer must make up the difference, according to Mass.gov.
Key points about Massachusetts minimum wage:
Standard Minimum Wage: $15.00 per hour.
Tipped Employees: $6.75 per hour (with tips bringing the total to at least $15.00).
Overtime: Requires payment of 1.5 times the regular wage for hours exceeding 40 per workweek.
Meal Breaks: Employees working at least six consecutive hours must receive a 30-minute uninterrupted meal break.
Wage Deductions: Employers can only make deductions required by law or authorized in writing
Breakdown of minimum wage by state
State Current Minimum Wage Wage Increase Timeline
Alabama none
Alaska $10.34
American Samoa varies
Arizona $12.15
Arkansas $11.00
California $13.00 Increase by $1 per year for two years until $15
Colorado $12.32
Connecticut $12.00 Increase by $1 per year for three years until $15
Delaware $9.25
D.C. $15.00
Florida $8.65
Georgia $7.25
Guam $8.75
Hawaii $10.10
Idaho $7.25
Illinois $11.00 Increase by $1 per year until for five years $15
Indiana $7.25
Iowa $7.25
Kansas $7.25
Kentucky $7.25
Louisiana none
Maine $12.15
Maryland $11.75 $15 effective January 2025
Massachusetts $13.50 $15 effective January 2023
Michigan $9.65 Increase by $0.23 per year until it reaches $12.05 in 2030
Minnesota $10.00/$8.15
Mississippi none
Missouri $10.30 $12 effective January 2023
Montana $8.75
Nebraska $9
Nevada $9.00/$8.00 $12.00/$11.00 effective July 2024
New Hampshire $7.25
New Jersey $12.00 $15 effective January 2024
New Mexico $10.50 $12.00 effective January 2023
New York $12.50 Rate adjusted annually for inflation until $15.00
North Carolina $7.25
North Dakota $7.25
Northern Mariana Islands $7.25
Ohio $8.80/$7.25
Oklahoma $7.25/$2
Oregon $12.00 $13.50 effective July 2022
Pennsylvania $7.25
Puerto Rico $7.25/$5.08
Rhode Island $11.50
South Carolina none
South Dakota $9.45
Tennessee none
Texas $7.25
Utah $7.25
Vermont $11.75
Virgin Islands $10.50
Virginia $7.25
Washington $13.69
West Virginia $8.75
Wisconsin $7.25
Wyoming $7.25
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#54 2025-08-03 18:19:58
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Re: slavery - why does it still exist?
And yet we will be forced to even lower wages for much of the work, by robots. Your choices are robot made stuff inside the USA or outside of the USA.
If it is inside the USA the production process can be taxed. If it is from outside of the USA the production process can be Tariffed just enough to keep the internal USA production functional and useful.
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#55 2025-08-05 16:34:12
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Re: slavery - why does it still exist?
Wages do not go down ith robotics and actually climb due to requirement as they are not dumb button pushers. You need techinical skills, programing and industrial engineers for what was just hands.
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