tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post4515399848563416901..comments2023-10-31T09:14:26.930-05:00Comments on Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Yes, More Cornyn Watch: The Senator Votes Against Mining SafetyManifesto Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-60776368481549008232007-10-23T23:38:00.000-05:002007-10-23T23:38:00.000-05:00Does 7-Eleven pay that generously? The minimum wag...Does 7-Eleven pay that generously? The minimum wage is $5.85 an hour. I would seriously doubt that 7-Eleven pays one penny over that amount.<BR/>On top of this, the minimum wage laws are only as good as their enforcement, which is a sick joke these days. There are millions of people in this country who are paid well below minimum wage, "off the books."<BR/>Companies know they can get away with this because labor laws are weakly enforced (and even if they get caught, a $5,000 fine is chump change to a Fortune 500 company that rakes in hundreds of billions a year).<BR/>I read somewhere that historians have long understood the root causes of the French Revolution, (but many historians have long been baffled as to why the Revolution turned so bloody and violent).<BR/>Shit, even a trailer trash turd like myself can figure out this "mystery" that baffles all these professional historians.<BR/>The fact is, the French peasants were goddamn sick and tired of the leech class eating caviar off gold plates while they were starving in the streets.<BR/>If we get a French Revolution of our own in this country (and I believe we will someday), I suspect it'll get pretty violent.<BR/>I myself will be the first one to volunteer to sharpen the guillotine blade.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-10602398331388140532007-10-23T16:16:00.000-05:002007-10-23T16:16:00.000-05:00This is one of the mystifying things about our sta...This is one of the mystifying things about our state, and several others. One example: A co-worker bought something recently at a 7-Eleven, and the guy behind the counter, who couldn't have been making more than $9 an hr., had Limbaugh on his radio and was just jamming to the bashing. There are so many dupes.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-54816676918153799582007-10-22T22:52:00.000-05:002007-10-22T22:52:00.000-05:00Nice work Joe,Who votes for these guys?Nice work Joe,<BR/>Who votes for these guys?cwilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246743291797855295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-28716054299563339762007-10-22T01:48:00.000-05:002007-10-22T01:48:00.000-05:00I don't usually drink municipal water, even though...I don't usually drink municipal water, even though bottled is supposed to be non-PC now. I started drinking bottled long ago because of the sodium concern (I have drug-controlled hypertension). But now, I'm beginning to think that was serendipity! Maybe those people you mentioned have had too much Texas tap water. Sounds like a conspiracy theory, but stranger things have happened!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, thanks for stopping in. I will try to reciprocate more.Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502695489360674806.post-23516469451692372502007-10-22T01:07:00.000-05:002007-10-22T01:07:00.000-05:00After seeing the likes of Bush, Gonzalez, DeLay, a...After seeing the likes of Bush, Gonzalez, DeLay, and Cornyn, et al, I was starting to suspect it was something in the Texas drinking water. But then I thought about you and Molly Ivans......oh wait...Molly's gone. Stay safe, my friend.Brother Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603553502416272941noreply@blogger.com