Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

[Sailor]

Thanks. My father was an incredible and highly respected man. He was an avid outdoorsman, a very successful hunter and tracker, a distinguished expert with a handgun, the curator of the M-1's and a life member at our gun club. He was a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge. He volunteered in both the church and community and was very generous, giving much to both. I could go on.
His viewing and funeral was attended by politicians, clergy, judges, prominent business owners and many, many friends. Grown men cried at his viewing.
I could only hope to be half the man my father was.

He sounds like a great man RB. And you are a great son. The world needs more down to earth, caring and compassionate folks like you both.

[RB 60]

He sounds like a great man RB. And you are a great son. The world needs more down to earth, caring and compassionate folks like you both.

He was, and thanks. He did quite well for only having a 10th. grade education. He died 2 days before Thanksgiving 7 years ago. I miss him every day, so does my mother.

[Grokmaster]

The right to work (for less states)




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other...obs/ar-BBXF7sF

SKILL + MOTIVATION LEVEL= PAY LEVEL.


It ain't rocket science.

[PostmodernProphet]

Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs

so your argument is based upon the fact half of Americans earn below average wages?......let that sink in a minute.......

[PostmodernProphet]

YES the minimum wage should be at the very least $25.00 an hour........

piker.....why not $2,500 an hour?....the we could all be 1%ers, eh?

[Sailor]

piker.....why not $2,500 an hour?....the we could all be 1%ers, eh?

Amazing how she never brings up the Obama's who are 1%ers now. I also find it "amazing" how the Obama's all of the sudden are silent about 70% plus taxes on the rich...........

[CFM]

My father taught me very early on that if I wanted something, I had to work for it. He quit school to join the Navy in WWII, and after he was discharged, took a 3rd. shift janitor job and worked himself up to manage a division of a large local company. He also retired early, but worked part time at a friend's orchard until he was 80 because he loved doing it. He also had a very small beekeeping business that he gave away when he quit the orchard. I did pretty well for myself because I wanted to be like him, but I didn't achieve what he did. If I ever "worshiped" any human being, it was him.

With the way the lefties have created an environment where they encourage fathers to be absent and the government to take his place financially, it's no wonder so many would rather whine than try to do better.

[CFM]

SKILL + MOTIVATION LEVEL= PAY LEVEL.


It ain't rocket science.

Would you agree that an increased motivation level can sometimes offset where the skill level may be slightly lacking to produce the same pay level?

[RB 60]

Would you agree that an increased motivation level can sometimes offset where the skill level may be slightly lacking to produce the same pay level?

The increased motivation level to learn should increase the skill level. Isn't that how it works?

There's no school that could teach me what I've learned over the years from the machinists I've
worked with, there just isn't enough time unless you spend 3/4 of your life in school, and then you
won't learn it "all." My employer said I was a professional machinist and gave me the manager's job
of his machine shop, and I'll admit I don't know it all.

[CFM]

The increased motivation level to learn should increase the skill level. Isn't that how it works?

There's no school that could teach me what I've learned over the years from the machinists I've
worked with, there just isn't enough time unless you spend 3/4 of your life in school, and then you
won't learn it "all." My employer said I was a professional machinist and gave me the manager's job
of his machine shop, and I'll admit I don't know it all.

The skills can't do anything but increase. I'd rather hire someone that is highly motivated but whose skills may not be as good as someone else that isn't motivated but thinks he/she knows it all.

[RB 60]

The skills can't do anything but increase. I'd rather hire someone that is highly motivated but whose skills may not be as good as someone else that isn't motivated but thinks he/she knows it all.

I've found that the "know it all's" usually don't know shit. The guy I recommended to take my position when I retired was a motivated Puerto Rican who asked me a lot of questions about what I was working on when I made prototypes and how I did what I did. Nice kid (he was in his early 30's) who, last I heard is doing well in my former position.

[Iolo/Penderyn]

Grokmaster; SKILL + MOTIVATION LEVEL - A BLOODY GREAT CUT FOR AN EMPLOYER WHO DOES BUGGER ALL = FINAL WAGE.


It ain't rocket science.

[Guno צְבִי]

If those constantly whining like the OP did with this thread spent 1/4 the time trying to better themselves as they did demanding someone give them something, imagine where they could be.

Really white trash boy, went into the navy in 68' got out in 72 , worked as a machinist while going to college, got my associates degree in 75 plus my tool and die journeyman's card, then went on to get my 4 year degree in engineering at the state university of NY stony brook in 83' while working and raising a family, in 88' received my masters, made good money, even today semi retired and make more on contracts in a few months that other people make in a year

[CFM]

Really white trash boy, went into the navy in 68' got out in 72 , worked as a machinist while going to college, got my associates degree in 75 plus my tool and die journeyman's card, then went on to get my 4 year degree in engineering at the state university of NY stony brook in 83' while working and raising a family, in 88' received my masters, made good money, even today semi retired and make more on contracts in a few months that other people make in a year

Yet you've provided absolutely no proof of any of those claims. Just like your fellow n-l Micawber, "because I said so" isn't a valid argument.

[CFM]

I've found that the "know it all's" usually don't know shit. The guy I recommended to take my position when I retired was a motivated Puerto Rican who asked me a lot of questions about what I was working on when I made prototypes and how I did what I did. Nice kid (he was in his early 30's) who, last I heard is doing well in my former position.

I've found that the know it all's tend to make claims about what they've done yet provide no proof of any of it. Two on this forum come to mind.