Mike Sixel
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US small businesses are not employing many new people. In the US, they tend to be sole proprietors. In Europe, they tend to have employees. I'm not sure (though I don't know) that the US is being "propped up" by new small businesses......I don't even know what "propped up" means. Sounds like another loaded word.
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Yes, the party's purpose is to hurt people. Geebus.
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No one has ever told a church what they can do, other than multiple marriages. No one has told the Catholics they are discriminating against women, and must ordain them. this is a red herring. As for the cake thing, that's tougher, isn't it? Where is the line? Can they deny seating a black person? I don't think so.....so why can they deny serving a homosexual couple.
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I love soup. Does Ramen count?
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How Does Carlos Quentin Fit In?
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Maybe they really want a new veteran clubhouse guy, since Plouffe, Mauer, and Dozier apparently can't do that......or maybe they want him to teach Sano how to get hit. -
Sorry, now I'm off topic. My bad.
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but they can do that by putting the first year on Netflix, and more current years on BBCA...... like, if I ran a book company, the first book in a long series would be 99 cents on Amazon and apple and google ebook stores, the rest would cost more (though OLD books I'd start discounting). Like, why are 20-30 year old books still $6.99 in ebook format? At some point, dropping the price gets you actual sales, which have to be all gravy at this point......
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I'd like to watch Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, without paying $20 to rent it on amazon (or whatever the cost is)......if BBC wants me, they should make their dang shows available on BBC streaming in the US. I'd likely pay for that, some reasonable number Stations going ad hoc, isn't that basically unbundled Cable w/o local channels?
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How Does Carlos Quentin Fit In?
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
so much this...... -
How Does Carlos Quentin Fit In?
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Some rebuilding teams bring up young guys and let them play, w/o signing guys to "motivate" them.....they trust the process..... -
Fair, but I think absolutes are not good......plenty of companies are finding that paying more is good for their business, and does not lead to less employees for them.
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we don't know that. People buy lots of things that are more expensive, because they perceive the higher price indicates it has more value, for example (wine being a great example). People are not rational robots. All I know is that most Europeans live longer, healthier, and happier lives (self reported on the latter, in surveys) than we do. Something must contribute to that......I think universal HC is one of those (that's almost not disputable at this point, if you look at population data). I don't know if higher floors on wages is one of those or not.
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That article admits: 1. the data is for the MSA, not just Seattle.... 2. It is published annually, and includes a lot of time that isn't a reflection of what has changed or not 3. They have not talked to restaurant owners to see what is, is not happening. but, I had not seen that one. It is a rebuttal of the article I was going to post. Bottom line, we don't know yet. Also, if you raise the minimum wage EVERYWHERE.....then I can't see how we end up with less restaurants overall. But, I could be wrong. That said, to your point, there is some break even point (even in efficiency, let alone happiness) were we can lose some jobs, but some number of people are MUCH better off. I don't know what that is anymore than I did an hour ago....
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Isn't that the argument states' righters make? We should have 50 states experimenting to see what works? As opposed to Central government types that believe we find the best answer, and impose it. Frankly, I like some combination of this (like, I hate pollution laws not being federal, since it crosses state lines).
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No, it hasn't. It did month 1, but since then, it has turned around. You might want to read up on the last few months there. And, on a chat site, where I have given it little thought? I'm not going to make up a number here. that would require serious work on numbers I don't have access to (or time for).
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What? What? What? It is getting to the point that I might only need Amazon, and not both.....
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Where do you get that fact? It hasn't borne out in Seattle that way. Also, Costco pays more than Walmart, and they seem to make more money...... I don't know the answers to your question, frankly. But, to pretend we KNOW that a higher minimum wage will reduce jobs and hours worked is presumptive at best.
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How Does Carlos Quentin Fit In?
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Great point. It signals that they aren't going to sink/swim with youth. Or, maybe it doesn't, but that's how it looks. -
The secret to marriage is to be an adult about everything in life, and to get lucky in marrying the right person. But then, that's the secret to almost all of life. Just be an adult, and don't get pissed over stuff that just doesn't matter all that much...... If she's going to break her sugar "fast", it will be chocolate related, I'm sure.
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In Seattle, employment is UP since they imposed the new wages......and employers are finding that the employees are more loyal to them.......
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My wife makes AMAZING carrot cake, but we are on a no sugar kick right now......sigh.
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The emails is a big deal. Bengahzi? Uh, compared to what happened under Bush? No, that is not on Clinton at all, unless 9/11 is on Bush....and Iraq is on Bush (well, that one is). Or the huge deficit under Bush (much larger % of the economy than now), well, maybe that one is partly. Actually, if you look at deficits....they are larger as a percent of the economy under the Bush family than under Clinton or Obama, I know, more pesky facts that don't fit the narrative.
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How Does Carlos Quentin Fit In?
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
We were told not to worry about Kubel and Bartlett and Stauffer......how'd that work out? Signing old, bad, players is not something that you would expect a winning team to do, imo. -
Buy low means 33/34 year old OF that haven't played in 18 months, not guys you have to pay for.......you needed to set your sights much, much lower on price, apparently.
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so, we don't need laws outlawing gay marriage? Great, we agree on that. How about laws making it illegal for school children to get counseling if they feel suicidal because they are gay in a gay hating state? How about those laws? What about laws restricting what a doctor can/cannot say to a patient, how do you feel about those laws? Democrats want businesses not to pollute, and to treat their employees certain ways. Republicans want laws that try to control individual behavior......which one really hates freedom to be different?
