The 10,000 Post thread V3

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

2791

 

Mr Saturn, it's normal.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2792)

 

Yeah, didn't think so. This is from the soundtrack to The Princess Diaries:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWIWnBNNet8

[Ceafus 88 1,918]

2793

 

I am tired.

[Muck308 55]

2794

 

My cat is in the litter box.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2795)

 

Part of me feels like having a cat might be awesome, but honestly, I don't want the bother or the expense.

[Waterclaw 80]

2796

 

I want one, but mom's allergic to them so I can't get one yet. Perhaps when I'm on my own then I'll get one. Will have to hide it when the parents visit though.

[Larks2242 251]

2797.

 

Who watched the SOTU?

[Ceafus 88 1,918]

2798

 

I have a cat D:

[RipRap 4,400]

2799 

 

I did not watched the SOTU, busy with homework.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2800)

 

I didn't watch it, but I listened to it.

 

Much yawn, as always. It's just a pep talk. There is no actual action taking place. It is therefore meaningless.

[Larks2242 251]

2801.

 

If you listened then you had to hear about him talking about going behind congress and issuing an executive order to raise the minimal wage by $3 further eroding profit margins for small business.

[astronelson 339]

2802.

 

Still a lower minimum wage than we have, and our small businesses seem to manage just fine.

[timmie 988]

2803

 

Minimum wage in Belgium is 1500 Euro (not decided by the government but by the social partners), in the US it's 1000. Even the UK has a minimum wage that's 250 Euro higher than the US. When adjusted for purchasing power, the difference is less, but still significant. A European country without minimum wage is Germany (15% of the population earns less than 8,5 Euro), but the difference here is that Germans who have a job with a wage of 4 Euro/hour get additional benefits (the Hartz IV-system - although it's still almost nothing). A minimum wage of 8,5 Euro (11 dollar!) will be introduced in 2017.

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

2801.

If you listened then you had to hear about him talking about going behind congress and issuing an executive order to raise the minimal wage by $3 further eroding profit margins for small business.

2804: Or just pass it on to consumers. The price hikes are rather negligible.

Or rather do what many business do here and work the game. Minimum wage doesn't apply until one is 20 and certain pay rates are for different ages. Hence a lot of people empty juniors to pay them less.

[astronelson 339]

2805.

 

Wasn't it Henry Ford who said something along the lines of "you should pay your workers enough to buy the products they make"?

 

He definitely said this: "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible."

 

And despite his politics, he did at least know how to run a business well.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

2806

 

Wasn't it Henry Ford who said something along the lines of "you should pay your workers enough to buy the products they make"?

 

He definitely said this: "There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: make the best quality goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible."

 

And despite his politics, he did at least know how to run a business well.

I think that's one of the quotes from Civ IV.  I love so much that they got Leonard Nimoy to read them.  I play with the sound up so I can hear him

[timmie 988]

2807

 

The quotes in Civ V are good too. Also voiced by an actor (Morgan Sheppard) that appeared in Star Trek

[astronelson 339]

2808.

 

You guys are making me want to play Civ now, and I need to sleep!

[Ceafus 88 1,918]

2809

 

SimCity 4 Time

[Duke87 1,070]

(2810)

 

Let's be honest here. Henry Ford didn't pay his workers high wages because he thought it was "the right thing to do", he did it because for him it was a clever business strategy: make everyone want to work for you, and then you can hire and keep only the best, most productive employees. In turn, you end up a higher quality product than your competition, and make up for the higher pay by not needing as many workers, since you can fire anyone who underperforms and replace them instantly.

 

Nonetheless, it is a valid point that if the average worker can't afford to buy the products he's producing, you're going to have trouble selling them. Higher wages may increase costs in a way that is immediately apparent to the employer, but in the broader picture they boost the economy. An extra $2.85 an hour for every minimum wage employee is an extra $114 a week they can spend, which in turn is an extra $114 of stuff that gets sold. The money finds its way back to business owners.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

2811

 

Summarizing, Ford was incredible and revolutionized the world.

[Ceafus 88 1,918]

2812

 

Ford

[Mr Saturn64 742]

2813

Little known fact: Henry Ford sued the Chicago Tribune for calling him stupid. He lost.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2814)

I went on a tour of one of the factories where Ford makes F150s a couple years ago. That was fun.

[Ceafus 88 1,918]

2815

 

I dream of that.

[Larks2242 251]

2816.

 

I think we are talking about different Fords now

[RipRap 4,400]

2817

Nope, we are talking about Henry Ford's legacy.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2818)

 

This is sort of a different ford.

 

[Larks2242 251]

2819.

 

Well isn't that creative.

[Kjarbarey 12]

[2820]

Ford Prefect!