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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (255269)	7/7/2014 10:14:24 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542999

"How do you get Corporate to pay better wages? You start with raising the minimum wage for everybody, including tipped employees. McDonalds will be paying $15 in Seattle, one of these days. They pay $9 in Calif, and about $10.50 in SF, now..

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (255269)	7/8/2014 11:28:49 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542999

<< How do you get Corporate to pay better wages? I'm all for that but wonder how it gets done?>> Bring back the unions. The loss of unions is the primary the reason for the decline in the middle class. And it is near impossible to cut out corporate loopholes. But one way or another they need to pay higher taxes. Oh and PS dems/liberals are not for lower taxes on corporations; or the rich.