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Back in December, we reported on the Trump administration's proposed changes to tip-pooling regulations that would allow employers to pocket servers' tips as long as the employees continue to make minimum wage. That's right: Employers could take servers' tips and just dole out the minimum wage. But wait, it gets worse!
Turns out, the Department Of Labor knew how crappy this would make life for restaurant employees. This Bloomberg Law article, citing sources within the agency, reveals that the Department Of Labor knowingly buried its own data that showed restaurant workers would lose billions of dollars in gratuities under the new proposal.
Source: https://thetakeout.com/proposed-tip-pooling-law-is-so-bad-for-workers-the-gove-1822664111
(Score: 2, Redundant) by DannyB on Tuesday February 06 2018, @04:38PM (5 children)
Are you saying the other 96% of the earth's population outside the US might have a different opinion?
But . . . America First! Make America
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Freeman on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:39PM (4 children)
Hmm..., lets see here, most populous countries. Well there's #1 China, #2 India, and who's #3? Oh, yeah, the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population [wikipedia.org]
Then you have these kinds of numbers:
"Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day." http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats [globalissues.org]
Note the areas that have serious issues with poverty. Note, China (1bil+ population) still has 20% of their population that are in serious poverty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_percentage_of_population_living_in_poverty#/media/File:Countries_by_poverty_rate_world_bank_data.png [wikipedia.org] So, only nearly 2/3 of the population of the united states worth of people in China are making about $3 a day. That's just under $1,100 a year.
So, yeah, the United States has a big voice, because it is one of the largest and most prosperous nations on Earth. Half of the world doesn't care so much though, because they're busy trying to survive.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:04PM (2 children)
Most prosperous, sure.
Biggest. Yes, based on wealth. Based on land area, maybe, I don't know. But several other countries have large land areas. But definitely not biggest in terms of population. Googling US population and World population and using a sophisticated mathematical technique (eg, "division") I can determine the US is about 4.5% of the world's population and everyone else is about 95.5% of the world's population.
So that would seem to indicate that the United States "big voice" is really because of wealth.
Does that perception of wealth also consider debt? That makes me wonder if Trump is very wealthy. But we'll never see any tax returns.
Ah, there is the military. A powerful military. The most powerful. The best military. Trust me. A big, beautiful military. I promise. And we've got the best bombs.
But then, Russia has a respectable military. Maybe even China does too.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:36PM (1 child)
Conveniently skipped over the second half of my post, you did.
At least 50% of the world doesn't care, because they are in abject poverty. Also, Surprise! The other 50% of the world doesn't agree on everything. So, your 4.5% of the world isn't disagreeing with 95.5% of the world.
World leaders are leaders, because they are doing something right. And / or have the biggest stick. "U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick."" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology [wikipedia.org]
The American culture is much more outspoken than some other cultures and that definitely can cause problems. Just because you met one boisterous tourist, doesn't mean all Americans are like that, though.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday February 06 2018, @09:41PM
I read it. Had nothing to say.
Trump's foreign policy: speak Bigly and carry a limp stick, in your tiny hands.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Sulla on Wednesday February 07 2018, @03:28PM
So almost half of the world lives on less than I tip a shitty waiter?
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam