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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 9:57:30 GMT
Although 45 has escalated it, both sides are guilty of being too busy pointing fingers to concentrate what they are supposed to be doing. Their job. Such a mess. Maybe what ought to be automated is Congress. Replace the lot of them with a bank of shiny new touch screen computers so we can all go up and order what we want. Think of all the money we would save by not having to pay out all those cushy lifetime benefits! Not only that, it would help achieve the reduction in government that so many people say they want—double bonus! This is a BRILLIANT idea!
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 28, 2018 18:29:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 6:15:11 GMT
"The Koch network will spend 60% more on the 2018 cycle than it did on the 2016 presidential election, the largest midterm investment it's ever had, Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity told reporters Saturday. This includes up to $20 million on “communicating the benefits of tax reform," along with other policy and politics efforts. The network spent about $250 million on policy and politics in the 2016 cycle." www.axios.com/koch-network-to-spend-millions-on-midterms-1d7f5df8-c1b6-40f7-b5e4-7c1bed25062e.htmlThere's the tax savings at work convincing Americans to vote for further concentration of wealth over healthcare, education, social workers, pollution control, etc.
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whitehat
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Post by whitehat on Jan 30, 2018 15:31:18 GMT
Over 36 of America’s biggest companies have shared their tax-cut windfalls with employees, largely through one-time bonuses but also with hourly wage increases and bigger 401(k) matches, according to USA Today. The latest include FedEx and Honeywell. FedEx said it was boosting employee compensation by $200 million, two-thirds for wage increases for hourly workers and the rest to performance-based incentive plans. Honeywell said it would up its 401(k) match, USA Today said. These announcements follow similar moves by employers such as Home Depot, Walmart and Walt Disney Co., according to USA Today. In a survey by Willis Towers Watson, two-thirds of employers (66%) are planning or considering making changes to their benefit programs, or have already taken action. www.fierceceo.com/human-capital/jobs-act-dollars-being-used-by-companies-employees
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 30, 2018 15:33:24 GMT
Ah yes. Tell me again how Trickle Down Economics works?
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quiltedbrain
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Post by quiltedbrain on Jan 30, 2018 15:37:44 GMT
Over 36 of America’s biggest companies have shared their tax-cut windfalls with employees, largely through one-time bonuses but also with hourly wage increases and bigger 401(k) matches, according to USA Today. The latest include FedEx and Honeywell. FedEx said it was boosting employee compensation by $200 million, two-thirds for wage increases for hourly workers and the rest to performance-based incentive plans. Honeywell said it would up its 401(k) match, USA Today said. These announcements follow similar moves by employers such as Home Depot, Walmart and Walt Disney Co., according to USA Today. In a survey by Willis Towers Watson, two-thirds of employers (66%) are planning or considering making changes to their benefit programs, or have already taken action. www.fierceceo.com/human-capital/jobs-act-dollars-being-used-by-companies-employeesA one time payment is a far cry from "boosting employee compensation." So forgive me if I don't buy this BS they're trying to sell me.
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whitehat
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Post by whitehat on Jan 30, 2018 15:44:43 GMT
Over 36 of America’s biggest companies have shared their tax-cut windfalls with employees, largely through one-time bonuses but also with hourly wage increases and bigger 401(k) matches, according to USA Today. The latest include FedEx and Honeywell. FedEx said it was boosting employee compensation by $200 million, two-thirds for wage increases for hourly workers and the rest to performance-based incentive plans. Honeywell said it would up its 401(k) match, USA Today said. These announcements follow similar moves by employers such as Home Depot, Walmart and Walt Disney Co., according to USA Today. In a survey by Willis Towers Watson, two-thirds of employers (66%) are planning or considering making changes to their benefit programs, or have already taken action. www.fierceceo.com/human-capital/jobs-act-dollars-being-used-by-companies-employeesA one time payment is a far cry from "boosting employee compensation." So forgive me if I don't buy this BS they're trying to sell me. A one time payment was only ONE of the ways listed. "The most common changes organizations have made or are planning or considering include conducting a review of their compensation philosophy (43%), addressing pay-gap issues (36%) and introducing a profit-sharing or one-time bonus payout to all employees (21%)." But, since there's no requirement as to how they spend this money I guess it is a good thing that at least some companies are doing good for their employees. I think it's important to note which companies are and which companies are just re-distributing to their shareholders.
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quiltedbrain
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Post by quiltedbrain on Jan 30, 2018 15:49:50 GMT
Over 36 of America’s biggest companies have shared their tax-cut windfalls with employees, largely through one-time bonuses but also with hourly wage increases and bigger 401(k) matches, according to USA Today. Bold added by me...I think my point stands. The article doesn't specify which companies are going to raise wages, so I'm not giving corporate America the benefit of the doubt that they're really thinking about the long term well-being of their employees. And, I think it is healthy to be skeptical of information given out by www.fierceCEO.com. YMMV, [shrug].
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Post by blue tulip on Jan 30, 2018 15:56:18 GMT
Don’t get me started on Pfizer. They came into the town I used to live in, sued and sued and sued families and took their houses by eminent domain to build a huge office complex and now 90% of it sits empty. Ann Arbor? if so, a friend took me on a tour thru that complex about 6 years ago, after everyone was well gone. it was amazing.. floors of huge cube farms with chairs still in plastic.. vast spaces that had never been used. it was astonishing.
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Post by MissBianca on Jan 30, 2018 16:42:16 GMT
Don’t get me started on Pfizer. They came into the town I used to live in, sued and sued and sued families and took their houses by eminent domain to build a huge office complex and now 90% of it sits empty. Ann Arbor? if so, a friend took me on a tour thru that complex about 6 years ago, after everyone was well gone. it was amazing.. floors of huge cube farms with chairs still in plastic.. vast spaces that had never been used. it was astonishing. New London, CT.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 22:59:42 GMT
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