Minimum Wage and Cost of Living

dergon darkhelm · Post by **dergon darkhelm** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:18 pm

I tip strippers too....right after they blow me and leave my house.

oh wait....those are whores.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:35 pm

Doesn't bringing prostitutes home upset your wife?

Grand Fromage · Post by **Grand Fromage** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:59 pm

NickD wrote:Doesn't bringing prostitutes home upset your wife?

They could service her too.

Nekulor · Post by **Nekulor** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:22 pm

Threesome?

dergon darkhelm · Post by **dergon darkhelm** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:55 pm

insert further thread degrading remark here:

NESchampion · Post by **NESchampion** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:47 pm

NickD wrote: (except in the groinal area)!

The groinal area?

That's a new word for my everyday conversations.

sgould72 · Post by **sgould72** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:16 am

First:

In light of this :

If a person is too poor to pay an extra dollar, maybe two, for a dine out meal, then they don't have to go out for dinner in the first place.

I am thinking that if you "have to pull out a calculator to punch up what the total of your purchase is going to be before you get to the till"...then you don't have to go to the till in the first place.

Second:

In light of this :

You pay less here in NZ for a lap dance where you're actually allowed to fondle the girl

I am moving to NZ.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:33 am

sgould72 wrote:I am thinking that if you "have to pull out a calculator to punch up what the total of your purchase is going to be before you get to the till"...then you don't have to go to the till in the first place.

Sure, but shoplifting is illegal.

And there's a big difference between not eating out in a restaurant and never buying anything.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:37 am

Grand Fromage wrote:They could service her too.

Nekulor wrote:Threesome?

Then things start to get expensive. Unless you're picking up a crack addict off the street who's just looking for enough money for her next hit, but I wouldn't really recommend bring those kinds of prostitutes home with you.

So, if you get all the bells and whistles, tips are really going to run up if you're working on a percentage basis. Personally, I'd just pay the pre-arranged price.

Just saying is all. Hypothetical situation and all.

*cough*

sgould72 · Post by **sgould72** » Wed May 30, 2007 1:21 am

Sure, but shoplifting is illegal.

LOL...not really what I meant, but good one anyway!

mxlm · Post by **mxlm** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:35 am

Oh, rottiemeku, this is the article I had in mind.

It's in the premium section, though.

kmj2587 · Post by **kmj2587** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:48 am

mxlm wrote:Oh, rottiemeku, this is the article I had in mind.

It's in the premium section, though.

Well really, one doesn't need the entire article. The most important line in the article for the purposes of this discussion is "Overall, economists have become less worried about the job-destroying effects of a modest hike in the minimum wage. But most still reckon that it is at best a blunt instrument for fighting poverty".

Rotku · Post by **Rotku** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:16 am

Okay, thanks

HEEGZ · Post by **HEEGZ** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:32 am

rottiemeku... I'm going to have to remember that. And NES, I was laughing my ass off at your comment.