PC-Political Correctitude
Nostalgia – The Automat v. “Fight for $15 Dollar” Minimum Wage
The Washington Post, interestingly, points out that “‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help.”
TANSTAAFL. With self-serv Ordering Kiosks, kitchen automation, and factory pre-preparation, can it be so long before the old idea of “The Automat” is new again?
Take the proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, a policy endorsed in the Democratic Party’s new “Better Deal” platform.
An increase in the federal minimum wage, stuck at $7.25 for eight years, is long overdue. But more than doubling it would likely result in massive job losses and cuts in work hours.
We’ve already seen preliminary evidence that raising wages in Seattle to $13 has produced sharp cuts in hours, leaving low-wage workers with smaller paychecks. And that’s in a high-cost city. Imagine what would happen if Congress raised the minimum wage to $15 nationwide.
Hump Day Soulmates – Friday Rock and Roller
Summer Ballbuster – ‘Changing Ryan’s Privates’
Maybe that should have been “Summer Blockbuster”?? Whatever. If you thought the action was hot in ‘Dunkirk’, wait ’til you see Barry and Chelsea in ‘Changing Ryan’s Privates’.
h/t-IAHW
Hump Day – Hey Mikey! Guess What Day It Is?
Redneck Cowboy Boot Sandals
Gonna get me some.
FashionWeek – Boys Under Pressure
Click for a gallery view and also be sure to pause the audio before clicking “read more” to watch Queen’s video. Two versions of “Under Pressure” playing at the same time, nonsynchronously, puts one under way too much pressure.
Queen – “Under Pressure”
Murica – Flintstone School of Redneck Engineering
The Flintstones Theme Song
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
Disturbed – “The Sounds of Silence”
Hispanica – Low Rider Dance Contest
“Low Riders” – NBC Universal