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Originally posted by glinda
ya got a lot of questions and not a single suggestion g linda...lay it on us...what do you propose?...
Me? I believe in a living wage for all. Period.
Give every single human being enough to live on. Unquestionable. Give everyone Universal Healthcare.
And, I believe, strongly, this would be cheaper than the way we do our social programs now.
I also believe in a flat tax. Figure out how much all this is going to cost and how much our GDP is and subtract the one from the other and be done with it.
And no, I do not think that is any more socialist than what we have now. But damn I believe we'd be a much healthier society with these adjustments.
Oh, and since you are asking, I think our military should get 10% max, not the 50% they suck up now.
As to the short term. I am proud with the folks in Honolulu actually asking these questions, and suggesting solutions that are realistic.
I'm in agreement...In your best estimate, What is the $ amount for a living wage? question...Have you ever run a business, with employees, here in HawaII?
eta...with employees
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Why are people getting up at 3AM to ride a bus from Hilo to Kona for a $10/hour job?
terracore,
Here's an article about the Hilo to Kona resort bus ride which may answer your question. It's from 5 years ago, but I think most of the economic conditions still apply:
At 52, Kapeliela is resigned to the grueling commute, a fact of life in a place where jobs are scarce — and often found a considerable drive from where the affordable housing is. But that doesn’t mean the insanity of the commute is lost on him. At 3:15 a.m. on a recent weekday, Kapeliela looked around at the growing crowd of hotel workers gathered at the Hilo Bayfront bus stop and shook his head. "We’re all mental," he said.
About a half-hour before the bus arrived recently on a weekday morning, riders gathered under the Hilo Bayfront’s bus shelter, burrowed in their coats. Some had blankets over their shoulders or folded over their arms. "Your life is the bus," said Hilo resident Marsela Terreira, 53, who has been catching the early-morning bus for six years. "You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do."
Claude Carvalho, 50, started taking the early Waikoloa bus in the 1990s. He lives in Puna, so he commutes about 30 minutes to Hilo every morning, where he parks his car to catch the bus. Helene Kaupe, 54, also of Puna, agreed but said there are few alternatives. Salaries at the hotels, she said, are competitive. But living in South Kohala, where property prices are higher than Hilo or Puna, is out of the question.
"People can’t make it on minimum-wage jobs in Hawaii," she said.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2013/04/2...s-the-bus/
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Why are people getting up at 3AM to ride a bus from Hilo to Kona for a $10/hour job?
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Because they aren't $10hr jobs! They pay much more than that.
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I liked glinda so much better when Kilauea was spewing....
Puna: Our roosters crow first
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PT PT = $9K / yr............. but I can get by w/ 1/2 that if needed... try it...
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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Originally posted by EightFingers
I liked glinda so much better when Kilauea was spewing....
Funny!
Cheers,
Kirt
