A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry

Economics debate tonight--Wage stagnation?

Posted: Oct 28, 2015

I won't be able to watch--will be working. Here are some things I would like to see debated:

1. Wages have only gone up 100+ percent in the last 35 years and the cost of living has gone up 300+ percent. How would you address the wage stagnation of the working class?

2. How would you address our failing infrastructure, city water and sewer, highways and bridges?

3. How would you address the high cost of college education?

4. How would you address wages paid to full time workers that are so low that that the workers qualify for public assistance?

5. How would you ensure that our children are receiving the proper nutrition and safety (both in regards to guns and environment) so that they can grow up healthy and productive.

6. How would you address Medicare and Social Security?

7. How would you address the high cost of health care?

8. How many vacation homes, yachts, or hotels do you own? Do you own both Boardwalk and Park Place?

What would you like asked? Please post notes and comments after the debate, too.

;

tonight's debate almost got forgotten, for me - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
See link

8 ET/ 7 CT
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/republican-debate-what-to-watch-for-wednesday-october-28-2015-1.11017645

I predict very low number of viewers - Republican "show" losing steam

[ In Reply To ..]
World Series more interesting.

Wrong again, liberal ! - nm

[ In Reply To ..]
nm

Only 10-11 M--lowest of all the debates so far Cruz showed his true colors.; picked fight with mods - and looked an idiot

[ In Reply To ..]
So what were the numbers?

I suppose I thought you meant wrong about the numbers. Maybe you meant wrong about the "show." They WERE in fine clown form tonight.

Ted was GREAT, proving why we don't trust the liberal media. - He was right about the differnce

[ In Reply To ..]
in question posed to Hillary and the left as opposed to the stupid questions asked to the republicans. He's the only true conservative left. The republican establishment doesn't represent us.

Then you are part of the total destruction of the Republican party - Establishment has left the building

[ In Reply To ..]
Now the Republican Party is left with the crazies. If those are the people who represent you, Heaven help us all.

Rubio talked about media bias and got a big applause. - His answers were priceless and

[ In Reply To ..]
perfectly spoken.

I thought he looked like a sullen child when defending his poor budgeting skills - nm

[ In Reply To ..]
nm

Cruz certainly didn't do himself any favors, did he? - He is just so angry always

[ In Reply To ..]
The guy is always angry. I wouldn't hire him to open doors at an apartment building or hotel.

Similar Messages:

Oct 29, 2015
So far on the news coverage of the debate this morning, there have been no comments made on actual economic problems that concern the average worker. Were there any actual discussions of economics? I guess the Democrats are the only ones with any real options. ...

Aug 11, 2011
9 p.m. on Fox. For anyone that watches, I'd be interested on opinions afterwards. ...

Oct 16, 2012
For example: • Each debate shall begin at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time • The parties agree that they “will not (1) issue any challenge for additional debates, (2) appear at any other debate or adversarial forums except as agreed to by the parties, or (3) accept any television or radio air time offers that involve a debate format” • Candidates aren’t allowed to cite anyone in the audience other than family members during debates. • Candidates aren’t allowed to address questi ...

May 05, 2011
I thought I heard that the Republican Presidential candidates were supposed to hold an important debate tonight. Does anybody know when? Where? Who is going to participate and who isn't? Also, is there anything that you particularly want to hear from any or all of them? ...

Jan 09, 2010
(It's about time, IMHO.) On eve of visit to region, American special envoy threatens Israel with sanctions if it fails to advance peace talks, two-state solution. Secretary of State Clinton says working to restart negotiations 'without preconditions' Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 01.08.10, 19:58 / Israel News // WASHINGTON – On the eve of his visit to the Middle East, US special envoy George Mitchell threatened that his country wou ...

Apr 18, 2013
A simple summation of various economic models to brighten your day! *disclaimer: might want to take a quick bathroom break before perusing* ...

Jul 12, 2017
Supports Single Payer. WATCH: Does the country have to start thinking about some sort of single-payer healthcare system? "With my limited knowledge, I think that probably is the best system," Warren Buffett tells Judy Woodruff on the PBS NewsHour. "It would be more effective, I think" to figure out how to bring down costs.: Does the country have to start thinking about some sort of single-payer healthcare system? "With my limited knowledge, I think that probably is the b ...

Nov 01, 2012
• 31 straight months of private sector job growth • Largest one-year drop in unemployment rate since February 1995 • Highest private sector employment since 2008 • Best manufacturing job gains since the mid-1990s • Highest manufacturing output in four years • Consumer confidence at highest level in five years • Lowest foreclosure rate in five years • Home prices seeing strongest growth since late 2006 • Household net worth at highest since 2008 ...

Sep 02, 2016
There were certainly issues with healthcare coverage prior to Obamacare that could have been taken care of in a number of more effective and less expensive ways. Obamacare amounts to knocking the fly off baby's chin with an axe. And it's not going to get better. ...

Feb 15, 2013
[BTW, these are not new concepts and are very mainstream; I was taught this stuff in Econ 101...way long ago. :) Also, as a former real estate appraiser who lived through the 1990s housing bubble crash in California, I can promise that every knowledgeable policymaker watched the national housing bubble develop and knew a crash was inevitable, the only question just how bad the fallout. A dem] Rubio and the Zombies By PAUL KRUGMAN The State of the Union address was not, I’ ...

Jul 07, 2014
and I found it on a natural health food newsletter. ...

Oct 10, 2016
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CahObasCyAY She's got it right! ...

Aug 20, 2013
If the minimum wage goes up to 15 dollars like we want I bet all our work goes to india. I am first in line filling out an app at Micky D's. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-us-minimum-wage-stacks-174426659.html ...

Oct 23, 2014
I heard a fellow on TV the other night say (quote?) a conversation at the dinner table the night before with dad telling his children "my dream for you is to some day have a minimum wage job." The conversation was about minimum wage jobs not being the goal, but rather the stepping stone to a better job with better pay - people should strive to get out of the minimum wage jobs - not want them to be the best that they can do - with minimum wage, the employer can have more positions to offer ...

Jan 23, 2015
I want to ask what would happen if the minimum wage changed to higher than it is. Would all these companies have to pay minimum wage? I know that when I asked about this from the head of the local (can't remember the title of the organization right now) that she said that they had to pay minimum wage. I have heard someone say that if they increased it to $16 an hour that people would be able to live on that. Can't remember who but he was a business expert, etc. Even if they don ...

Jun 07, 2011
Doctor: Trying to break up a dog fight. She was bit by a boxer. VR: She was bit by Dr. Boxer. This one actually made me lol. ...

Jun 08, 2011
Doctor: Please refer to trauma flow sheet and trauma admission note dated **/**/** for additional information. VR: Please refer to trauma flow sheet and trauma admission note dated **/**/** for additional irritation. ...

Mar 30, 2012
...

Sep 10, 2013
. ...

Oct 29, 2014
Who makes minimum wage? Apparently not just your average fast food worker. The average age of a minimum wage worker is 35, not the teenager the Republicans are so afraid will raise the cost of their hamburgers. 54% of minimum wage workers labor at a full time job. Not the teenager who works for a couple of hours after school. 27% of minimum wage workers support children. Well, I am not sure if that is the teenager working down at the fast food joint--that probably dep ...

Jul 23, 2015
Liberals really should listen to conservatives, who have a much better handle on economic matters. 1. Hardly anyone has gone off the public assistance rolls. 2. Restaurant workers are losing the tip income they depended on, both because patrons know about the new wage, and don't feel obliged to tip, and also because some restaurants are adding a 15% surtax on the bill to cover their labor costs. 3. People asking for LESS hours so they don't lose their welffare (!). ...

Oct 20, 2009
Just FYI there is going to be a meteor shower tonight with an estimated peak time of 6 am for ET and 3 am for PT. "The Orionid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show tonight into the predawn hours Wednesday, weather permitting. This annual meteor shower is created when Earth passes through trails of comet debris left in space long ago by Halley's Comet. The "shooting stars" develop when bits typically no larger than a pea , and mostly sand-grain-sized, vaporize in Ear ...

Nov 23, 2009
Just had my monthly Beck dose. He was agreeing that conservatives were creative and growers while progressives (communists, really, he said) are oppressing all the poor people!!!! Beck has got some money-making scheme where his loyal followers can go to a movie theatre and watch his LATEST installment of redemption via the Christmas sweater book he is milking for all its worth. In the preview, he looks just like an evangelist standing there in the spotlight. The interviewee mentione ...

Nov 26, 2009
. ...

Sep 08, 2011
I missed it... what'd ya'll think? Anything new or the same BS politico rhetoric? ...

Sep 08, 2011
My fellow Americans.....this isn't my fault. I inherited this from Bush. Although I'm well into my first term, this still isn't my fault. Now congress is to blame. I want to spend...I'm sorry...I mean...invest money in public sector jobs because the unions contribute to my campaign and I want to make sure that I support union jobs while making things harder in the private sector. Republicans are evil. The rich...even though I'm rich... ...

Sep 01, 2011
The first part of "Day of Destruction, Decade of War" airs on Thurs., Sept. 1 at 9 PM ET. The second and third parts air on Fri., Sept. 2 from 9-11 PM. MSNBC. It is by Richard Engel and Dr. Rachel Maddow. Richard Engel has won the George Foster Peabody Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Society of Professional Journalism Award. It should be good. ...

Nov 26, 2010
3 cups prepared stuffing 2 3/4 ounces French fried onions (Durkee) 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup 3/4 cup milk 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked turkey 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed Directions Combine stuffing and 1/2 can onions. Spoon stuffing mixture into a 9 inch shallow baking dish or pie pan. Press stuffing across bottom and up sides of dish to form a shell. Combine undiluted soup, milk, turkey, and peas; pour into stuffing shell. Bake, covered, at 3 ...

Nov 17, 2010
This show just keeps getting funnier. Whole show tonight non-stop laughter ... and, oh, how I need a good laugh these days. Especially, what about Gloria with that bee-bee gun ? !! HA !!!! ...

Mar 22, 2010
Now that they got what they wanted, the progressives have disappeared. You'd think they'd be gloating all night long. Or is their "job" here finished? Very strange.... ...