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geekchickToday is Boomtime, day 33 in the season of Bureaucracy, 3271.
"Hey, Beavis, any ideas on how can we screw over people on the Gulf Coast even more?"
Because, you know, $8.58 per hour ** for unskilled laborers in Pascagoula is just way too much; they'll all be rebuilding their own homes and then retiring on those vast incomes in no time at all. Maybe then they can go hang out on Trent Lott's rebuilt front porch with him and the Preznit after they do, I'm sure they'd all be more than welcome.
[** Seems to not like the direct link anymore; to see the numbers, go to http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx and either enter MS55 in "Select DBA WD by number" or choose "Mississippi", "Jackson", "Building" for the other search options.]
[Edit: Yes, I know that $8.50/hour in Mississippi is not the same as $8.50/hour in DC, I've lived in both places. I know I've got at least a couple of economics geeks on my f-list, can one of you explain to me why allowing employers to cut the wages of people in the affected areas might be considered a good idea? I'm not terribly interested in hearing "the government shouldn't be involved in setting wage standards anyway" arguments, that's irrelevant to my question.]
"Hey, Beavis, any ideas on how can we screw over people on the Gulf Coast even more?"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush issued an executive order Thursday allowing federal contractors rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to pay below the prevailing wage.
In a notice to Congress, Bush said the hurricane had caused "a national emergency" that permits him to take such action under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act in ravaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Because, you know, $8.58 per hour ** for unskilled laborers in Pascagoula is just way too much; they'll all be rebuilding their own homes and then retiring on those vast incomes in no time at all. Maybe then they can go hang out on Trent Lott's rebuilt front porch with him and the Preznit after they do, I'm sure they'd all be more than welcome.
[** Seems to not like the direct link anymore; to see the numbers, go to http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx and either enter MS55 in "Select DBA WD by number" or choose "Mississippi", "Jackson", "Building" for the other search options.]
[Edit: Yes, I know that $8.50/hour in Mississippi is not the same as $8.50/hour in DC, I've lived in both places. I know I've got at least a couple of economics geeks on my f-list, can one of you explain to me why allowing employers to cut the wages of people in the affected areas might be considered a good idea? I'm not terribly interested in hearing "the government shouldn't be involved in setting wage standards anyway" arguments, that's irrelevant to my question.]
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