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Re: How much do janitors get paid?

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:57
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jdoe <jdoe@aol.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:52:00 -0700, Richard Fangnail
> <richardfangnail@excite.com> wrote:
>
>> I see janitors on strike sometimes and I wonder if they deserve more
>> or if they're being surly.  I've heard of janitors who are paid only
>> $20 an hour though they work so hard.  But I heard of a guy who was
>> making $39 per hour as a janitor and went on strike anyway.  He said
>> "Well I can't feed five kids on that!"  I don't know if that's true.

> this is a new fallacy being promoted by the left, the buzz word is
> "living wage"
>
> who cares if he can support a family on his current wages?
>
> if he wants to earn more he needs to go to school or get trained for a
> job that has higher earnings potential.
>
> it isn't an employers responsibility to ensure that a particular job
> pays enough to support a family, it is the janitors responsibility to
> make himself worthy of being worth higher wages.

Or to not have so many brats if you only qualify for a low end job. 
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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: How much do janitors get paid?
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:57:06 +1000
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