It seems like we might have turned a corner today relative to universal basic income. Or at least that’s the sense that I get as I’m sitting here in bed, scrolling through today’s headlines. I mean, it’s something that we’ve been discussing for a while, but it seems like it’s everywhere today, which is odd, […]
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The robots are coming, the robots are coming… Is now the time to start talking seriously about universal basic income? And what’s all this about our new Secretary of Labor not liking human beings?
Posted in Corporate Crime, Uncategorized Also tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andy Puzder, automation, Carl's Jr., coal mines, Elon Musk, factories, Hardee's, John Henry, robots, threats to the middle class, universal basic income 74 Comments
Zingerman’s founder Paul Saginaw on his time with Obama, the importance of raising the minimum wage, and why business owners should invest in their employees instead of their lobbyists
Early last winter, when the National Restaurant Association issued a formal statement about how raising the minimum wage would kill their industry, Paul Saginaw, one of the co-founders of Ann Arbor’s iconic Zingerman’s Deli, felt compelled to respond, and argue in favor of raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25. “We would be irresponsible employers […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Food, Michigan, Politics, Sustainability, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, affordable housing, Ben's Chili Bowl, Busboys and Poets, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, campaign spending, Cheetos, civil unrest, communities of hate, community chest, compassion, Costco, Crain’s Detroit Business, Debbie Dingell, debt, Democratic Steering Committee, Detroit News, dishwashing, emergency relief, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, food service, Gary Peters, hairy underbellies, health insurance, hugs, hypocrisy, Joseph Stiglitz, lobbyists, Lori Saginaw, Lynn Yates, Mark Schauer, Matt Greff, medical debt, minimum wage, Mitch Albom, money as free speech, National Restaurant Association, non-tip restaurants, Obama, Obamacare, open book finance, Paul Saginaw, Planned Parenthood, profit sharing, Raise Michigan, Rene Greff, reuben, Rick Strutz, ROC, Secret Service, student debt, Supreme Court, Thomas Perez, thrivable wage, tipping, Tom Harkin, Zingerman's 49 Comments