This little newsbit exemplifies the difference between the stingy
greed of the south and the Walton family vs. the North(west) and the
common sense of the founders of Costco...

"On Tuesday, Costco CEO and President Craig Jelinek came out in
support of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which aims to raise the
federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, then adjust it after that for
inflation.

"At Costco, we know that paying employees good wages makes good sense
for business," Jelinek said in a statement. "We pay a starting hourly
wage of $11.50 in all states where we do business, and we are still
able to keep our overhead costs low."

"An important reason for the success of Costco’s business model is the
attraction and retention of great employees," Jelinek added. "Instead
of minimizing wages, we know it's a lot more profitable in the long
term to minimize employee turnover and maximize employee productivity,
commitment and loyalty. We support efforts to increase the federal
minimum wage."

Costco has a reputation for paying its employees above market rate,
with the typical worker earning around $45,000 in 2011, according to
Fortune. Walmart-owned Sam's Club, in contrast, pays its sales
associates an average of $17,486 per year, according to salary
information website Glassdoor.com.

Costco also provides health insurance to a significantly larger
percentage of its workers than does Walmart, the Harvard Business
Review reported in 2006."

....

Consequently, Costco employees don't cost the taxpayers additional
money through supplimental needs like food stamps and health care
delivered through emergency rooms, like so many Walmart employees.

I have both family and friends who work at Costco and they say the
company is both fair and reasonable and expects employees to do their
best, which shows up in how the stores are run and how customers are
treated. This is how American business should be run. Another NW
founded company, Nordstom, works the same way. A fair wage for a good
day's work. They stand with their employees.

On Thursday, 7 March 2013 02:39:02 UTC-4, jps wrote:
This little newsbit exemplifies the difference between the stingy

greed of the south and the Walton family vs. the North(west) and the

common sense of the founders of Costco...



"On Tuesday, Costco CEO and President Craig Jelinek came out in

support of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which aims to raise the

federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, then adjust it after that for

inflation.



"At Costco, we know that paying employees good wages makes good sense

for business," Jelinek said in a statement. "We pay a starting hourly

wage of $11.50 in all states where we do business, and we are still

able to keep our overhead costs low."



"An important reason for the success of Costco’s business model is the

attraction and retention of great employees," Jelinek added. "Instead

of minimizing wages, we know it's a lot more profitable in the long

term to minimize employee turnover and maximize employee productivity,

commitment and loyalty. We support efforts to increase the federal

minimum wage."



Costco has a reputation for paying its employees above market rate,

with the typical worker earning around $45,000 in 2011, according to

Fortune. Walmart-owned Sam's Club, in contrast, pays its sales

associates an average of $17,486 per year, according to salary

information website Glassdoor.com.



Costco also provides health insurance to a significantly larger

percentage of its workers than does Walmart, the Harvard Business

Review reported in 2006."



...



Consequently, Costco employees don't cost the taxpayers additional

money through supplimental needs like food stamps and health care

delivered through emergency rooms, like so many Walmart employees.



I have both family and friends who work at Costco and they say the

company is both fair and reasonable and expects employees to do their

best, which shows up in how the stores are run and how customers are

treated. This is how American business should be run. Another NW

founded company, Nordstom, works the same way. A fair wage for a good

day's work. They stand with their employees.



From a distance it does appear that certain pockets in the US are much more progressive... such as the Pacific NW, parts of New England etc...while some of those southern states have kept the slave mentality..
This is why you need more national policies on everything from gun regulations to labour issues.

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:34:35 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 06:04:56 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

From a distance it does appear that certain pockets in the US are much more progressive... such as the Pacific NW, parts of New England etc...while some of those southern states have kept the slave mentality..
This is why you need more national policies on everything from gun regulations to labour issues.


You might also notice that those progressive states are the ones going
bankrupt.

Right. You mean the ones who contribute the most to the national
coffers in order that the red states might not be cashless?

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:02:11 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:05:11 -0800, jps wrote:

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:34:35 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 06:04:56 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

From a distance it does appear that certain pockets in the US are much more progressive... such as the Pacific NW, parts of New England etc...while some of those southern states have kept the slave mentality..
This is why you need more national policies on everything from gun regulations to labour issues.


You might also notice that those progressive states are the ones going
bankrupt.

Right. You mean the ones who contribute the most to the national
coffers in order that the red states might not be cashless?

I hear that a lot but do they take into account the federal subsidy
from the state tax income deduction? How about where the bulk of the
federal contracts go?

OTOH I live in a "donor state", with a balanced budget and no income
tax to deduct.

We don't have a state income tax but we do get a break on our federal
taxes based on the high sales tax we pay.

On Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:34:35 -0500, wrote:

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 06:04:56 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

From a distance it does appear that certain pockets in the US are much more progressive... such as the Pacific NW, parts of New England etc...while some of those southern states have kept the slave mentality..
This is why you need more national policies on everything from gun regulations to labour issues.


You might also notice that those progressive states are the ones going
bankrupt.

Completely bull****. The "blue" states pay into the Fed. The "red"
states suck at the tit.