Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat."
-God

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Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

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That's Saint Paul. You may think that was funny, but you need to repent.

Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat."
-God

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Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

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Who cares what one of the Beatles thinks.

"I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Not bad, but then again he was the walrus

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BigOil said:

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Open up immigration.

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**** that

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Who do you guys think is building houses, roads, and picking up your trash? Last Saturday it was cold and pouring down rain when they picked my trash up. Guarantee you they weren't legal except for maybe the driver.

ETA if illegals could work at the airport, there would be no problem with staffing.

Lost in the discussion about not paying far share on taxes... restaurant workers are notoriously bad at reporting tips.

Just thought it was a funny coincidence in this discussion... carry on.

TxAgPreacher said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat."
-God

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Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

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That's Saint Paul. You may think that was funny, but you need to repent.

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No

Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

It was a huge part of the early beliefs of the party.

There are so many different things going on in the labor market you can't pinpoint one single reason as to why these jobs are still in short supply. It's a multitude of reasons all combining in a perfect storm. The term Great Reset would be more apt here in describing the labor market:

• Unprecedented number of early retirements because of COVID savings, insane stock market, and housing inflation
• Kids no longer work service jobs at near the rates they used to
• Government benefits kept people out and continue to in some cases (WSJ - savings rate doubled during covid and some people are simply living off that still instead of working thereby just delaying their return)
• People have shifted from service jobs to e-commerce jobs in massive numbers
• People have shifted from brick-and-mortar service jobs to digital service jobs in massive numbers

Now add in the absolute pain in the ass it is to work a service job at an airport. If you can make equal pay doing the same job not at an airport it's a no brainer decision, simply from a logistics viewpoint.

Simple... beer vending machines.

And why even worry about ID... if you can vote without ID, you should be able to drink without ID.

Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat."
-God

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Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

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That's Saint Paul. You may think that was funny, but you need to repent.

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No

Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

It was a huge part of the early beliefs of the party.

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One of my favorite quotes in history is from Trotsky:

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The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.

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(I will repent tomorrow for posting a historical accuracy)

BMX Bandit said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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Tanya 93 said:

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TxAgPreacher said:

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"If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat."
-God

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Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

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That's Saint Paul. You may think that was funny, but you need to repent.

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No

Lenin was a big supporter of that message.

It was a huge part of the early beliefs of the party.

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One of my favorite quotes in history is from Trotsky:

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The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced by a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.

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(I will repent tomorrow for posing a historical accuracy)

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XXXVII said:

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I bet Joe Biden's last call for food is 4 pm. Gotta get to bed by 6 pm.

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….and that's after his midday nap.

zephyr88 said:

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Simple... beer vending machines.

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Ironically, the first airport where I ever bought a beer out of a vending machine was at Beijing about 10 years ago. Foreshadowing.

Termies

I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

Saxsoon said:

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I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

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I said freebies, not stimulus checks.

WIC, SNAP, Lonestar Cards, unemployment, rent relief, welfare, school lunches, Obama phones, all of it. Get rid of it all.

You don't work, you don't eat.

Does that apply for disabled vets as well

You're being obtuse and you know it.

How? Many "disabled" vets lie about their disability in order to reap government money. How is that not leaching

Of course it includes fraud. Again, you're being obtuse.

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Changing planes at DFW and I rock up to some brewery themed restaurant in Terminal D.

Last call for food and alcohol was at 6pm.

They have to close because they can't find workers and their cooks are already working "90 hours a week".

It's time to stop the insanity.

If we can't even find people in Texas to pour $12 pints, where are we headed from here?

So... For the second time today, I had to settle for McDonald's because they were open. Nuts.

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Isn't this the free market though?

Pretty sure if they were paying $50 an hour to run the kitchen, they would not have a staffing issue. Granted, you may also be eating at McDonald's, because you don't care to pay the prices that support $50/hour minimum wage at this establishment.

No I'm not, you won't recognize a group of people because you feel they deserve it. Use logic

What? You are completely nonsensical. If someone sacrifices their health for this country yes they should be taken care of. The large swaths of people who are committing fraud should be prosecuted.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Saxsoon said:

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I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

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I said freebies, not stimulus checks.

WIC, SNAP, Lonestar Cards, unemployment, rent relief, welfare, school lunches, Obama phones, all of it. Get rid of it all.

You don't work, you don't eat.

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What if they have children? Not very pro-life of you to punish kids.

Less than 1% have combat jobs yet their are millions on military benefits. They chose to go into that profession why should they get benefits for choosing to potentially be disabled. Socialism

hedge said:

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No offense but a lot of you on here tell people who work jobs like this to quit if it doesn't pay enough or if they don't like it, then get upset when they do and now nobody wants to work them. If you were a true free market capitalist you would know that in order to get people to work these jobs they need to be compensated well enough, clearly they arent

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Completely agree.

Sounds like the OP didn't get the message: LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

FJB said so.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Saxsoon said:

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I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

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I said freebies, not stimulus checks.

WIC, SNAP, Lonestar Cards, unemployment, rent relief, welfare, school lunches, Obama phones, all of it. Get rid of it all.

You don't work, you don't eat.

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Those all existed before the pandemic.

And really unemployment really? I busted my ass to find a new job after being laid off in an industry heavily impacted by COVID and that unemployment prevented me from going into debt or tapping into my savings while searching for a job.

And honestly that's it's purpose to help those supplement income until they find a job. Personally I have zero problem with that.

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HollywoodBQ said:

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Changing planes at DFW and I rock up to some brewery themed restaurant in Terminal D.

Last call for food and alcohol was at 6pm.

They have to close because they can't find workers and their cooks are already working "90 hours a week".

It's time to stop the insanity.

If we can't even find people in Texas to pour $12 pints, where are we headed from here?

So... For the second time today, I had to settle for McDonald's because they were open. Nuts.

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Isn't this the free market though?

Pretty sure if they were paying $50 an hour to run the kitchen, they would not have a staffing issue. Granted, you may also be eating at McDonald's, because you don't care to pay the prices that support $50/hour minimum wage at this establishment.

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BTW - this DFW experience was in contrast to my first flight yesterday where I flew from Panama City (NW Florida) to DFW.

In Panama City, FL, a colleague and I knocked back 4 - pre-flight beers for $36 (so $9 a piece) and left a $7.50 tip. But two hours later at DFW, I paid $12 for 1 beer and they closed the restaurant.

During my layover at DFW, I was prepared to spend $50 on a burger and some pre-flight drinks but there was no opportunity to do so at 6pm. So I spent $11 at McDonalds.

Sure, I'm not paying $50 for a McDonalds meal but... I'd gladly pay $50 for a burger/burrito/whatever when I'm traveling on business and it's getting reimbursed anyway. If I was traveling with kids on my own dime, we're probably doing Chicken McNuggets so the topic would never come up unless I was trying to grab a quick pre-flight beer.

Johnny Park! said:

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Sounds like the OP didn't get the message: LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

FJB said so.

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No, I got the message.

My expectations were lowered.

I just didn't realize how low they had to go.

TXAGFAN said:

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Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Saxsoon said:

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I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

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I said freebies, not stimulus checks.

WIC, SNAP, Lonestar Cards, unemployment, rent relief, welfare, school lunches, Obama phones, all of it. Get rid of it all.

You don't work, you don't eat.

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What if they have children? Not very pro-life of you to punish kids.

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Classic dog mom comment.

How do you take care of your children?
Do you depend on the govt to feed them?

HollywoodBQ said:

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TXAGFAN said:

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Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Saxsoon said:

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I didn't realize stimulus checks were still going out.

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I said freebies, not stimulus checks.

WIC, SNAP, Lonestar Cards, unemployment, rent relief, welfare, school lunches, Obama phones, all of it. Get rid of it all.

You don't work, you don't eat.

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What if they have children? Not very pro-life of you to punish kids.

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Classic dog mom comment.

How do you take care of your children?
Do you depend on the govt to feed them?

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No idea what a dog mom comment is, but encouraging child birth by making abortion illegal while denying assistance to low income families is backwards.

Not issues I feel strongly about, but I'm not the one ignoring a clear conflict in policy/platform.

There is no conflict at all. Just because Simeon is against federal government handouts doesn't mean they are against helping.

I would argue it's many libs who are anti family. They want government to give money away but they won't donate money or time.

backintexas2013 said:

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There is no conflict at all. Just because Simeon is against federal government handouts doesn't mean they are against helping.

I would argue it's many libs who are anti family. They want government to give money away but they won't donate money or time.

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The poster said "get rid of it all" - doesn't leave any room for help.

Sure it does. Private charities, local governments, and state governments. Everything he named was federal handouts. He is also right about having to work. If you don't have a job it's by choice