1$ for 3 hours?
1$ for 3 hours?His cousin offers 1$ for 3 hours work and he gets plenty of offers, He picks one and the guy will do the hard work.
I am a man of extremes
I love both desert and ocean.
1$ for 3 hours?
His cousin offers 1$ for 3 hours work and he gets plenty of offers, He picks one and the guy will do the hard work.
With all of the talk about stagnant or declining wages, increasing income inequality, the disappearing middle class, etc. the fact that the typical household in the Midwest has more than twice the income necessary to buy a typical house suggests that it really can't be all that bad. As I reported recently, clothing is cheaper than ever before in history (less than 3% of disposable income in 2009), and food is cheaper than ever before (9.6% of disposable income in 2008).
I find that very hard to believe. I know they are going through some hard times there...but surely not $1 an hour or 3 hours. You're talking 33cents an hour. Surely your facts are wrong or someone is bull sh*tting you.
Hard to believe, but true. Did anyone see the recent story on 4Corners about the growing Hispanic community in the US? That showed exactly what was described. A large group of unemployed men standing around an abandonded petrol station waiting to be offered work for virtually nothing. People just drive up, offer some cash and they get to it. Very grim.
Actually, that was last night on Foreign Correspondent. You can watch it here:Hard to believe, but true. Did anyone see the recent story on 4Corners about the growing Hispanic community in the US? That showed exactly what was described. A large group of unemployed men standing around an abandonded petrol station waiting to be offered work for virtually nothing. People just drive up, offer some cash and they get to it. Very grim.
It sounds like the mighty USA will soon be just another Latin-American country.In recent times Latin Americans have surged their way into the USA - conventionally and illegally - in search of a better life.
Soon – to summon an Americanism – they’ll arrive, translating their sheer weight of numbers into a mighty political force and aiming to redress a power balance that’s seen them consigned to menial jobs, poverty and social dislocation.
By 2023 more children will be born to families of Latin American origin than any other grouping. The number of Latinos in the US is expected to triple between 2005 and 2050. A national census underway next month is expected to point to an inevitable Latino dominance.
The dramatic growth is bringing acute growing pains. Conservative commentators rail against porous borders and illegals taking jobs and draining the economy. Hate crime against the Latino communities have exploded and elsewhere young and desperate Hispanics seek solace and solidarity in gang life and crime.
Actually, that was last night on Foreign Correspondent. You can watch it here:
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2009/s2854179.htm
It sounds like the mighty USA will soon be just another Latin-American country.
Are there any lessons we can learn from this?
Sorry to raise an old thread.
There is a decent article in the Brisbane times today on the cost of living in Australia vs the rest of the world.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/data-point/rising-price-of-living-in-australia-20130426-2ik16.html
"Sports shoes" is just a load of BS.
I used to purchase ASIC's from the USA at half the cost of Australian retailers. Not anymore.
ASIC's has clamped down on that one...
"Sports shoes" is just a load of BS.
I used to purchase ASIC's from the USA at half the cost of Australian retailers. Not anymore.
ASIC's has clamped down on that one...
You can still get sports shoes cheaper in the US. Picked up a couple of pairs when I was in Hawaii a few months back. However with sales here and the cost of shipping (US Postal service has recently seriously jacked up their prices) it is no longer the case that you can get them at half price and may not be worth the hassle.
This has nothing to do with ASIC! The companies have realized they have to price things more realistically or loose market share to competitors, gray market imports or just overseas online shopping.
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