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Originally posted by Burnin' oil
The world needs ditch diggers, too
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And if you work on a public works project, you are entitled to $31.38 for straight time and $41.43 for overtime, per hour. Use a tractor or bobcat and now you are entitled to $41.15 for straight time and $55.13 for overtime, per hour. This is solely because it is a government funded job. Our tax dollars at work.
With the min wage at about $6.75 per hour why should we be taxed more so a ditch digger can make $79K a year when the private sector employee would make $14,040 (ditchdigger working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year). This is only one way in which our government spends our tax dollars, and it is waste.
We could probably cut all taxes 75% and have a better society (poor are better cared for) if the government quit wasting tax dollars.
BTW, well said Superman. I always enjoy reading your perspectives.