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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Been two decades since I've had service done at a dealership.
     
  2. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    The band Kansas.
     
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    The guys working at the dealership are making minimum wage?

    Do you have anything to back this up? I have a hard time believing it.

    Auto Mechanics
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that automotive dealerships employed 195,220 auto service technicians and mechanics as of May 2011. Techs and mechanics specialize in internal mechanical components, including the engine, transmission and more. But they must also be able to repair mechanical parts that have an electronics component, such as braking systems. These workers earned an average annual salary of $42,910, or $20.63 an hour.

    Other Auto Repair Jobs
    The bureau reported car dealers employed 27,230 auto body repair workers, 1,900 tire repair workers and 370 auto glass repair personnel. While not mechanics in the truest sense, they are a valuable part of any service department. Auto body workers were better paid than regular mechanics, averaging $43,760, or $21.04 an hour. Tire repair workers averaged $26,750, or $12.86 an hour, while auto glass repair workers averaged $38,440, or $18.48 an hour.

    The Average Salary of Car Dealership Mechanics
     
  4. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    Duuuust in the wind...all we'll be is dust in the wind...
     
  5. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    'Taking funding from public schools" is often defined as "spending money that could have been spent on public schools (but currently isn't) on something other than public schools."
     
  6. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

  7. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Holy fuck is that low compared to up here.
     
  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    You are the one defending her. I was just offering a few suggestions. If it isn't those things, what is it you like? You said her thinking is an improvement, so be specific. So far all you have offered is vague generalities and attacks on previous department heads.
     
  9. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    So basically taking funding that would ordinarily go to (already under-funded) public schools and giving it to private, for-profit enterprises? Do these school companies fall under your definition of crony capitalism?
     
  10. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    You ignored the "but currently isn't" part of my post ...
     
  11. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

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  12. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    OK, interesting that you seem think public school funding would remain static if charters and so-called school choice are expanded through vouchers (which I doubt), but my primary question stands: Isn't the charter school movement a prime example of the kind of crony capitalism/rent seeking that usually seems to bother you?
     
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