Crazy From The Heat

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

Bobby Brown - The Whole Package (drugs, vocals, dance, talent, before he smoked it all away)

Ralph Tresvant - Starter (2nd fiddle to Bobby, adequate solo career)

Ronnie - 5th Man (aka his uncle was the manager and he got in, can’t sing, no appeal or eyebrows, but he the best dancer)

Michael Bivins - Rapper (adequate dancer, first person to just talk on the track)

Ricky Bell - X-Factor (sings back up but does all them high notes got the leftover pussy Bobby and Ralph was fucking)