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Blue_true

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47. True. But the point is, the term is now used to apply to ALL wage earners.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #46)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 08:53 PM

Mar 2020

The term "Non Exempt" applies to people that get paid a fixed annual pay.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Looks like David Sirota is giving BS Credit for the [View all] comradebillyboy Mar 2020 OP

That whole campaign is based upon lies and fantasies NCProgressive Mar 2020 #1

did bernie vote on the bill. if so did he vote yes? nt msongs Mar 2020 #2

It's not what you know, it's what you can lie about. Hortensis Mar 2020 #3

That Was One Helluva Movie, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #9

"Training Day" was a very good movie. Blue_true Mar 2020 #38

What baloney! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #4

God forbid someone say something nice about Bernie Sanders on DU!!!! BComplex Mar 2020 #5

Is it "Bernie bashing" when it's pointed out that his Communications Director is lying about him? George II Mar 2020 #13

George, if you can't read the posts on this thread and ask if it's Bernie bashing, BComplex Mar 2020 #14

Again, it's pointing out that David Sirota is lying about Sanders' involvement in the negotiations.. George II Mar 2020 #16

Just think cult. William769 Mar 2020 #27

No One Doubts You Are Incapable Of Explaining Your Claim, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #21

His campaign is passing off an untruth. To make the claim made throws mud into the faces of Blue_true Mar 2020 #39

I gotta say BC, he is bringing alot of it on himself lately DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #17

Wow.. Thank you fo that, Denver! Cha Mar 2020 #42

Done with Democrats working their ass off for us and Sanders coming up saying they are do nothing LizBeth Mar 2020 #32

Please stop deflecting.. Was BS part of the negotiations or Not? Cha Mar 2020 #40

I guess BS called that one in. honest.abe Mar 2020 #6

The unemployments provision has Senator Elizabeth Warren written all over it. Blue_true Mar 2020 #41

Sirota seems to think that Sanders invented... Sloumeau Mar 2020 #7

He was the chief engineer and construction manager for the Edmund Pettus Bridge. George II Mar 2020 #15

ROFL Sloumeau Mar 2020 #20

Or That Year Either, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #22

Holy fuck - he popped in for 10 minutes Monday after being in Vermont since Wednesday afternoon.... George II Mar 2020 #8

David Sirota got fired from a Philly campaign 20 years ago for a racially charged "dirty trick" Celerity Mar 2020 #10

Thanks, I thought of that incident when I saw the OP, didn't know where to look for it.... George II Mar 2020 #11

I really think it is Jane Sanders who was the driving force behind all the rotten eggs surrounding Celerity Mar 2020 #19

100% of salary? I'm sure most people that are really hurting are not paid a salary. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #12

"Salary" has become broadly used to refer to ANY paycheck, even ones earned by hourly labor. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #43

Only by those that receive a salary. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #46

True. But the point is, the term is now used to apply to ALL wage earners. Blue_true Mar 2020 #47

I disagree LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #48

It's pointless for me to keep explaining how the term has morphed Blue_true Mar 2020 #49

I have been in the work force long enough. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #50

You may be right, my perspective may be different. Blue_true Mar 2020 #52

I worked in an industry that has both salary and hourly. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #53

Looks like it was Michael Bennett (and five co-signers) who accomplished this: George II Mar 2020 #18

Angus King has, and will continue to be, the best Independent senator out there. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #25

Thank you kind sir. William769 Mar 2020 #28

I just noticed - the Hackbarth tweet was 17 hours BEFORE Sirota's, which was at almost 2:00 AM.... George II Mar 2020 #23

He sent his prayers and concerns. marble falls Mar 2020 #24

I'll tell you who deserves credit for improving the Senate Bill BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #26

Back in Brooklyn in the 1950s we used a different word. George II Mar 2020 #31

This is just one of the things that pisses me off most about Sanders. His constant only others work LizBeth Mar 2020 #29

All his life! A kibbutz threw him out for that very reason robbedvoter Mar 2020 #36

Yes, to not having a job until Mayor to accomplishing nothing three decades of congress. LizBeth Mar 2020 #37

Is that the David Sirota who was telling people not to vote for Hillary in the general election? still_one Mar 2020 #30

The very same person... comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #33

Oh my......... still_one Mar 2020 #34

Last bill, Pelosi negotiated with Mnuchin, after 🍊 signed, bros said: robbedvoter Mar 2020 #35

If it wasn't for Joe Biden BidenBacker Mar 2020 #44

Bernie also invented sliced bread and the weekend! Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #45

I don't think you can disagree with Bernie's rant on the Senate floor today dflprincess Mar 2020 #51

Sounds about right. DT & BS, in the minds of their avid supporters, will get credit whether it's... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #54