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  • Whiny Assholes Not Content Being Rich, White

    Whiny Assholes Not Content Being Rich, White

    Times are tough for Melvin Smythe III. The fourth generation business owner says inflation and labor costs are eating into the 90% of profits he and his family take out of the business annually.  “We’re having to pay twice the minimum wage now”, said Melvin, “that means I’ll have to keep my 2022 Range Rover…

  • Roland’s Folly – Part Infinity

    Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland says the County has a legal problem. See, back in 2007 and 2009 the County Commission passed two ordinances that established a prevailing wage and a living wage for workers who work for County contractors. The idea behind the ordinances is simple: If the County is going to pay a…

  • Just another session wrap-up post

    On Friday, the Tennessee General Assembly adjourned for the year, an event that was largely overshadowed by a series of national and statewide events that dominated coverage last week. There have been a lot of post-session roundups. From the measured but extensive coverage of Tom Humphrey, to the more snark driven flourishes of Jeff Woods.…

  • Keep the Living Wage – Updated

    Update: According to the Tennesseean’s In Sesion blog the anti-living wage bill was defeated today by a vote of 3-3, effectively killing the measure for this session. Original post follows… At 1:30 today, the House Subcommittee on Employee Affairs will take up HB 0311 the companion bill to SB 0083 which would end the living…