Obama to raise minimum wage for federal contractors

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Prime? Rich a$$..........

I used to think so, too, til this year. I have recovered half the annual $79 just since December, saving on shipping charges. And that's not even counting gas. I can order a book, have it delivered in 2 days, and save $9 in gas.

Not rich, more like cheapskate.

[mota bhai 2,675]

yawn, so many under qualified blacks it is ridiculous.

then one of them should have been president and not this obummer guy

[GandD 5,966]

Ouch.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

This thread is about as useful as a rape kit in Calcutta.... I'm just saying

ooooooo sooo horrible. Try reading this one.

Villagers walk near the area where a woman was gang-raped at Birbhum district, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal January 24, 2014.

Women's rights in India are back in the news after a tribal court ordered a gang rape to punish a woman found in a compromising position with a married man from a neighboring village.

India's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation and police have moved to arrest the men responsible for the rape. Yet in the village in Bengal where the incident occurred, the Times of India reports that nearly all the locals — men and women, young and old — stand behind the gang rape sentence. The situation lays bare the diversity of perspectives, religions and cultures that divide India as it continues its development.

[deleted-05292014 331]

Why be PC now, on page 5?

Apparently why be PC at all on this forum...I'm going to move to new Delhi and open a 7-11 just to fuk with yall.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

hahahahahahaha you are horrible.

Community service is a noble thing. That's my story, and I am sticking to it!

[Danno 1,228]

Why is it strange, or somehow strange that some blacks are more qualified for a job?? O, never mind, Blacks are not educated. I hold an associates, a bachelor's, half of a master's as I am not quite finished yet, a certificate and speak three languages.

You suck Danno with your hypocrisy.

I also I a brother who works for the VA, he is a VA and he is currently working on his Masters in finance and he is a Budget Analyst.

yawn, so many under qualified blacks it is ridiculous.

Why is it, so many educated Blacks have such a problem grasping numbers and statistics?

If my facts were off, then demonstrate that Blacks do have higher levels of education or experience which would account for them being hired at twice the rate (or more) as everyone else?

No one is making an assumption that you or any individual is not well qualified and smartly educated, we are talking about hiring practices and "if" preferential treatment is given to a group.

Oddly enough when Blacks are "underrepresented" in a company the use of Statistics suddenly make sense, when they are over represented... the numbers are meaningless.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Why is it strange, or somehow strange that some blacks are more qualified for a job?? O, never mind, Blacks are not educated. I hold an associates, a bachelor's, half of a master's as I am not quite finished yet, a certificate and speak three languages.

You suck Danno with your hypocrisy.

I also I a brother who works for the VA, he is a VA and he is currently working on his Masters in finance and he is a Budget Analyst.

yawn, so many under qualified blacks it is ridiculous.

AHA!!! So it's TRUE!!! Your family is still upset, even after these many years since your great grandfather's demise. So what do you and your brother do? take it upon yourselves to become Masters.

Well, you won't find THIS guy bowing down and calling ya'll Massa Janelle as I scrub your floors. Ain't HAPPENIN'!!!

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Community service is a noble thing. That's my story, and I am sticking to it!

Nothing is wrong with a little help from the man of the house. I will be glad when my husband comes here and helps out. shish.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

I would like to point out that Jinx and Janelle are doing this forum a disservice. Rapes in Calcutta are OBVIOUSLY old news, so why bring it up at all? Why discuss something that happened in the distant past? I know someone who likes Dogs will soon be in here, berating the bof of you.

(as for me, thanks, cuz I wasn't aware that rape was such a problem over there. More reading to do now...)

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Why is it, so many educated Blacks have such a problem grasping numbers and statistics?

If my facts were off, then demonstrate that Blacks do have higher levels of education or experience which would account for them being hired at twice the rate (or more) as everyone else?

No one is making an assumption that you or any individual is not well qualified and smartly educated, we are talking about hiring practices and "if" preferential treatment is given to a group.

Oddly enough when Blacks are "underrepresented" in a company the use of Statistics suddenly make sense, when they are over represented... the numbers are meaningless.

Please tell me you have personally investigated all of these so called "under qualified blacks," and found out they were not qualified for the position.

Please post your proof on here for us VJers to see.

thanks

[Janelle2002 3,865]

AHA!!! So it's TRUE!!! Your family is still upset, even after these many years since your great grandfather's demise. So what do you and your brother do? take it upon yourselves to become Masters.

Well, you won't find THIS guy bowing down and calling ya'll Massa Janelle as I scrub your floors. Ain't HAPPENIN'!!!

Is this what the almighty white people fear? One day having to call us Massa as the Spanish and Portuguese called the Moors?

Tsk, tsk how sad.

Don't blame me. Blame all the black men who are getting with the white women and killing the white blood line.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Why is it, so many educated Blacks have such a problem grasping numbers and statistics?

If my facts were off, then demonstrate that Blacks do have higher levels of education or experience which would account for them being hired at twice the rate (or more) as everyone else?

No one is making an assumption that you or any individual is not well qualified and smartly educated, we are talking about hiring practices and "if" preferential treatment is given to a group.

Oddly enough when Blacks are "underrepresented" in a company the use of Statistics suddenly make sense, when they are over represented... the numbers are meaningless.

We've actually posted data that shows even when a black person is more qualified and has no criminal record, a white felon has an equal if not better chance to get hired:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/study-black-man-and-white-felon-same-chances-for-hire/

The results of these studies were startling. Among those with no criminal record, white applicants were more than twice as likely to receive a callback relative to equally qualified black applicants. Even more troubling, whites with a felony conviction fared just as well, if not better, than a black applicant with a clean background.

Racial disparities have been documented in many contexts, but here, comparing the two job applicants side by side, we are confronted with a troubling reality: Being black in America today is just about the same as having a felony conviction in terms of one’s chances of finding a job.

The young black men posing as job applicants in this study were bright college kids, models of discipline and hard work; and yet, even in this best case scenario, these applicants were routinely overlooked simply on the basis of the color of their skin. The results of this study suggest that black men must work at least twice as hard as equally qualified whites simply to overcome the stigma of their skin color.

[GandD 5,966]

Please tell me you have personally investigated all of these so called "under qualified blacks," and found out they were not qualified for the position.

Please post your proof on here for us VJers to see.

thanks

Not fair. You're asking someone to conduct a study personally before they can discuss findings. You'd have to apply that rule to yourself then. How could you dismiss his claims without personally studying the subject and finding numbers to the contrary? Keep in mind, "personal observations" from your life do not scale across the world/country.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Not fair. You're asking someone to conduct a study personally before they can discuss findings. You'd have to apply that rule to yourself then. How could you dismiss his claims without personally studying the subject and finding numbers to the contrary? Keep in mind, "personal observations" from your life do not scale across the world/country.

I'm basing this off of Danno's belief that there is no such thing as a qualified or educated black person.

We've actually posted data that shows even when a black person is more qualified and has no criminal record, a white felon has an equal if not better chance to get hired:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/09/study-black-man-and-white-felon-same-chances-for-hire/

The results of these studies were startling. Among those with no criminal record, white applicants were more than twice as likely to receive a callback relative to equally qualified black applicants. Even more troubling, whites with a felony conviction fared just as well, if not better, than a black applicant with a clean background.

Racial disparities have been documented in many contexts, but here, comparing the two job applicants side by side, we are confronted with a troubling reality: Being black in America today is just about the same as having a felony conviction in terms of one’s chances of finding a job.

The young black men posing as job applicants in this study were bright college kids, models of discipline and hard work; and yet, even in this best case scenario, these applicants were routinely overlooked simply on the basis of the color of their skin. The results of this study suggest that black men must work at least twice as hard as equally qualified whites simply to overcome the stigma of their skin color.

Don't hurt him Marvin. Too much reading with correct facts might make him disappear for a couple of days stressed out that his ridiculous ideology doesn't have a foot to stand on.