And people residing in hell want ice water......and they wont get any either

This is a hell of a photo...must have been taken after a bad night on coke

Blanco you ought to know ....is that how you got your name?

This is exactly the type of "greedy thinking" that has caused many of theindustrial jobs in theUS to be OUTSOURCED to other countries.
These UNION LEADERS are looking at a tremendous WAGE INCREASE for themselves, but totally disregard the impact such an increase will have on the rest of the citizenery of the country.
What about those OUTSIDE of these unions. Will they not be severly impacted by the product price increases generated by their demands??
It is an economic fact thet companies will have to adjust their own prices upwards to compensate for an increase of this size to a small segment of the population.
It's called the DOMINO EFFECT and is disasterous to to those outside of the union demanding such.
Ask yourself how many people would be affected and what companies would be in the "negotiations", what the present wage scale is for the current union menbers who want their cake and eat it too.

TB

The Mafias are talking only to Business leaders who are another Mafias. The minimum wage can be increase and the unions will had nothing to do with it cause they have their own independent contracts. What they are asking for its their business and if they get it it still their business and more power to them and their members. The other Mafia which is the government will had to increase the minumun wages which will applied to everyone but then those who hold the productions and those who retails will increased their prices as well with the excuses that now it costs them more and its back to square one. The thing to do is to have a contorl on prices and as to how much profits is allowed on giving individual items. In D.R. there's no such control. Most everything is overly overpriced and they much rather let an item sit on the shelf then to sale it at a discounted price. Most business people are dishonest and they have the government to backed them cause they are dishonest too.

hector;

Price controls are NOT the answer to the problems of high prices in ANY country.
Moreover, such controls ALWAYS lead to much more corruption than presently exists in society and business.
That lesson was learned in the USA during WWII andthe"Black Market" was a given. You would have the same thing here, given the propensity for people to seek a marketplace where they can acquire their needs and desires at will. The results of "Price Controls" is an underground marketplace of no controls at all.
Perhaps you should research the subject to gain a better understanding of market forces and their impact on all prices.

TB

GC be nice........it's the color of my hair

Sorry

I'm with TexasBill. Price Controls just lead to more shortage, and I think the government has been very smart on allowing prices to fluctuate with the market.

what about currencies saturn ?

GC, those severly bothered about the currency fluctuations must look to the marketplace for the causes.
Many countries do their best to keep their currencies stable in the international monetary arena. China has been a major player in this regard. There are also other countries that follow their lead, but very few have the capability of doing so sincetheir reserves are limited. Especially those with a limited production and Export capability, such as the DR.

TB

Then TB we can expect fluctuations in the coming year ?

Belial also known as the " Theodore Kaczynski’ of Houston " says" Price controls are always effective. Remember: The Soviet Union, one of the most powerful nations ever, perfected price controls. And gas price controls under President James Earl Carter were so effective that people were lining up by the hundreds at gas stations to stare in awe at the low prices."

- Taxes are also an effective remedy – perhaps better than price controls, because the government gets the money. ....Brilliant economic theory by our resident communist stooge and apparachik

GC;

Are you SURE about Belial's real name?
Where did you find it?

TB

I googled it