March 19, 2005
GOP longs for the good ol' days
Working for the company store bank
A bill that would make it easier for day laborers to cash their paychecks at the end of the workday moved through a House committee Friday.House Bill 525 was approved by the Finance and Tax Committee by a 9-0 vote.
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, would allow day laborers to cash their checks at cash-dispensing machines installed at some of the locations where the workers receive their wages at the end of the day.
Workers who choose to use a cash-dispensing machine would pay a fee of $1 plus any change earned, so the maximum fee would be $1.99.
“You load sixteen tons what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store”
Merle Travis
"Sixteen Tons"
Posted by Norwood at March 19, 2005 10:06 AMComments
