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Default Kitchen Nightmares Finale 2013


"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:54 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> My friend who waits tables and also helps with the
>> catering has done it all of her life. Why? Because it is what she likes
>> to
>> do. But it is a very low paying job for her. And from what she has told
>> me
>> that is the going wage there. I can't remember what she said but
>> something
>> like just over $2 an hour.

>
> Being a hotel banquet waiter can be quite a lucrative career... as is
> being a banquet bartender. The name of the game is "tips".
>
>> That's in TX. I also think TX is hurting in the job community.

>
> Texas has no income tax and low business taxes, so they're not hurting
> for jobs. Manufacturing is moving to the South in general because of
> less regulation and lower cost of living aka: wages. The rest of us
> are supposed to ignore that those states have the Walmart mentality
> and always put their hands out to the Federal government whenever
> there's a problem.


I know quite a few people in TX and they are having a hard time finding any
good paying jobs.

We have no income tax here in WA either. So?